Tax Liability Breakup confirmation required in GSTR 3B: confirm or edit auto populated breakup to proceed with filing.
From February 2026 the portal auto populates the Tax Liability Breakup in GSTR 3B for supplies dated to previous tax periods when tax is paid in the current period; taxpayers must open the payment page tab, confirm or edit and save that breakup after offsetting liability, and only then proceed with filing using EVC or DSC, with the current confirmation requirement being applied in all cases pending portal resolution.

Pre-deposit linkage: link DRC-03 payments via DRC-03A on portal to avoid duplicate pre-deposit when filing appeal.
Payments made through Form GST DRC-03 are not automatically recognised against a Demand ID for pre-deposit calculation. Taxpayers must file Form GST DRC-03A on the GST portal to map the DRC-03 payment to the relevant Demand ID so that the Electronic Liability Register reflects the adjustment and the automated pre-deposit check will not require duplicate payment when filing an appeal.

Tourist tax imposed on hotel stays linked to GST status, applying distinct rates for domestic and foreign travellers.
The Jharkhand City Tourist Tax Rules, 2025 impose a tourist levy on travellers staying in urban hotels, calculated on the total invoice value, with differentiated rate bands tied to a hotel's GST status and separate rates for domestic and foreign tourists, establishing a GST-linked municipal tax on hotel stays within urban areas.

Fraudulent Input Tax Credit scheme exposed, director arrested amid allegations of bogus invoices and absence of genuine business activity.
Alleged fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit through bogus invoices for purported supplies is based on GST return analysis and verification showing the supplier's declared premises lacked accounting records, stock or invoices and no verifiable payment trail exists; the director implicated failed to explain operations or payments and is said to have directly benefited from the non genuine paper transactions created solely to pass and utilise Input Tax Credit.

SGST reimbursement for film exhibition approved subject to print week limits, ticket price restrictions, and treasury deposit compliance.
Reimbursement of the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) equivalent for the film is approved subject to conditions: no increase in prevailing entry fees or changes to seating-class capacities; a statewide cumulative print week ceiling limiting the product of prints and weeks and an overall exhibition duration cap of three months; ticket sales must reflect reduction of the SGST component during the notified period; and multiplex/cinema owners must deposit the SGST amount into the treasury following the prescribed procedure.

GST-IBC interplay clarifies tax compliance and moratorium effects on statutory claims during insolvency resolution.
Interplay between GST and insolvency law addressed tax liability treatment, compliance by interim administrators and resolution professionals (fresh registration, return filing, availability of input tax credit), and the moratorium's effect on recovery; judicial authority was noted that claims not included in approved resolution plans may be extinguished. The relationship between insolvency processes and anti money laundering enforcement was examined, focusing on proceeds of crime, asset attachment during CIRP, jurisdictional friction with enforcement agencies, and statutory protections designed to preserve resolution objectives while reconciling PMLA enforcement with insolvency aims.

Fraudulent GST registrations enabling Input Tax Credit misuse uncovered; coordinated raids, electronic forensics and an arrest followed.
A large-scale operation procured GST registrations for non-existent firms through forged and fraudulently obtained KYC documents, producing fake taxpayers and fraudulent invoices that enabled the wrongful availment and passing on of Input Tax Credit; coordinated IP tracking and searches led to seizure of electronic evidence and documents and to the arrest and judicial remand of a key suspect, with further investigation ongoing.

Debt-to-GSDP reduction signals fiscal consolidation as borrowings largely went to service prior liabilities under current administration.
The administration reports a reduction in the state's debt-to-GSDP ratio from its level at the start of the term and asserts that most recent borrowings were applied to servicing legacy debt, including repayment of significant portions of past principal and interest. The Finance Minister also highlights increased mobilisation of GST and excise revenues during the current four-year period relative to prior administrations, presented as strengthening fiscal capacity.

GST revenue collections: gross receipts, refunds and net receipts reported, with state settlements and cess treatment noted.
Statement of February 2026 GST revenues detailing gross receipts by CGST, SGST and IGST (domestic and import), reported refunds (domestic and export/ICEGATE) and resulting net GST revenue split into net domestic and net customs receipts. It separately reports compensation and import cess inflows and refunds, noting compensation cess remains transitory until loan liabilities are discharged. State/UT pre- and post-settlement SGST distributions and Apr-Feb collection breakdowns by Central and State formations are included for inter-year comparison.

GST revenue growth signals strengthened tax receipts driven by import collections and improved domestic sales affecting fiscal enforcement.
A court ordered continued judicial custody for eight alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives accused of illegal entry and procuring forged identity documents while another court directed the immediate release of 14 student protesters arrested after a campus demonstration. Separately, gross Goods and Services Tax collections rose year-on-year, led by higher import receipts and improved domestic sales, reflecting stronger enforcement and compliance dynamics within the indirect tax regime.

SGST growth reflects strengthened tax administration and compliance following GST rate rationalisation, bolstering state revenues.
Haryana reports marked year on year expansion in State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) receipts for 2025-26, attributing the improvement to strengthened tax administration, enhanced compliance stemming from departmental reforms and better tax analysis, facilitation via district GST Suvidha Kendras, and the GST Council's September 2025 rate rationalisation as complementary drivers of revenue growth.

GST revenue growth maintained despite rate reductions; enhanced compliance and AI-driven analytics strengthened state collections effectively.
Andhra Pradesh achieves record net Goods and Services Tax receipts for February, with SGST and IGST growth offsetting marginal gross GST decline. Revenue momentum is supported by higher professional tax and petroleum VAT receipts. The state credits strengthened compliance-targeted audits, stricter return filing, coordinated IGST settlements, and performance based officer deployment-and advanced data analytics and AI oversight that detect evasion and reverse ineligible input tax credit claims for measurable recoveries.

GST rate restructuring boosts revenues as import and domestic consumption support post cut recovery in collections.
GST collections rose year on year following a statutory GST rate restructuring that reduced rates on numerous items and consolidated slabs; import revenue and domestic consumption supported recovery after an initial post cut dip. The pattern includes higher refunds, lower cess receipts, and divergent state level growth, raising considerations for revenue forecasting, state fiscal impacts, and the operational stability of the restructured indirect tax framework.

Goods and Services Tax collections rose driven by import revenue growth, with higher refunds and lower cess receipts.
Gross collections under the Goods and Services Tax increased year on year, driven mainly by a stronger rise in import related GST receipts; domestic GST rose more modestly. Total refunds increased, and net GST receipts were higher year on year, while cess receipts declined markedly compared with the prior year period.

Wrongful availment of input tax credit exposed; GST practitioner arrested and probe launched under CGST provisions.
A tax enforcement operation exposed an organised network issuing fake invoices and e way bills to wrongfully avail input tax credit through numerous GST registrations and shell entities. A registered GST practitioner was identified as the coordinator, arrested under provisions of the CGST Act, and remanded; investigators are tracing beneficiaries and quantifying the fraudulent input tax credit claims.

Tax revenue review urges accelerated compliance measures and AI-driven enforcement to strengthen state tax collection.
The Chief Minister reviewed tax and non-tax receipts, identified a shortfall versus annual tax targets, and directed departments to accelerate collection through transparency, efficiency and innovation. The meeting highlighted strengthened compliance measures-GST 2.0, AI-based risk analysis, extensive taxpayer scrutiny, e-invoicing and e-way bill monitoring-resulting in targeted investigations, control of fake input tax credit claims, and recovery actions; the Chief Minister also ordered enhanced excise vigilance during festivals.

GST reform underscores tax policy's role in inclusive sustainable development and strengthening cooperative federalism and accountability.
Tax policy is described as the foundation for mobilising resources and promoting inclusive, sustainable development through an equitable tax framework. Goods and Services Tax is identified as a historic unifying reform that simplifies the indirect tax regime, strengthens cooperative federal relations, and aligns taxation with trust, accountability and welfare oriented objectives to promote production and shared prosperity.

Base year revision updates GDP measurement using new data and methods to better capture household and digital economy activity.
The government implemented a revised national accounts series with a new base year revision to update GDP measurement using contemporary data sources and methods. The revision addresses pandemic and tax system disruptions, will be extended into back series under the new methodology, and incorporates administrative and survey data to improve household sector measurement, private corporate allocation and new economy sectors, plus methodological shifts such as segregation of multi activity corporations and adoption of double deflation where appropriate.

GDP calculation revamp raises official growth estimate and restructures sectoral measurement, affecting fiscal and policy benchmarks.
A methodological overhaul adopting a 2022-23 base year revises GDP computation by introducing double deflation for manufacturing and agriculture, replacing single deflation, and shifting household estimation to regular surveys. The new series integrates administrative sources (GST, PFMS, vehicle data) to better capture informal and fast growing sectors, producing upward revisions to headline real and nominal growth rates, altering sectoral contributions-notably manufacturing and services-and changing fiscal deficit and policy benchmarks that require recalibration of prior forecasts.

Base-year revision of GDP raises growth estimates and updates methodology using tax and administrative data.
The national accounts have been rebased to 2022-23 and revised by incorporating GST, PFMS and vehicular-registration data to refine GDP measurement. The methodology now uses double deflation for manufacturing and agriculture, more granular deflators elsewhere, and compiles household-sector levels from annual enterprise and labour-force surveys instead of inter-survey proxies, producing revised quarterly and annual real and nominal GDP estimates and altered growth profiles across recent periods.