Specified regulatory authority income receives conditional tax exemption, subject to non-commercial activity, unchanged income character, and return f...
Tax exemption for regulatory authority income applies retrospectively, subject to non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and return-filing...
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Pure reimbursement without income element escapes tax withholding, while delayed withholding and unsupported provisions face deferred or renewed scrut...
Public benefit requirement defeats charitable registration where residents' association services are reciprocal, member-only facilities governed by mu...
This trade circular clarifies issues regarding implementation of provisions related to input tax credit in sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 16 of the CGST Act, 2017, inserted retrospectively from July 1, 2017. It provides guidance on various scenarios where demands were raised for wrong availment of input tax credit due to contravention of sub-section (4), but such credit is now available under sub-sections (5) and (6). Specific instructions are given for cases where no notice/order was issued, where notice was issued but no order, where appellate proceedings are pending, and where orders were passed but no appeal filed. A special procedure u/s 148 is notified for rectification of orders in eligible cases within six months. However, no refund of tax paid or credit reversed earlier is allowed u/s 150 of the Finance Act, 2024. The circular aims to ensure uniform implementation across field formations.
This trade circular clarifies issues regarding implementation of provisions related to input tax credit in sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 16 of the CGST Act, 2017, inserted retrospectively from July 1, 2017. It provides guidance on various scenarios where demands were raised for wrong availment of input tax credit due to contravention of sub-section (4), but such credit is now available under sub-sections (5) and (6). Specific instructions are given for cases where no notice/order was issued, where notice was issued but no order, where appellate proceedings are pending, and where orders were passed but no appeal filed. A special procedure u/s 148 is notified for rectification of orders in eligible cases within six months. However, no refund of tax paid or credit reversed earlier is allowed u/s 150 of the Finance Act, 2024. The circular aims to ensure uniform implementation across field formations.
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