Prospects of Goods and Services Tax (GST) becoming a reality from July 1, 2017, brightened further with the GST Council clearing the legally vetted draft of the GST Compensation Bill, in its 10th meeting, held on February 18,t 2017 at Udaipur.
The Appellant raised the tax invoices on the purchasers as per the policy of manufacturers of vehicles to maintain uniformity in the price thereof. After the sales were completed, credit notes were issued to the customers granting discounts, in order to meet the competition in the market and for allied reasons.
Article discusses Legislative changes vide union budget 2017 regarding Authority for Advance Ruling/ Settlement of Cases, Amendments involving change in the duty rates, applicability of Section 5A of the Excise Act in respect of inputs imported or exported by EOU, Amendment in the Central Excise Rules, 2002, Changes in duty rates regarding commodity falling under ‘Renewable Energy’ etc.
Article disusses amendment in Custom duty carried out /; Proposed by union budget 2017 related to Amendments in Customs Act, 1962 / Customs Tariff Act, 1975, Legislative changes regarding Authority for Advance Ruling/ Settlement of Cases, Amendments affecting rates of BCD etc.
Changes in Tax rates & Surcharge: Existing Income Tax rates for Individual or Hindu undivided family or every association of persons or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, or every artificial juridical person having income of Rs. 2.5 lakhs to Rs. 5 lakhs is reduced to 5% from the present rate of 10%.
Article Covers Changes in Service Tax carried out by union budget 2017 including changes in negative list, advance authority rules, changes in Service Tax applicability on some services etc.
Hon’ble Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley tabled today Economic Survey Report 2017 in the Parliament, outlining the broad direction of the Union Budget 2017 and the economic performance of the Country.
Amidst expectation of this Budget to be the last Budget for present Indirect tax regime and July 1, 2017 marking GST advent, gist of the key anticipations which could be addressed are as follows:
In an attempt to try and bridge differences on the contentious issues such as administrative control over taxpayers under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the all-powerful GST Council headed by the Honble Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley met for the ninth time in a row to clear all gathered clouds over the GST and brightening its prospects of implementation soon.
As an endeavour to see early light of GST, CBEC, has created a separate tab, titled: MIGRATION TO GST, on the CBEC website: www.cbec.gov.in. The roll out of GST is scheduled from April 1, 2017. The taxes of Central Excise and Service Tax would be subsumed in the GST.
