goods and services tax

Meaning:- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a comprehensive value added tax (VAT) on the supply of goods or services. France was the first country to introduce this value added tax system in 1954 devised by a public servant. In India, due to non consensus between central and state government, the proposal is to [...] Full Article

I, Rajendra Kumar, Commissioner, Value Added Tax, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (3) of Section 70 of Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004, hereby order that notification No.F.7(433)/Policy-IINAT/2012/1464, dated 23.03.2012 shall be applicable only for movement of goods in pursuance of interstate sale, stock transfer and export. Full Article

Delhi Value Added Tax - Notification for change in tax period wef F.Y. 2012-13. No more half yearly/yearly returns, compulsory on line 2A/2B Full Article

Transfer of goods on sale of the business as a whole by a proprietor to a company in which he is a promoter, as his contribution for capital, is a ‘sale’ under Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008 Full Article

The Revenue Department is trying to locate 9 lakh business entities which have stopped filing service tax returns, with a view to improving collections, meeting Rs 82,000-crore target in 2011-12 and to ascertain whether there is any tax evasion. There are 15 lakh registered service tax payers in the country. According to the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) Chairman SD Majumdar, only six lakh service tax payers are filing returns. Full Article

Finance Ministry will soon come out with a discussion paper on service tax to increase its contribution to the overall tax kitty and align it with the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST). "The Finance Ministry is working on a discussion paper on taxation of services to get opinion and feedback before moving to GST," a source told PTI. Full Article

FM Expects Inflation to come down to 6 per cent by March, 2011 Govt willing To Consider a Phased Approach for Introduction of GST: FM GST would Improve Tax Collections and Boost India's Economic Development: FM GST to Encourage Consumer Friendly P Full Article

Introduction of a Goods and Services Tax (GST) could be delayed further with the Centre and the states failing to reach common ground at the meeting of the Empowered Committee of state finance ministers today. The meeting was attended by only eight state finance ministers. Finance ministers of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states were not present. The issue of a constitutional amendment was not discussed and there was no headway on the GST structure. Full Article