In a stern caution to GST assessees, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that while tax authorities may be restrained from adopting impermissible methods of assessment, assessees cannot take inconsistent or contradictory stands to escape statutory obligations, particularly those relating to maintenance of accounts under the GST law. The bench of…
Maintain Records or Face Consequences: Madras HC Cautions Assessees Against Inconsistent Defences Under GST
Mariya Paliwalahttps://www.jurishour.in/
Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.
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