Goods and Services Tax : Get the latest updates on GST portal advisories issued in July-August 2024, including changes in registration, refund processes, a...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore recent GST advisories: portal enhancements, E-Way Bill 2 launch, and new procedures for Pan Masala/Tobacco manufacturers. ...
Finance : Explore the Union Budget 2024-25 highlights, focusing on economic growth, taxation reforms, employment, MSMEs, and the middle clas...
Goods and Services Tax : GST Council excludes Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) from GST, providing significant relief to the alco-beverage industry. Learn about...
Goods and Services Tax : Discover the key decisions from the 53rd GST Council Meeting held on 22nd June 2024, including compliance measures, tax clarificat...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore the robust growth in GST collection for FY 2023-24, crossing Rs. 20 lakh crore, reflecting economic resilience and improve...
Goods and Services Tax : April, 2023 has registered a revenue collection (GST) at Rs. 187 lakh crore, which is the highest ever since introduction of GST i...
Goods and Services Tax : GST book on ‘Assessment, Adjudication, Demand & Recovery’ provides a one point lucid guide which is an easy to und...
Finance : A realistic consequence of COVID pendamic could be counted in terms of loss of jobs, stagnant or reduced employment opportunities,...
Goods and Services Tax : New Book on GST Namely Compendium of Judicial Pronouncements (Relevant under GST Regime) Authored by Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal and publi...
Service Tax : Explore exemption under Entry No. 14 for machining of rails in case of Voestalpine VAE VKN India Pvt. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Cen...
Goods and Services Tax : AAAR held that supply of coaching service by the appellant along with supply of goods/printed material/test papers, uniform, bags ...
Goods and Services Tax : Chandra Prakash Mishra Vs Flipkart India Private Limited & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) In Chandra Prakash Mishra v. Flipkart...
Goods and Services Tax : In re Resonance Eduventures Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) The order is important as it contradicts its own ruling in Symmetric Infra...
Goods and Services Tax : In re Symmetric Infrastructure Private Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) Q.1 Applicant supplies services of coaching to students which a...
GST is now one month old and Government as well as other stakeholders face a testing and challenging timings ahead. While implementation issues will be there which are bound to be, and will also be sorted out at last, the Government including the all powered GST Council, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) ought to address the following issues, sooner the better
Health care services have been specifically kept out ride the scope of GST net. This is a fact and a perception too. These include services provided by medical establishments, clinics, medical practitioners, diagnostic centers etc.
Legally speaking, alcoholic beverages meant for human consumption are out of the scope of Goods and Services Tax (GST) net and anybody who knows this would understand that there can not be any new impact, whatsoever, on alco- beverages in GST regime. However, this may not actually happen. Let’s look at how and why this may not hold good.
Who would have ever thought of in the decade of nineties that we will have a levy called ‘Service Tax’ in India after over 45 years of independence which will continue for as long as 23 long years without even a proper tax law of its own
The GST Council meeting held on 3rd June, 2017 at New Delhi succeeded on completing the pending issues on the agenda which inter alia included fitment of rates on textiles, bidi’s, biscuits, gold & jewellery etc.
All forms of supply of services in relation to Education sector shall not be liable to GST as decided by the GST Council. IGST shall be levied on inter-state supplies whereas CGST & SGST/ UTGST shall be levied on intra – state / union territory supplies. Education shall be exempt from GST in terms of GST law while commercial coaching and training will continue to suffer tax in the form of GST as against Service Tax at present.
The understanding of any legal provision is personal to the individual – be it assessee, professionals / consultants or revenue officers. This can be challenged. However, judge’s interpretation becomes the court’s stand.
GST law provides for Goods and Services Tax Compliance Rating which is a new concept in India. Presently, there is no system of compliance rating under any tax laws in India. GST compliance rating is a concept which will be experimented as a legal provision for the first time in our country. Accordingly, every taxable person shall be assigned a GST compliance rating score based on his record of compliance with the provisions of the GST Act. Every taxable person irrespective of its nature or size or turnover shall be assigned a GST compliance rating.
The GST law contains a unique provision on anti-profiteering measure as a deterrent for trade and industry to enjoy unjust enrichment in terms of profit arising out of implementation of Goods and Services Tax in India, i.e., anti-profiteering measure would obligate the businesses to pass on the cost benefit arising out of GST implementation to their customers.
The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 has been enacted to make a provision for levy and collection of tax on intra-state supply of goods or services or both by the Central Government and the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
