Pan Masala Manufacturers Be Prepared For Health Security se National Security Cess Act, 2025
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued an official public advisory announcing the implementation of the Health Security se National...
Union Budget 2026 Expectations
As India prepares for the presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, expectations are running high across sectors for measures that balance...
GST Rates On Pan Masala, Cigarettes, Tobacco Products Are Changing From February 2026: What Citizens Need To Know?
Yes, from February 1, 2026 a new GST mechanism comes into force for pan masala, cigarettes and tobacco products. Under this system, pan masala...
Economic Offences – The Law Commission Report
This article pertaining to “Economic Offences – The Law Commission Report" is written by A.Rangadham, Superintendent , Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad.Meaning of...
Public Interest Litigation (PIL): The Ultimate Guide to Social Justice Through Law
In India the courts are open to everyone, not people whose own rights have been broken. Any Indian citizen who cares about what's happening...
Does Charging MRP to In-Patients Amount to Collection of GST?
The controversy surrounding GST on medicines and consumables supplied by hospitals to in-patients is often incorrectly framed as a dispute on taxability of healthcare...
Real Time GST Fraud Detection: A Bureaucratic Reality Check
JurisHour had earlier examined how fake invoice rackets are digitally detected under the GST framework and how data trails, analytics, and enforcement mechanisms have...
Interest on Income Tax Refund – 2025
The Indian Income Tax Department pays interest on income tax refunds at the rate of 6% per annum under Section 244A of the Income Tax Act,...
GST Evasion | How Fake Invoice Rackets Are Detected Digitally?
India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework has entered a decisive phase of enforcement as thousands of fake invoice rackets are being detected through...
8th Pay Commission Fitment Factor – 2026 Update
The discussion around the 8th Pay Commission has once again brought the term “fitment factor” into focus. For central government employees and pensioners, this...
Locking of GSTR 3B Return Under GST: What It Means, Why It Happens and Its Impact on Taxpayers
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework has undergone several procedural upgrades to ensure greater accuracy, transparency, and compliance. One such important mechanism introduced...
Decoding GSTR-9: The Ultimate ITC Reporting Matrix for Annual Returns
As any GST practitioner will admit, the real complexity of GST compliance does not lie in monthly GSTR-3B filings, but in accurately mapping the...
How to file nil gst return – easy 5 steps guide by experts
A Nil GST Return is required to be filed when a registered taxpayer has no sales, no purchases, no tax liability and no ITC...
What if you intentionally do not show all tax invoices during GST filing?
Short answer: Intentionally hiding or omitting tax invoices from your GST filings is high-risk. It can trigger demands for unpaid tax plus interest, heavy...
If I paid GST on RCM for FY24-25 in GSTR3B of FY25-26. Should this liability and ITC of RCM be reported in GSTR 9...
The Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) has issued the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answered the question if I paid GST on RCM...
Customs Cleanup to Be FM’s ‘Next Big Assignment’ Ahead of Budget 2026: Sitharaman at HTLS 2025
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that an extensive overhaul of India’s customs ecosystem is imminent, declaring it her “next major cleaning-up assignment”...
Crypto Tools Powering Smuggling Networks: DRI Flags Surge in Stablecoin-Funded Gold and Drug Trafficking
India’s premier anti-smuggling authority has issued a stark warning over the accelerating use of cryptocurrency and stablecoins in organised trafficking networks, calling it one...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman Rebuts Claim That GST Compensation Cess Was Used for Centre’s Debt Repayment
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman firmly rejected allegations that the GST Compensation Cess collected by the Centre was being diverted to repay the Union...
Income Tax Refunds Face Delays; Professionals Seek Official Clarification
A growing number of taxpayers across the country are reporting prolonged delays in receiving their income tax refunds, triggering widespread anxiety and prompting repeated...
India’s Exports Bounce Back: November Sees Strong Recovery After 12% Dip in October
In a positive development for India’s external trade outlook, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the country’s exports have bounced back...
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