11/01/2022
Updates:
1. *Tax Audit*: In view of the prevailing Covid-19 situation, the CA Institute has knocked the doors of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) seeking waiver of penalty and other consequences for any delay in filing of audit reports (for AY21-22) of certain taxpayers beyond January 15, the recently extended due date for filing such reports.
2. *GST*: No Denial of ITC if transactions were genuine & supplier registration cancelled thereafter- Calcutta High Court : LGW Industries Limited & Ors. Vs Union of India & Ors.
3. *GST*: Transitional Credit allowed to be taken through GSTR-3B. Case Name : Nodal Officer, Jt. Commissioner Vs Das Auto Center (Calcutta High Court)
4. *HSN*: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs had issued update dated January 6, 2022 regarding advisory on Revamped Search HSN Code Functionality. The Search HSN functionality was earlier given as a measure of facilitation to the taxpayer to search the Technical Description of any particular HSN code of any goods and/or service used in the Trade, vis-a-vis HSN description in the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
5. *For COVID-19*: India will become the largest global hub for Covid-19 antiviral general drug production after the drug controller granted emergency-use authorisation to several pharmaceutical companies in the country to manufacture and market generic versions of molnupiravir, Fitch Solutions said.