Latest Tax Updates, News, Articles & Notifications
A blank or mismatched field verification report cannot support the Rule 22(1) reasons to believe. Karnataka HC (12 June 2026) and Calcutta HC (27 April 2026) on GST registration cancellation, REG-30 and Section 30 revocation.
In Union of India v. Sunil Biyani, 2026 INSC 849, the Supreme Court held that a Section 69 CGST arrest order must be communicated to the person before arrest, and that a court dismissing an anticipatory bail plea as premature cannot grant interim protection.
GSTN has kept the proposed e-Way Bill enhancements on hold until further notice. Mandatory Ship-To GSTIN and the E-Way Bill closure facility will not go live on August 1, 2026.
GSTN Advisory No. 666 dated 1 July 2026 revises the FY 2025-26 AATO amendment window (open till 31 July 2026) and switches GST turnover to auto-update. Check your AATO before it closes.
CGST Circular 255/01/2026-GST (25 June): pending GST notices, audits and appeals survive a jurisdiction change and pass to the new transferee officer. What to do.
GSTR-3B liability has been hard-locked since the July 2025 tax period. Corrections move to GSTR-1A and credit is shaped by IMS. Here is how to file under the new regime and what is expected around July 2026.
GSTN has deferred the mandatory Ship-To GSTIN field and the voluntary E-Way Bill closure facility from 15 June to 1 August 2026. Here is what changes and how to prepare.
Notification 01/2026-Central Tax (Rate), effective 1 May 2026, realigns HS 2202 beverage tariff entries with the Finance Act 2026 GST structure and the 40% slab.
GSTAT Cohort-D closes June 30, 2026 with 35 days remaining as of May 26, 2026. Five NIC portal filing errors are killing practitioner throughput: cohort mismatch on Form APL-05, pre-deposit miscalculation on multi-period orders, missing Order-in-Original, challan dated before OIA, and grounds drafted on legacy Finance Act 1994 / state VAT framework. Section 112(8) pre-deposit mechanics, Section 112(6) condonation map to September 28, 2026, and the 5-week filing sprint template.
With Cohort D in week 2 of 9 (May 1 to June 30, 2026), GSTAT NIC portal data shows about 14 percent uptake against 5,200 estimated filings. Five recurring errors (wrong cohort, mixed-period pre-deposit, missing OIO, challan dating, legacy-Act grounds) are causing rejection-and-refile loops. This is the 7-week sprint plan and Section 112(6) condonation map for the final pre-April 1, 2026 backlog tranche.
