Vijay R S

Vijay R S

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I write on income tax and GST here, and I write for the business rather than the salaried filer. On the income-tax side that means the presumptive schemes and who is actually eligible for them, the turnover and cash-transaction tests that pull a business into a tax audit, advance tax and the interest that follows when an instalment falls short, capital gains on business assets, and the disallowances that come up in every second scrutiny — cash payments, unpaid statutory dues, TDS not deducted. On GST it means the mechanics a business has to get right the first time: e-invoicing and e-way bill thresholds, reverse charge, ITC reversals on exempt turnover, and place-of-supply questions on interstate and on-site work. I work from the bare Act, the rules and the department's own circulars, and I put the arithmetic in wherever a rule turns on a number, because that is usually where the disagreement is.

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Income Tax for Business, Presumptive Taxation, Tax Audit, Advance Tax, GST Compliance, E-Invoicing & E-Way Bill, Reverse Charge

CBIC Issues Circulars on GST Notices, Orders and Appeals: What a Show Cause Notice Should Contain, When Suppression Can Be Alleged, and How Pre-Deposit Works

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Vijay R S · Oct 28
Circular 258/04/2026-GST tells GST officers how to draft a show cause notice and a speaking order, when fraud or suppression can be invoked, how to run hearings and first appeals. Circular 259/05/2026-GST settles six pre-deposit questions. A taxpayer's checklist from both.

You Have a Tax Demand. Here Is What the Department Can Actually Do, and When: The 30-Day Clock, 1% a Month, the Notice to Your Bank, and Why "Pay 20% for a Stay" Is Not the Law (Telangana High Court, September 2026)

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Vijay R S · Sep 14
A demand notice starts a 30-day clock, then 1% a month, then "assessee in default", then a notice to your bank under section 416. Filing an appeal stops none of it; a stay under section 411(12) does. The Telangana High Court has just set aside stay orders that treated the CBDT's 20% as the rule. The statute, the memoranda, the Budget's 10%, and a checklist.

Section 147A Struck Down: Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds the Retrospective "Clarification" Unconstitutional and Quashes JAO-Issued Section 148 Notices (Jyoti Sareen, 10 September 2026)

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Vijay R S · Sep 13
On 10 September 2026 the Punjab & Haryana High Court struck down Section 147A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Finance Act 2026 insertion that retrospectively made the jurisdictional officer the "Assessing Officer" for Sections 148 and 148A, and set aside the JAO-issued notices before it. What was decided, why, who it binds, and what to do with a live notice.

Declared Profit Below 8% or 6%? You May Need a Tax Audit Even Under Rs 1 Crore: The Section 44AD(4) Trap, and Who It Does Not Catch

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Vijay R S · Sep 11
Turnover under Rs 1 crore does not settle the tax-audit question. If you used Section 44AD in any of the last five years and now declare below 8% (6% on digital receipts), Section 44AD(4) applies, and Section 44AB(e) requires an audit when your total income exceeds the basic exemption limit (Rs 4 lakh, new regime). A first-time low-profit declarant who never opted in is NOT caught.

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