Understand the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and its impact on businesses. Learn about GST rates, compliance requirements, and its role in simplifying taxation. Stay updated with the latest GST news and updates.
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Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court upholds arrest powers under GST and Customs Acts, ensuring procedural safeguards to prevent misuse. Learn about the ...
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Goods and Services Tax : Section 34(2) of CGST Act allows a supplier to issue a credit note to adjust the taxable value or tax payable in case of: Post-s...
CA, CS, CMA : Get the latest Income Tax and GST notifications, updates, and circulars from February 10 to 16, 2025, including ITR filing deadlin...
Goods and Services Tax : KSCAA highlights issues in GST registration, suggesting uniform SOPs, better verification, geocoding fixes, transparency, and supp...
Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka CA Association urges upgrades to the Professional Tax portal, addressing issues like OTP errors, payment glitches, and l...
Goods and Services Tax : West Bengal's GST share dropped from 4.6% in 2019-20 to 4% in 2024-25. Learn about factors affecting revenue, government measures,...
Goods and Services Tax : Government addresses GST exemption on health & life insurance premiums, forming a GoM for review. Key updates on current exemption...
Goods and Services Tax : Kerala High Court rules in favor of Shabu George, directing the release of cash seized during a GST investigation, citing lack of ...
Goods and Services Tax : The GST AAR West Bengal classifies PVC raincoats under HSN Code 6201 as textile garments, applying a 5% GST rate for items priced ...
Goods and Services Tax : West Bengal AAR rules on the GST classification of PVC raincoats, determining whether they fall under HSN 3926 (plastic articles) ...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore the GST classification of PVC raincoats. Learn about the ruling in the Dollar Industries case, tax rates, and judicial pre...
Goods and Services Tax : West Bengal AAR rules that the liquidation sale of Maheshwary Ispat Ltd. is a taxable supply under GST. The liquidator must obtain...
Goods and Services Tax : Key updates on Indian Customs, including trade facilitation, GST awareness, sports events, and major enforcement actions on tax ev...
Goods and Services Tax : Kerala SGST Circular 5/2025 clarifies adjudication of Kerala Flood Cess under SGST/CGST Acts, detailing procedures for notices, ad...
Goods and Services Tax : Kerala SGST outlines guidelines under Section 161 for rectifying apparent errors in orders, notices, and decisions, ensuring unifo...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC unveils trade facilitation measures, combats counterfeit currency, and detects ₹80 crore GST fraud. Key developments from I...
Goods and Services Tax : GST registration in Jharkhand & Andaman now requires biometric Aadhaar authentication and document verification at GST Suvidha Ken...
Fiscal prudence: Corrective measures to repair India’s balance sheet seem imminent. The fiscal position stands stressed with a 16-year high deficit of 6.8% of GDP. With Central Statistical Organisation advance estimates hinting at a GDP growth of 7.2% for 2009-10, the government is bound to withdraw some of the stimulus doled out previously.
The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers unveiled the First Discussion paper on Goods and Service Tax in India on 10th November 2009. This discussion paper provides us with broad contours of dual GST to be implemented in India.
Life insurance companies want the current system of tax exemption for insurance maturity proceeds to be continued. The proposed Direct Taxes Code has suggested deduction of tax on the final payout, while exempting the policy premium at the time of contribution and the interest on it.
The term ‘input service’ (under Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004) has gone through its share of litigations and interpretations, with the trade knocking the doors of judiciary for much needed relief and justice. It is in the interest of the department and India Inc to bring in suitable amendments in the definition of input service, which could put an end to the litigations on this count.
As is now well known, the Empowered Committee of State Finance Minister (EC) had, in November 2009, issued a First Discussion Paper (Paper) on the dual Goods and Service Tax (GST). This paper had set out the EC’s views on the nature of the dual GST, its coverage, the manner of its applicability, its coverage and on several other design aspects of the GST as well, including on treatment of inter-state supplies of goods and services.
The long-awaited reform of India’s indirect taxes system is set to get a fillip , with a broad consensus forming within the finance ministry on a rate of 16% for the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) for both Centre and states combined. To be levied on all companies and traders with annual turnover of Rs 10 lakh and above, this would provide a tax base of 40-45 lakh assessees and ensure that neither the Centre nor states suffer any revenue loss.
In June 2000, an expert group headed by NIPFP director M Govinda Rao observed that the ‘selective approach to taxation of services is undesirable for this violates neutrality in taxation, leads to inadequate coverage in addition to raising several avoidable procedural and legal complications’. The group recommended that the Centre should move towards a ‘general and comprehensive extension of the tax to cover all services with a small and clearly defined exemption list’.
GST shall have two components: one levied by the Centre (Central GST), and the other levied by the States [State GST].
The tax code comes in the economic background of over 400 million people being below the poverty line; with many areas disturbed due to underdevelopment; sustained policies of inclusive growth having reduced the poverty ratio but not absolute numbers; and a huge lack of infrastructure.
One of the most favoured duty reimbursement schemes among exporters – the Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB) scheme – is likely to be scrapped, as the government gears up to introduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April 1. The scheme, which was extended till December 31 in the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014, is widely viewed as one of the best incentive schemes by exporters.
