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Understanding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meetings

Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the role and powers of the GST Council in shaping tax policy. It highlights how its decisions directly affec...

February 6, 2026 540 Views 0 comment Print

GST दरों में बड़ा सुधार: 56वीं बैठक के ऐतिहासिक कदम

Goods and Services Tax : जीएसटी परिषद की 56वीं बैठक में ज़रूरी वस्तुओं, ऑटो...

September 5, 2025 6576 Views 0 comment Print

Recommendations of 56th Meeting of GST Council for Paper Sector

Goods and Services Tax : The GST Council proposes new rates for the paper sector. GST is eliminated on notebook paper, reduced on pulp, and increased on ot...

September 5, 2025 2232 Views 0 comment Print

Recommendations of 56th Meeting of GST Council for Education Sector

Goods and Services Tax : The GST Council has proposed reducing or removing GST on educational items. Erasers, notebooks, pencils, and maps would become tax...

September 5, 2025 612 Views 0 comment Print

Day to Day Consumer Products: Decisions of 56th GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax : GST rates on a variety of daily use products will be reduced from 12% and 18% to 5%. This includes household goods, personal care ...

September 5, 2025 726 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


FAQs 1 on decisions of 56th GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax : Key FAQs on GST rate changes from the 56th GST Council, covering goods, services, vehicles, and exemptions effective from 22 Septe...

September 4, 2025 15468 Views 2 comments Print

Recommendations of the 55th Meeting of the GST Council

Goods and Services Tax : 55th GST Council meeting recommends tax reductions, exemptions, and compliance measures, including lower GST on fortified rice ker...

December 22, 2024 11178 Views 2 comments Print

GST Council Newsletter August 2024

Goods and Services Tax : The Second National Conference of GST Enforcement Chiefs focused on addressing fake registrations and enhancing compliance through...

October 24, 2024 1419 Views 0 comment Print

Recommendations during 54th meeting of GST Council

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the key recommendations made by the GST Council during its 54th meeting, including changes in GST rates, GoM formations, a...

September 10, 2024 14274 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council Newsletter July 2024

Goods and Services Tax : Key GST updates: CGST amendments in Budget 2024, Circulars on officer reassignment, recovery guidelines, and service taxability cl...

August 20, 2024 1749 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


C-Forms Cannot Be Denied for ENA Supply Since GST Council Deferred Tax Decision: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that manufacturers of alcoholic liquor cannot be denied C-Forms for inter-State ENA purchases because t...

May 16, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

18% GST on Samosa & Kachori: HC Dismisses Petition & directs to approach Appellate Authority

Goods and Services Tax : Rajasthan HC dismisses petition challenging 18% GST on samosa and kachori, directs Sodhani Sweets to approach the Appellate Author...

August 16, 2024 7821 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council’s Recommendations Must Be Considered: Jharkhand HC

Goods and Services Tax : Jharkhand High Court disposes of B D Enterprises' petition against GST Input Tax Credit time limits, aligning with the 53rd GST Co...

August 13, 2024 990 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council Can Recommend Rates, But Can’t Determine Classification: HC Allows Petition Challenging Flavoured Milk Classification

Goods and Services Tax : Madras HC rules on GST for flavoured milk in Parle Agro case. Key verdict on classification; implications for businesses....

November 17, 2023 3087 Views 0 comment Print

Recommendations of GST Council not binding on Union & States: SC

Goods and Services Tax : SC held that recommendations of the GST Council are not binding on the Union and States. It held that Recommendations of the GST C...

May 21, 2022 21219 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Notification No. 02/2025-Compensation Cess (Rate), Dated: 17th September, 2025

Goods and Services Tax : The Ministry of Finance has reduced the Compensation Cess rate to Nil for several items, effective September 22, 2025, per a new n...

September 17, 2025 10854 Views 0 comment Print

56th GST Council Meeting Scheduled for Sept 2025

Goods and Services Tax : The 56th GST Council Meeting will be held in New Delhi on September 3rd and 4th, 2025, with a preceding officers' meeting on Septe...

August 22, 2025 2460 Views 0 comment Print

GoM on Compensation Cess: Composition Updated

Goods and Services Tax : Office Memorandum details updated GoM composition for Restructuring Compensation Cess, led by Union Minister of State for Finance....

June 10, 2025 825 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council Modifies Life & Health Insurance GoM

Goods and Services Tax : The GST Council Secretariat has updated the composition of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Life and Health Insurance, effective Ju...

June 2, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council Forms GoM on Disaster Cess Implementation

Goods and Services Tax : A Group of Ministers (GoM) is set up to evaluate the feasibility of a special cess under GST for disaster relief and recommend a u...

March 3, 2025 2139 Views 0 comment Print


CBIC rationalize late fee for delay in filing FORM GSTR-7

June 1, 2021 3975 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC rationalize late fee for delay in filing of return in FORM GSTR-7 vide Notification No. 22/2021 – Central Tax-  Dated 1st June, 2021 to give effect to Recommendations of 43rd GST Council Meeting. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs New Delhi Notification No. 22/2021 […]

CBIC rationalize late fee for delay in furnishing of FORM GSTR-4

June 1, 2021 3951 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Rationalises late fees leviable under Section 47 for delay in furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-4 for the tax period 2021-22 onwards vide Notification No. 21/2021 – Central Tax-  Dated 1st June, 2021 to give effect to Recommendations of 43rd GST Council Meeting. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board […]

CBIC rationalize late fee for delay in furnishing of FORM GSTR-1

June 1, 2021 16008 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC rationalize late fee for delay in furnishing of the statement of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 from the tax period June 2021 onwards vide Notification No. 20/2021 – Central Tax-  Dated 1st June, 2021 to give effect to Recommendations of 43rd GST Council Meeting. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central […]

Late fee for delay in filing FORM GSTR-3B waived/rationalizd

June 1, 2021 32895 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC rationalizes late fee for delay in filing of return in FORM GSTR-3B and provided conditional waiver of late fee for delay in filing FORM GSTR-3B from July, 2017 to April, 2021 for specified taxpayers and specified tax periods vide Notification No. 19/2021 – Central Tax-  Dated 1st June, 2021 to give effect to Recommendations […]

Late GST return : Interest rate lowered for March to May 2021

June 1, 2021 11523 Views 1 comment Print

CBIC provides relief by lowering of interest rate for a specified time for tax periods March, 2021 to May, 2021  for late filing of monthly/quarterly returns in Form GSTR-3B or PMT-06 challans as well as for late filing of statement in Form CMP-08 by the composition tax payers vide Notification No. 18/2021 – Central Tax-  […]

CBIC extends due date of Form GSTR-1 for May 2021 by 15 days

June 1, 2021 66531 Views 0 comment Print

The due date for furnishing details of outward supplies in Form GSTR-1 for the month of May-2021 has been extended from 11th June, 2021 to 26th June, 2021 vide Notification No. 17/2021 – Central Tax-  Dated 1st June, 2021 to give effect to Recommendations of 43rd GST Council Meeting. Government of India Ministry of Finance […]

Revised Section 50 GST interest Provisions notified w.e.f. 01.06.2021

June 1, 2021 27045 Views 0 comment Print

Section 112 of the Finance Act providing for retrospective amendment in Section 50 of the CGST Act related to levy of interest has been notified w.e.f. 01.06.2021 vide Notification No. 16/2021 – Central Tax-  Dated 1st June, 2021. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs New […]

UTGST | Late GST return | Interest rate lowered for March to May 2021

June 1, 2021 1611 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC provides relief by lowering of interest rate for a specified time for tax periods March, 2021 to May, 2021 vide Notification No. 02/2021–Union Territory Tax dated 1st June, 2021 to give effect to Recommendations of 43rd GST Council Meeting. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and […]

GST Audit For FY 2020-21 – 43rd GST Council Meeting

May 30, 2021 9228 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharam in her Budget Speech on 1st day of February 2021, omitted  Section 35(5) and substituted Section 44 [by Section 101 & 102 of the Finance Act, 2021 respectively] of the CGST Act, 2017, so as to remove the mandatory requirement of furnishing a Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C) duly audited by a Practicing Chartered Accountants or Cost Accountants and to provide for filing […]

जीएसटी काउंसिल की 43वीं बैठक आज हुई ! एमनेस्टी योजना की सिफारिश,

May 30, 2021 1953 Views 0 comment Print

जीएसटी काउंसिल की 43वीं बैठक आज हुई ! एमनेस्टी योजना की सिफारिश, वित्त मंत्री का कहना है कि 89% करदाताओं को एमनेस्टी योजना से लाभ होगा! वित्त मंत्री श्रीमती निर्मला सीतारमण जी की अगुवाई में जीएसटी काउंसिल की 43वीं बैठक आज नई दिल्ली में वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंस के जरिए आयोजित की गयी ! काउंसिल की 43वीं […]

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