The Government has amended CGST Act, 2017 vide CGST Amendment Act, 2018 with various changes w.e.f 01.02.2019 and one of the important amendment was made in Section 49 of CGST Act by introducing new section 49A to the CGST Act, 2017.
Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal, FCA, FCS The complaint against profiteering came up recently before the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) in a case involving supply of tiles. In Kerala State Screening Committee on Anti-profiteering & DGAP, CBIC New Delhi v. Asian Grantio India Ltd., Ahmedabad, the NAA vide its Order dated 24.12.2018 ordered that where the business […]
Here are few updates and amenements in GST compliances which includes Withdrawal of RCM on unregistered persons, CGST (Amendment) Act, 2018, CGST (Amendment) Rules, 2019, Extension of GST Composition Scheme for Services, Extension in due date for furnishing of FORM GSTR – 7 and Extension of due date for furnishing of FORM GST TRAN-1.
Articles clarifies on Amendment in the meaning of Advance Authorization, section 140(1) of the CGST Act, 2017, GST on Services of Business Correspondent (BC)/ Business Facilitator (BF) to Banking Companies, GST on supply of food and beverage services by Educational Institutions, GST on Printing of pictures, Applicability of GST on services provided by ADB and IFC, Applicability of GST on various programmes conducted by the Indian Institutes of Managements (IIMs) and Approval of National Bench of Appellate Tribunal.
Following are few illustrative areas which may trigger suspicious business / trade practices in GST regime and raise alert at the revenue authority’s end: (1) Substantial carry forward of input tax credit on closing stock as on 30.06.2017 (GST applicable w.e.f. 1.7.2017) .
This is no time to admire or criticize GST but to address the implementation issues including the technical glitches it is confronted with. As the data would reveal, the high-empowered Council, GST Council, which takes decisions under GST regime has had 31 meetings so far including 7 in 2018 itself, more than the average board meetings, an Indian company generally holds in a year.
GST Council is meeting on Saturday, 22nd December, 2018, perhaps for the last time in 2018 and for the first time after recent elections in few states. With the dates for filing GST Annual returns already postponed to March 2019, this meeting is likely to focus on GST rate cuts to bring further rationalisation in rate structure in India. This meeting may also address the woes of several trade concerns regarding taxability of certain goods and services, which are widely consumed across India.
The next GST Council meeting (31st) is scheduled to be held on 22 December, 2018 in Delhi, perhaps the last one of 2018, wherein certain further rationalization steps may be taken. New functionalities on advance ruling, GST refund, appeal etc have since been added on GST portal.
Following are some of the updates on filings and procedures in implementation of GST : Result of Examination of GST Practitioners held on 31.10.2018 declared by NACIN. Due to Assembly elections on 7th December, 2018, the examination of GST Practitioners to be held on 7th December, 2018 postponed to 17th December, 2018. GST Practitioners Confirmation exam postponed to 17.12.2018
Section 171 of GST law is the most powerful provision to check excessive profiteering resorted to by businesses owing to tax efficiency accruing because of goods and services tax (GST). The National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) entrusted with disposing of such cases including implementation of provision and monitoring has already decided over a dozen of anti-profiteering complaints and ruled, both for and against complaints.
