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Whilst the Government is keen to make Goods and Services Tax (GST) a reality by envisaged April 1, 2017 deadline, efforts put in by the Government to look into the voluminous suggestions submitted by various stakeholders, on First cut Model GST Law (put on public domain on June 14, 2016), is indeed commendable....

Entry tax is required to be paid in most of the states in India on entry of goods into the state for use, consumption or sale there of. Supreme court has also held that levy of entry tax by the state is constitutionally valid on 11.11.2016 by its nine Judge bench in the case of Jindal Steel Ltd Vs State of Haryana....

If Input received in a factory & removed as such or after being partially processed to Job worker for further processing, repair, testing etc prior to appointed day (i.e. 31.03.2017): No tax shall be payable if such input returned to said factory within 6 months from the appointed day (i.e. Up to 30.09.2017)...

After SC judgment there is 90% chance that Govt. Of West Bengal issue notice for the collection of due entry tax from the dealers who are not paying....

Taking into consideration majority of the concerns raised by the Trade and Industry, the Government has, on November 26, 2016, released the Revised version of the Model GST Law along with Draft GST Compensation Bill. ...

Under composition levy scheme, a registered taxable person is eligible to pay, in lieu of tax payable by him, an amount calculated at such rate as may be prescribed, but not less than 2.5% in case of a manufacturer and 1% in any other case of the turnover in a state during the year i.e. the min. rate of tax payable by a manufacturer is 2....

The Government has initiated the process of transferring the Assessees into the much awaited indirect tax reform GST. The question at present with the Assessee’s is how to start the process. Whether anything is required to be done at present or when it needs to be started....

Applicant, who is seeking registration, will have to declare his PAN, mobile no and email address in Part A of Form GST REG–01 on GSTN portal or through Facilitation centre (notified by board or commissioner)....

Definition of Aggregate turnover has been modified. Non-taxable supplies have been excluded from the aggregate turnover, while inter-state supplies were added. This is a right move as non-taxable supplies cannot be part of aggregate turnover....

As per Section 3, Inter-State Supply of goods or services means any supply where the location of the supplier and the place of supply are in different States. Place of Supply is defined under section from 7 to 10....