Implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the following items will have zero rate after the GST Law comes into force on 1st July, 2017.As a result of which these items will be available at cheaper rates to the common man at large:
As decided in the 14th Meeting of the GST Council held on 18th-19th May, 2017 in Srinagar, J&K, 18 Sectoral Groups have been constituted representing various sectors of the economy in order to ensure smooth roll-out of GST.
The Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley will chair the 16th Meeting of the GST Council scheduled to be held on Sunday, 11th June, 2017 at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital.
In order to reduce transfer pricing disputes, to provide certainty to taxpayers, to align safe harbour margins with industry standards and to enlarge the scope of safe harbour transactions, CBDT has notified a new safe harbour regime based on the report of the Committee set up in this regard.
The following Postings / transfers in the grade of Assistant / Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax are, hereby, ordered with immediate effect ans until further orders –
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994 ( 32 of 1994) and in supercession of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Excise and Customs vide numbers 11/2007-Central Excise (N.T), dated the 1st March, 2007, 16/2007-Service Tax, dated the 19th April, 2007 and 6/2009-Service Tax. dated the 30th January, 2009
Territorial Jurisdiction of Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners, Principal Commissioners/Commissioners, Commissioner (Appeals), Commissioner (Audit)
Appointment of Central Excise officers and vesting them with powers under Central Excise Act 1944 and under Chapter V of Finance Act 1994
CBDT has now notified that above said declaration in Form No.60 giving therein the particulars of such transactions can be either in paper form or electronically under the electronic verification code in accordance with the procedures, data structures, and standards specified by the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems)
Central Government hereby notifies that where the variation between the arm’s length price determined under section 92C of the Act and the price at which the international transaction or specified domestic transaction has actually been undertaken does not exceed one per cent of the latter in respect of wholesale trading and three per cent. of the latter in all other cases
