SAG Infotech Official Tax Blog

The Supreme Court has disposed of a writ petition contesting the constitutional validity of Section 69 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017, which authorises GST officers to arrest persons charged with specified GST offences. The bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice K. Vinod Chandran has said that the issue is no […]

As the July 31 deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) approaches, return filing activity has gained significant momentum across the country. The Income Tax Department has announced that more than 1.7 crore taxpayers have already filed their ITRs for Assessment Year (AY) 2026–27, reflecting a strong response from taxpayers during the current filing season. […]

The Delhi High Court has determined that a GST adjudicating authority is not required to address every point raised by an assessee in response to a show-cause notice (SCN) in detail. Therefore, the lack of a thorough discussion of each submission does not imply that the representations were not taken into account. A division bench […]

The Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Department has introduced virtual personal hearings and an automated random allocation system for GST refund applications, effective from July 9. The initiative is aimed at simplifying tax compliance, enhancing transparency, and improving the efficiency of GST administration for the state’s 12.4 lakh registered GST taxpayers. Across all 338 Sta...

The Madras High Court on 30 June said that Input tax credit (ITC) could not be claimed on the grounds of a fabricated contractual arrangement, where the agreement and related invoices do not prove a genuine business transaction. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy set aside the two writ petitions of a proprietorship contesting GST assessment orders for […]