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Tax Liability cannot be imposed merely because the financial statement did not provide State-wise turnover

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..... Tax Liability cannot be imposed merely because the financial statement did not provide State-wise turnover - By: - CA Bimal Jain - Goods and Services Tax - GST - Dated:- 8-4-2024 - The Hon'ble Madras High Court, in the case of TVL. FUTURE GENERAL INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY, MR. DEVI DAYAL GARG VERSUS THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST) (FAC) , THE ASS .....

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..... ISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST) , CHENNAI - 2024 (2) TMI 1005 - MADRAS HIGH COURT held that an assessment order passed by the Assessing Officer, had accepted the explanation of the assessee with regard to certain defects but had imposed GST at rate of 36% instead of18 % on the ground that the financial statements submitted by the assessee did not reflect state-wise turnover, the impugned assessment order .....

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..... was to be set aside, and the matter was to be remanded to the Competent Authority for reconsideration. Thus, the writ petition is disposed of and the assessing officer is directed to provide a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner, including a personal hearing, and thereafter issue a fresh assessment order in accordance with law. Facts: Tvl. Future General India Insurance Co. Ltd. ( the Petiti .....

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..... oner ), was a private general insurance company engaged in the business of providing insurance products. On August 16, 2021, the Petitioner received an audit notice from the Assistant Commissioner (State Tax) (FAC) ( the Respondent ) . The Petitioner submitted documents in response to the said notice and replied to the defects raised in the audit slips. After issuing an intimation and a show cause .....

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..... notice ( the SCN ) , the assessment order dated December 30, 2023 ( the Impugned Order ) , was passed by the Competent Authority. In the Impugned order, regarding defect No. 10, which pertains to the difference of turnover between P L account and balance sheet, on the one hand, and GSTR-9 , on the other. The Respondent accepted the Petitioner's explanation that the difference in turnover betw .....

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..... een the Profit Loss account, balance sheet, and GSTR-9 arose due to the financial statements pertaining to Pan-India operations, whereas GSTR-9 was limited to turnover in Tamil Nadu. The Petitioner had submitted a Chartered Accountant's certificate specifying the turnover specific to Tamil Nadu, amounting to Rs. 80,89,05,068/-. However, the Respondent imposed State Goods and Services Tax (SGST .....

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..... ) and Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) at 18% each (36% in total) on the said turnover of Rs. 80,89,05,068/-, despite the Petitioner having already paid tax on the same. Aggrieved by the impugned assessment order, the Petitioner filed a writ petition before the Hon'ble High Court of Madras. Issue: Whether Tax Liability can be imposed merely because the financial statement did not provide .....

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..... State-wise turnover? Held: The Hon'ble Madras High Court, in TVL. FUTURE GENERAL INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY, MR. DEVI DAYAL GARG VERSUS THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST) (FAC) , THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST) , CHENNAI - 2024 (2) TMI 1005 - MADRAS HIGH COURT held as under: Observed that, the turnover for an entity operating in multiple states in Ind .....

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..... ia, as reflected in the financial statements, and the turnover attributable to its operations in a particular state (in this case, Tamil Nadu) would vary. Opined that the bifurcation of total and state-wise turnover is the only relevant factor, and the Competent Authority erred in imposing GST at rate of 36% instead of the applicable rate of 18%, despite the Petitioner having already paid tax on t .....

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..... he turnover of Rs. 80,89,05,068/-. Held that the Impugned Order was to be quashed and the matter was to be remanded to the Respondent for reconsideration. Directed that, the Respondent to provide a reasonable opportunity to the Petitioner, including a personal hearing, and thereafter issue a fresh assessment order in accordance with law within a maximum period of two months. (Author can be reached .....

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..... at [email protected] ) - Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing authors experts professionals Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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