Under margin scheme, a registered person may at his option, discharge tax on sale of used or second-hand goods on the margin amount which is the difference between selling price and purchase price of the goods.

The article in this issue of Tax Amicus discusses a recent CBIC Circular 159/15/2021-GST on intermediary services. Dissecting the definition of ‘intermediary’ as given under Section 2(13) of the IGST Act, 2017, the author tries to be optimistic and analyses how the Circular instils hope or at least ensures that it should not be ignored.

It is not an aberrant practice for partnership firms to distribute assets to its partners at the time of retirement. However, such distribution of assets is an area of concern as far as GST is concerned.

The Central Government recently notified the much-awaited Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products Scheme (‘RoDTEP Scheme’) with retrospective effect i.e., for exports from 1 January 2021, with certain exclusions.

It is common in commercial transactions to negotiate and record specific terms regarding which party would bear the burden of indirect tax in the agreement governing the transaction. Observing that if a person chooses to, or mistakenly, not shifts the burden of tax contractually, it will still not alter the nature of the tax, the article in this 10th Anniversary Issue of Tax Amicus analyses few select situations for highlighting the importance of drafting contracts with a proper tax clause..

The article in this 120th issue of Tax Amicus discusses an amendment made in the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 with effect from 1 January 2021 which has resulted in delinking the date of issuance of the debit note from the date of original / parent invoice against which the GST debit note is issued.

The article in this issue of Tax Amicus discusses various recent significant developments in the e-way system and their implications for the business. It explains the integration of the e-way bill system with the RFID tag and how this is helping the authorities to validate supplies, detect cases of bill trading or circular trading, etc.

As an industry with multitude of components and parts, the automotive industry is always under the scanner of the taxmen. Particularly, in respect of indirect taxes, there has been emergence of many new complicated issues. The article in this issue of Tax Amicus discusses some of these issues which plague this industry.

The article in this issue of Tax Amicus attempts to discuss the dispute on the scope of distribution of electricity services by DISCOMs.

There is no doubt that the GST regime has not seen a rule so debated as Rule 96(10) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.