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Goods and Services Tax : The guide explains that GST registration certificates are available only through the GST Portal and must be downloaded manually. I...
Goods and Services Tax : From 22 September 2025, accommodation below ₹7,500 per day attracts 5% GST without ITC instead of 12%. The change aims to reduce...
Fema / RBI : The article explains RBI’s decision to reduce the export proceeds realization period from 15 months to 9 months and its impact o...
Goods and Services Tax : This guide explains the fundamentals of GST, including CGST, SGST, IGST, and UTGST. It also highlights how these classifications i...
CA, CS, CMA : GST disputes are increasing, creating substantial opportunities for Chartered Accountants in audits, adjudication, appeals, and ta...
Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST growth rate in India at 22% in May 2026. The achievement is attributed to strong tax admini...
Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...
Goods and Services Tax : The certificate clarifies that dealing and investment in securities are outside the scope of GST. Companies engaged solely in secu...
Goods and Services Tax : Representation addressed to Union Finance Minister, GST Council and CBIC seeks legislative and administrative relief for bona fide...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims based on fake invoices without actual supply of goods or services. The accused was arr...
Goods and Services Tax : The Gauhati High Court directed authorities to consider restoration of GST registration after the taxpayer filed pending returns a...
Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal held that procurement strategy, supplier oversight, and sourcing support formed part of a substantive procurement ser...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court observed that the documents produced indicated a sale of immovable property, which is not subject to GST. The matter was...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court remitted Section 74A GST orders for fresh adjudication after taxpayers argued that their replies to DRC-01 n...
Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that GST authorities cannot issue a single show cause notice covering multiple financial years. The Cou...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has postponed the implementation of mandatory "Ship To GSTIN" capture and voluntary E-Way Bill closure to 1 August 2026. The ...
Corporate Law : The 2026 amendments significantly expand disclosure requirements for operational creditors and corporate applicants. The changes a...
Goods and Services Tax : Gross GST collections reached ₹1.94 lakh crore in May 2026, registering 3.2% growth. The increase was driven largely by a 19.1% ...
Goods and Services Tax : The West Bengal GST Department ruled that intra-State movement of goods related to job work remains exempt from e-way bill generat...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has announced mandatory capture of Ship-To GSTIN in Bill-To/Ship-To transactions under the EWB system. The change aims to imp...
Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a very simple indirect tax structure, wherein tax paid on goods or services procured by any entity (manufactures, trader or service provider) at first level can be availed as input tax credit while passing on the goods or service to the second level.
The Goods and Service Tax – An Introductory study written by CA Sudhir Halakhandi in the ICAI CA Journal at the time of start of initial discussion of GST in India has been used as a reference article in the GST bulletin of the Loksabha Secretariat. This bulletin is prepared to introduce the Members of Parliament with the basics of the Goods and Service Tax.
Goods and Service Tax is being glorified as a system of taxation by which economy will take a upward swing and further it will ease the trade and industry with respect to the indirect tax system of the country. The revenue will be increased and the consumers have to pay less tax. Only one indirect tax has to be paid by the trade and industry and all the other indirect taxes will be subsumed in GST.
Changes made in the taxation system, it is a not simpler process. Nobody can make easily change in the Taxation System except the Tax Authority having power regarding towards the Constitution. So that is why, GST Act is not implemented till now. Article 246 and 254 of the Constitution, gives a power with respect to goods and Service tax imposed by the Union or by such state. But now a question arises to all of us i.e
1. Formation of cross functional core team to drive implementation of GST. This team shall disseminate the learnings to all the stakeholders of the company by keeping abreast of all the developments in the subject. Finance Head of the company should regularly meet and review the suggestions being made by the team and should take necessary action
India has adopted a dual GST system because of federal nature of our constitution where both centre and states will have the power to levy taxes on the sale of goods and services. GST is similar to VAT and can be termed as National level VAT on goods, with one difference, in GST not only goods but services are also included and rate of tax on both goods as well as services will be the same.
Basically GST stands for Goods and Service Tax. The Goods and Service Tax (GST) is likely to be implemented Very soon and many are worried about the same as the many of the people are still confused and illiterate over GST. While writing this I think learning something new is easier than teaching someone something new, so we all should start learning about GST on our own than to wait for implementation of GST.
Brief Intro: Introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) will indeed be an important perfection and the next logical step towards a widespread indirect tax reforms in India. As per, First Discussion Paper released by the Empowered Committee of the State Finance Ministers on 10.11.2009, it has been made clear that there would be a “Dual GST” […]
With no consenus in sight and the Modi Government facing a number crunch in the Rajya Sabha, long-pending GST Constitutional Amendment Bill was on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 referred to a Select Panel after the opposition insisted on its legislative scrutiny.
The present structure of Indirect Taxes is very complex in India. There are so many types of taxes that are levied by the Central and State Governments on Goods & Services. How nice will it be if there is only one unified tax rate instead of all these taxes? Yes , that’s what our Government of India has proposed through GST!
