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The Restitution Right
You Won Your GST Appeal. Why Are You Still Waiting for Your Money?
Anyone who has been through GST litigation knows this much: before you can even argue your case, you have to put money on the table. The law requires a pre-deposit — part of the disputed tax — to ensure that only serious…
Read analysis →The Plant Test
The Building That Earns Rent Is Also a Plant. The Supreme Court Unlocked Billions in Blocked GST Credits for Commercial Lessors.
The GST on a large commercial mall — on the cement, the steel, the lifts, the air conditioning, the finishing work, the contractors engaged across years of construction — is a substantial sum. The GST collected on the re…
Read analysis →The Ledger's Unlock
Filing a GST Appeal Used to Require Cash on Hand. Now It Can Come From Your ITC Balance.
The mandatory pre-deposit under Section 107(6) of the CGST Act is, for a taxpayer facing a large demand and wishing to challenge it, a condition that has no procedural alternative. Ten percent of the disputed amount — in…
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