INSIGHTS · GST & GLOBAL BOOKS

Plain-English notes from the desk.

Field notes on GST, indirect-tax litigation, RoDTEP and outsourced US & Canada bookkeeping — written for owners and finance teams, not for other tax people. Every piece is something we have actually argued, filed or closed.

I.LATEST FROM THE PRACTICE
GST LITIGATION · NOTICES

A GST notice is not a demand yet — your reply decides everything. How to read an SCN, the deadlines that matter, and what a strong DRC-06 reply contains.

GST LITIGATION · DEADLINE

The Tribunal is live. Adverse orders from before April 2026 face a hard appeal deadline — who is affected, the pre-deposit, and how to file APL-05.

COMPLIANCE · ITC

ITC is where most GST money leaks. Eligibility, the real difference between 2A and 2B, and the reconciliation that protects your credit.

HOSPITALITY · GST

Room-tariff slabs, the 5% vs 18% restaurant choice, composite vs mixed supply, banquets, and where hotels lose ITC they could keep.

EXPORTS · REFUNDS

Exporters leave refunds stuck. Zero-rated supply, LUT vs IGST, inverted-duty refunds, and the RFD-01 file that clears without queries.

COMPLIANCE · E-INVOICING

Thresholds keep lowering. Who must generate IRNs, the reporting time limit, and why a missing IRN breaks your buyer’s input credit.

COMPLIANCE · ANNUAL RETURN

The annual return is where a year of mismatches surface at once. Who must file, the due date, and a checklist to file without inviting a notice.

LITIGATION · AUDIT

An audit notice is not a show cause — but how you handle it decides whether one follows. What auditors look at, and how to be ready.

EXPORTS · RoDTEP

RoDTEP now stands at 50% of earlier rates under DGFT Notification 60/2025-26. How to claim correctly and why export-costing needs a re-look.

OUTSOURCED BOOKS · US & CANADA

What US & Canada businesses should look for: software fluency, GAAP awareness, data security, turnaround — and the questions to ask before you sign.

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