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GST on Co-operative Housing Societies

July 8, 2021December 8, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In0 comments2962 views

INTRODUCTION Co-operative Housing Societies are entities registered under the co-operative laws of the respective States. According to Section 2(16) of the Maharashtra Co- operative Society Act, 1960, “housing society” means a society, the object of which is to provide its members with open plots for … Continue Reading →

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Imports in GST Regime

July 8, 2021December 8, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In0 comments1602 views

Imports in GST Regime Introduction Under the GST regime, Article 269A constitutionally mandates that supply of goods, or of services, or both in the course of import into the territory of India shall be deemed to be supply of goods, or of services, or both … Continue Reading →

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Zero Rated Supply in GST

July 8, 2021December 8, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In0 comments2612 views

Zero Rated Supply in GST Introduction What is the need for Zero Rating? As per section 2(47) of the CGST Act, 2017, a supply is said to be exempt, when it attracts nil rate of duty or is specifically exempted by a notification or kept … Continue Reading →

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GST on Charitable and Religious Trusts

July 8, 2021December 8, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In0 comments1777 views

The provisions relating to taxation of activities of charitable institutions and religious trusts have been borrowed and carried over from the erstwhile service tax provisions. All services provided by such entities are not exempt. In fact, there are many services that are provided by such … Continue Reading →

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GST on Education Services

July 8, 2021December 8, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In0 comments2567 views

“Education” is not defined in the CGST Act but as per Apex Court decision in “Loka Shikshana Trust v/s CIT”, education is process of training and developing knowledge, skill and character of students by normal schooling. Taxing the Education Sector has always been a sensitive … Continue Reading →

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Taxation of Works Contract in GST Law

July 8, 2021December 8, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In0 comments1333 views

Introduction: What is a works contract? Simply put, a works contract is essentially a contract of service which may also involve supply of goods in the execution of the contract. It is basically a composite supply of both services and goods, with the service element … Continue Reading →

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GST on Goods Transport Agency

July 8, 2021December 8, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In0 comments1891 views

Background of levying tax on the services of Goods Transport Agency The levy of Service Tax on Road Transportation Service has always been a contentious issue. The Finance Act, 1997 had levied Service Tax on Goods Transport Operators w.e.f. 16- 11-1997 which was subsequently withdrawn … Continue Reading →

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Registration in Goods and Service Tax Law

July 8, 2021August 13, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In2 comments4740 views

Section 22 of the CGST Act, 2017 deals with registration under GST law. The following person are required to get registered under GST Law:- 1. Every supplier is required to get Registration under GST Law in the State or Union territory, other than special category … Continue Reading →

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Analysis of Supply under GST Law

July 7, 2021December 3, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In0 comments6705 views

The concept of ‘Supply’ is introduced first time in Indian Taxation System the taxation event will be decided by the Supply under GST Law. In earlier law the event levy of tax was provided separately for each tax levied by government: Existing Indirect Tax Law … Continue Reading →

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GST Returns at Glance

July 7, 2021December 7, 2021 TaxIndiaUpdates In0 comments2435 views

Section 39 of the CGST Act, 2017 provides that every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor or a non-resident taxable person or a person paying tax under the provisions of section 10 or section 51 or section 52 shall, for every calendar month … Continue Reading →