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Withdrawal of Circular 212 on Post Sale Discount

Circular 212

Withdrawal of Circular 212 on Post Sale Discount CBIC has issued Circular No 253/10/2025 for Withdrawal of Circular 212 on Post Sale Discount. This withdrawal is based on the recommendation of the GST Council. As per the requirement of Circular No 212/06/2024, the supplier had to collect the declarations/ CA-CMA certificates from recipients confirming ITC … Read more

GST Circular No 252-09-2025- DIN not Mandatory

GST Circular No 252-09-2025

GST Circular No 252-09-2025- DIN not Mandatory As per GST Circular No 252-09-2025 DIN is not mandatory for eOffice communications with issue number.Earlier, CBIC made it mandatory to generate and quote a Document Identification Number (DIN) on all official communications sent to taxpayers (Circulars 122/2019 & 128/2019).Later, Circular 249/06/2025 clarified that if a communication is … Read more

Clarification on Doubts related to Post Sales Discounts

Discounts

Clarification on Doubts related to Post Sales Discounts Circular No 251/08/2025 issued for Clarification on Doubts related to Post Sales Discounts. The matter has been examined. Question:1 If a supplier issues a financial/commercial credit note (not a GST credit note under section 34 of CGST Act) and the buyer (recipient) pays a discounted amount to … Read more

Circular No 250/07/2025- Review Revision and Appeal Authorities for CAA orders

Circular No 250/07/2025

Circular No 250/07/2025- Review Revision and Appeal Authorities for CAA orders GST Circular No 250/07/2025 issued for Review Revision and Appeal Authorities for CAA orders on DGGI show cause notices.The circular clarifies the procedure related to review, revision, and appeals for Orders-in-Original (O-I-Os) passed by Common Adjudicating Authorities, who are designated under Notification No. 02/2017 … Read more

Circular No 249/06/2025- DIN is not required for GST Portal Communications

Circular No 249/06/2025

Circular No 249/06/2025- DIN is not required for GST Portal Communications Circular No. 249/06/2025 states that DIN is not required for GST portal communication having a reference number. Circular No.122/41/2019-GST and Circular No 128/47/2019-GST mandated quoting of the Document Identification Number (DIN) on communications issued by CBIC to ensure accountability and transparency. This includes all … Read more

Certain Clarification regarding GST Rates and Classification of Goods

GST Rates

Certain Clarification regarding GST Rates and Classification of Goods GST Circular No 247/04/2025 has been issued for Certain Clarification regarding GST Rates and Classification of Goods. This clarification has been issued based on recommendation of the 55th GST Council Meeting held on 21-12-2024 at jaisalmer. Key Points of Clarification 1. GST Rate on Pepper of genus … Read more

Clarification on Late fee for Delay in filing Form GSTR-9C

Late Fee

Clarification on Late fee for Delay in filing Form GSTR-9C Government has issued Clarification on Late fee for Delay in filing Form GSTR-9C . Many Taxpayers have asked whether they need to pay late fee if they file the reconciliation statement in Form GSTR-9C after the due date of annual return (GSTR-9). To clarify the … Read more

Certain Clarification on applicability of GST on certain services

Clarification

Certain Clarification on applicability of GST on certain services 1. GST Not applicable on Penal Charges levied by Banks and NBFCs. As per the 55th GST Council ‘s recommendation, no GST is payable on penal charges imposed by banks and NBFCs for loan non compliance under RBI’s 18-08-2023 guidelines. 2. GST Exemption for Payment Aggregator … Read more

Regularization of GST on Co-Insurance Premium Apportionment and Reinsurance Commission

Co-Insurance Premium

Regularization of GST on Co-Insurance Premium Apportionment and Reinsurance Commission CBIC has issued the circular for Regularization of GST on Co-Insurance Premium Apportionment and Reinsurance Commission.The clarification issued based on the 53rd GST Council meeting held on 22-06-2024 provides guidance on the tax treatment on certain insurance related transactions that have been retrospectively added in … Read more