GST

YEAR ENDING TASKS IN GST FOR FY 2020-21

Deadlines Ended to 31st March 2021 Annual Return The due date to furnish GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C (whose turnover during a financial year exceeds INR 5 crores)  for FY 2019- 20 has been extended till 31-03-2021 vide notification number 04/2021-central tax dated 28-02-2021. Option for composition scheme The functionality to opt for composition has been made […]

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Discussion on ITC of Diwali Gifts

Festival season has arrived and Diwali is one of the biggest festivals in India. These are the times when people give gifts, sweets to their friends, relatives, employees, family, and clients. Our question is that Whether the input tax credit would be available for the purchase of Diwali gifts? Here we discuss the 2 scenarios […]

GST

CA/CMA Coaching Institutes are not exempted from GST: AAR, AP

Applicant: M/s Master Minds AAR NO. 08/AP/GST/2020 dated 05.03.2020 Fact of the case The applicant is providing coaching to students for chartered Accountancy certificate (‘CA’); Cost and Works Accountancy Certificate (‘ICWA) and Intermediate Certificate. The coaching provided by the applicant enables the students to appear for the examinations conducted by the respective statutory bodies. The […]

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Reverse Charge Mechanism in Goods and Services Tax

BACKGROUND OF REVERSE CHARGE MECHANISM Reverse Charge Mechanism was first introduced in Service Tax Now, the Government has incorporated RCM in GST. Government has notified not only supply of certain services but also supply of certain goods under RCM. OBJECTIVE OF REVERSE CHARGE MECHANISM Safeguard the interest of Revenue Administrative convenience of Government Statutory Provision […]

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Removal of pendency of registration application filed during COVID period w.e.f. 01 Aug, 2020

CBIC vide Instruction No. 20/06/11/2020 – GST/1137 dated July 17, 2020, which states that the removal of the pendency application filed during the COVID-19.  Sub-section (10) of section 25 of the CGST Act, 2017 read with rule 9 of CGST Rules, 2017. provides for deemed approval of the application of registration after a period of […]

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Charitable trust’s legal, medical and financial support for rape, child abuse victim not “supply of service”: West Bengal, AAR

Applicant: M/s Swayam Fact of the case The applicant is a charitable trust registered under section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. It extends legal, medical, psychological and financial support to the women and their children surviving violence and abuse.The applicant also facilities training programmes and  workshops for the survivors. The applicant does not […]