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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


Do the sarkar (CBIC) win over section 50 breaching what finance minister promised in 39th GST council meeting

August 26, 2020 5364 Views 1 comment Print

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs i.e., CBIC issued Notification Number 63/2020 – Central Tax dated 25th August 2020 regarding effective date of notification from 01-Sep-2020 with respect to section 100 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 2019 (23 of 2019) which inter alia discusses about levy of interest under section 50 of CGST Act […]

Upcoming GST Council Meetings- What to Expect?

August 26, 2020 6852 Views 0 comment Print

On 20th August 2020, the GST Council has scheduled two GST Council meetings back to back starting on August 27 and September 19th as 41st and 42nd meetings for 2020 respectively. With a steady decline in the GST collection, the Central Government has expressed its inability to compensate States this time. This agenda is to be discussed for the 41st […]

GST Council on GSTR-3B Late Fees, Interest, GST registration

June 16, 2020 2361 Views 1 comment Print

Arjuna, as a course of action to wipe up the pendency in return filing, the late fees for non-furnishing of Form GSTR-3B for the tax period of July, 2017 (i.e. beginning of GST period) to January, 2020 has been recommended to be reduced/waiver as under:

Highlights of 40th GST Council Meeting dated 12th June 2020

June 13, 2020 27684 Views 2 comments Print

Recommendation of 40th GST Council Meeting dated 12th June 2020 Following relaxation was recommended in GST Council Meeting for filing of GSTR Returns dated 12-06-2020 1 Relaxation for July-17 to Jan 2020 GSTR3B Return Return Period Late Fee Condition GSTR 3B July-17 to Jan 2020 NIL if no tax liabili ty Maximum 500 per return […]

40th GST Council Meeting gives Relief from Interest & Penalty

June 12, 2020 1896 Views 3 comments Print

Key outcome of 40TH GST council meeting – The 40th GST COUNCIL met under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman here today. Read- Recommendations of 40th GST council related to Law & Procedure Summary of Relief granted by 40th GST Council Meeting to taxpayers  Period Category of taxpayers Late […]

Recommendations of 40th GST council related to Law & Procedure

June 12, 2020 19554 Views 3 comments Print

Recommendations of the 40th GST Council meeting held today: Reduction in Late Fee for Past Returns, Further relief for small taxpayers for late filing of returns for Feb, Mar & Apr 2020 Tax periods.

GST Council’s 40th Meeting – Expectations of Trade & Industry

June 10, 2020 29766 Views 3 comments Print

The next GST Council meeting is scheduled to be held on 12.06.2020 through video conferencing mode. This is the first meeting post COVID-19 lockdown in the Country. Though Govt. has tried to give various reliefs in the month of April & May’2020 through Ordinance, Notifications & Circulars but the same seems to be meager in […]

GST Council to discuss GST late fee issue (Aug 2017 to Jan 2020)

June 2, 2020 28251 Views 13 comments Print

Issue of GST late fee for the past period (August 2017 to January 2020) to be discussed in the next GST Council meeting. In the recent past tweets have been noticed by the government on the issue of waiver of late fee applicable on non-filing of GSTR 3B returns. The demands are largely for the waiver of late fee for the returns which were required to be filed from the beginning of GST ie August, 2017.

Formation and Role of GST Council

May 9, 2020 38691 Views 0 comment Print

The article focused on Formation of GST Council and its Role. It is summarized in such a way that a lay man can also easily understand it. Formation of GST Council:- ♦ Article 279A talks about GST Council ♦ GST Council came into force on 12th September, 2016 ♦ President constituted the GST Council on […]

Highlights of the 39th GST Council Meeting

March 19, 2020 3552 Views 0 comment Print

1. Deferment of the new GST return system and e-invoicing to 1st October 2020. The present return system (GSTR-1, GSTR-2A & GSTR-3B) will be continued until September 2020. 2. Changes in the GST rates GST on mobile phones and specified parts was increased from 12% to 18%. All types of matches have been rationalised to […]

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