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Government of Bihar Commercial Taxes Department File No.- Bikri-kar/Vividh-28/2018-(khand-I) 628 Dated- 09.03.2022 From: Dr. Pratima, Commissioner State Tax-cum-Secretary, Bihar, Patna. To, All Additional Commissioner, All Circle Incharge, Bihar. Madam/Sir, Sub- -reg. Ref: CBIC Circular No. 149/05/2021-GST, dated the 17th June, 2021 Queries have been raised seeking clarification regarding applicability of GST on th... ... ...

Secretary, DFS highlights the need to scale up MSME lending by leveraging SIDBI's expertise and RRBs' extensive rural outreach Conclave emphasises the role of RRBs in supporting India's next-generation manufacturing ecosystem and enhancing financial awareness among MSMEs The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) organized a conclave of the Heads of Regional Rural Banks on expanding the SIDBI-RRB MSME Co-Lending arrangement on 25th August 2026 in New Delhi. The Conclave chaired... ... ...

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court has set aside a show cause-cum-demand notice against Tata Steel from tax authorities over an "alleged irregular availment of input tax credit" amounting to over Rs 1,000 crore between the financial years 2019 and 2023. According to the notice, the steel major was required to show cause before the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Central GST & Central Excise, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand within 30 days "as to why the Goods and Service Tax (GST), amounting to ... ... ...

K. R. SHRIRAM AND DR.NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. For the Appellant : Mr. K. Gopal i/by Ms Neha Paranjpe For the Respondents : Mr. Suresh Kumar PC:- 1. Mr. Gopal seeks leave to withdraw the Appeals and at the same time requests that the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)] be directed to dispose Appellant's case expeditiously. Since this pertains to Assessment Year ("AY") 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2014- 15, we direct CIT(A) to dispose of the Appeals as early as possible and in any case, on... ... ...

Voluntary Aadhaar authentication may be used to establish identity for employment-related assistance, including job matching, counselling, vocational guidance, skilling information, apprenticeships and career events. Yes/No and/or eKYC authentication may support de-duplication, fraud prevention and timely verification. Consent is mandatory, authentication remains voluntary, and services cannot be denied to persons who refuse or cannot authenticate through Aadhaar. Alternate identification includes PAN, passport, voter identity card, driving licence, Employment Exchange ID and specified universal account identifiers.

Composite milling of wheat into flour, including fortification, or paddy into rice for the Public Distribution System is exempt where the value of supplied goods, including fortification inputs and packing material, does not exceed 25 per cent of the composite-supply value. Eligibility requires factual determination in each case. Where the goods component exceeds that threshold, the supply is taxable at 5 per cent if provided as job-work service to a registered person, including a person registered solely for tax deduction purposes.

Recipients of deemed export supplies may avail input tax credit and claim refund, subject to debit of the corresponding credit from the electronic credit ledger and declarations preventing duplicate refund claims. Refund relaxation applies where zero-rated supplies were mistakenly reported in Table 3.1(a) of FORM GSTR-3B, subject to the aggregate tax or cess reported in Tables 3.1(a), 3.1(b), and 3.1(c). For unutilised input tax credit refunds, the capped value of zero-rated export goods must be used consistently in both zero-rated turnover and Adjusted Total Turnover.

GST Practitioner registration under Rule 83(2) of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 is entrusted to Shri Pankaj Kumar Sinha, Additional Commissioner of State Tax-cum-Joint Secretary, Headquarters, Bihar, Patna. He is authorised to register eligible applicants as Goods and Services Tax Practitioners.

Bonus payable to an employee eligible under section 26 of the Code on Wages, 2019, whose monthly wage exceeds seven thousand rupees, must be calculated on seven thousand rupees per month or the minimum wage fixed by the Central Government, whichever is higher. The determination is deemed effective from 21 November 2025.

Fraudulent procurement of Aadhaar and other identity documents by foreign nationals who infiltrate borders may undermine identity verification, immigration control and national security. Coordinated action is required to trace and deport such persons, prevent re-entry, strengthen document verification, and complete investigations without delay. Amendments to the Aadhaar Act are to be considered to assist investigating agencies, while a dedicated procedure is required to address border infiltration and human trafficking. Aadhaar enrolment records are to be supplied to police, followed by timely deportation proceedings.

Proposed foreign-investment liberalisation, including treatment of stakes below 10 per cent and a greater role for market forces in valuation, is welcomed. Preservation of the existing treatment of Alternative Investment Funds under the IOCC framework is emphasised, together with grandfathering of transactions and funds undertaken under the current regulatory position. Newly introduced requirements should operate prospectively to support a simpler, predictable and investment-friendly foreign-investment framework.

Bonus entitlement under section 26(1) of the Code on Wages, 2019 applies to every employee whose monthly wages do not exceed twenty-one thousand rupees. Payment of bonus is required in accordance with that provision. The wage-based eligibility determination is deemed effective from 21 November 2025.

Central and State Educational Boards are treated as educational institutions only for conducting examinations for students, including entrance examinations. GST is exempt on examination services and fees charged for those examinations. Input services relating to admission or examination conduct, such as online testing, result publication, and printing examination materials, are also exempt when supplied to such Boards. Other services, including accreditation or registration of institutions or professionals for authorisation purposes, remain taxable at 18%.

Penalty orders for concealment or inaccurate particulars require a reasoned factual adjudication of each underlying disallowance or addition. Where the appellate order does not discuss the factual basis of alleged unexplained expenditure, administrative expenses, payments to doctors, enhanced unexplained expenditure and other disallowances, the penalty cannot be examined on merits. The penalty orders were set aside and remitted for fresh issue-wise adjudication through speaking orders.

Cash-credit additions for share capital, share premium and unsecured loans are unsustainable where the assessee establishes the identity and creditworthiness of investors or lenders and the genuineness of banking-channel transactions through confirmations, PAN details, tax returns, financial statements and bank records. The evidentiary burden then shifts to the Revenue, which must conduct meaningful enquiry and produce contrary material before treating the sums as undisclosed income. A separate show-cause notice before completing an assessment under Section 143(3) is not mandatory where prior notices and questionnaires identified the transactions and the assessee had an adequate opportunity to respond.

Nestle 's India strategy focuses on volume-led growth, wider consumer reach, portfolio development, efficiency improvements and sustained long-term investment. Growth is intended to combine increased household penetration with pricing, premiumisation, affordability and value offerings. India is also intended to develop further as a production and export hub for global markets, supported by manufacturing capacity and expanding overseas supplies. Product quality and consumer interests remain constraints on the pace of expansion.

Extension of time for revocation of cancellation of GST registration is available where registration has been cancelled by the proper officer on its own motion. A registered person may apply in FORM GST REG-21 within 30 days of service of the cancellation order. On sufficient cause being shown and reasons recorded in writing, the Joint or Additional Commissioner may allow an extension not exceeding 30 days, and the Commissioner may allow a further extension not exceeding 30 days.

The Commissioner of State Tax confers Section 65 audit powers on specified Assistant, Deputy and Joint Commissioners of State Tax under the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The authority applies to audits concerning financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19, subject to the period assigned to each officer. Each officer's authority is limited to the respective divisional or zonal jurisdiction allocated to them.

Delay in filing was condoned, but the civil appeal was dismissed. No reasons, factual findings, statutory interpretation, or substantive legal issue are set out. The operative effect is dismissal of the civil appeal notwithstanding condonation of delay, without any stated legal principle or guidance on the underlying central excise dispute.