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Key Amendments / Clarifications of 53rd GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax : Explore detailed updates on appeal filing rules, electronic acknowledgements, corporate guarantees, and more from the 53rd GST Cou...

July 15, 2024 1398 Views 0 comment Print

Notifications & Circulars – In light of 53rd GST Council Meeting Recommendations

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the key updates and amendments in GST notifications and circulars issued based on the 53rd GST Council Meeting recommendat...

July 13, 2024 1608 Views 0 comment Print

53rd GST Council Meeting – Major Highlights

Goods and Services Tax : Discover the key decisions from the 53rd GST Council Meeting held on 22nd June 2024, including compliance measures, tax clarificat...

July 3, 2024 1683 Views 0 comment Print

Circulars issued pursuant to 53rd GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax : Discover the latest GST Council updates from Circulars 207 to 222, covering appeals limits, manufacturing procedures, place of sup...

July 3, 2024 2253 Views 0 comment Print

16 GST Circulars issued by CBIC-53rd GST Council meeting decisions

Goods and Services Tax : Discover key updates from 16 GST Circulars issued by CBIC post-53rd GST Council meeting. Learn about reduced litigation, special p...

July 1, 2024 2283 Views 0 comment Print


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53rd GST Council Meeting: Impact Analysis by ICMAI

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the impact of the 53rd GST Council Meeting recommendations, including waivers on interest and penalties under Section 73, ...

July 6, 2024 1083 Views 1 comment Print

GST Council Newsletter May 2024

Goods and Services Tax : India GST revenue for May 2024 reached ₹1.73 lakh crore, marking a 10% year-on-year growth. Discover the details and trends driv...

June 25, 2024 729 Views 0 comment Print

28 Recommendations of 53rd GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax : The 53rd GST Council Meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, produced several key recommendations aimed at easing...

June 22, 2024 9795 Views 2 comments Print

GST Council Newsletter For April 2024

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the April 2024 GST Council Newsletter covering discussions, record-high revenue collections, notifications, and legal insi...

June 1, 2024 2478 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council Newsletter For March 2024

Goods and Services Tax : In March 2024, India witnesses second-highest GST revenue collection at ₹1.78 lakh crore, marking an 11.5% year-on-year growth. ...

April 24, 2024 732 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 1680 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 18042 Views 0 comment Print

GST Tribunal Formed or Not? HC seeks response from GST Council

Goods and Services Tax : In this matter learned counsel for the G.S.T. Council is unable to tell as to whether the Tribunal is constituted or not. Learned ...

February 16, 2019 798 Views 0 comment Print

GST Council not recommended levy of GST on high speed diesel: HC

Goods and Services Tax : GST Council has not recommended levy of GST on high speed diesel and same is not notified by the Central Government under Section ...

May 26, 2018 5859 Views 0 comment Print

No violation of election code of conduct due to GST Council Recommendations: HC

Goods and Services Tax : In terms of Article 279A of the Constitution of India, it cannot be said that the recommendations made by the Goods and Services T...

April 1, 2018 1140 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GST Rates: Solar Cookers, Fire Sprinklers, Poultry Machinery Parts, Pre-Packaged Agricultural Produce & Govt Agency Supplies

Goods and Services Tax : GST rates on solar cookers, fire water sprinklers, parts of poultry-keeping machinery, pre-packaged agricultural produce and suppl...

July 17, 2024 177 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Exempts UTGST on Railway & Accommodation Services

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC exempts UTGST on Indian Railways services and specific accommodation services from July 15, 2024, following GST Council recom...

July 13, 2024 192 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Notifies Changes in UTGST Rates on Goods per 53rd GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC's Notification No. 02/2024 lowers UTGST rates on cartons, milk cans, solar cookers, and brooder parts, effective July 15, 202...

July 13, 2024 378 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Exempts IGST on Railway & Accommodation Services

Goods and Services Tax : Ministry of Finance amends IGST rates for railway services. Notification No. 04/2024 details tax exemptions for various services. ...

July 13, 2024 369 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Notifies Changes in IGST Rates on Goods per 53rd GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC's Notification No. 02/2024 reduces GST rates on cartons, milk cans, and solar cookers from 18% to 12%. Effective from 15th Ju...

July 13, 2024 765 Views 0 comment Print


12 decisions taken by GST Council for Small and Medium Enterprises

October 6, 2017 54135 Views 16 comments Print

The composition scheme shall be made available to taxpayers having annual aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 1 crore as compared to the current turnover threshold of Rs. 75 lacs. This threshold of turnover for special category States, except Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand, shall be increased to Rs. 75 lacs from Rs. 50 lacs.

Govt reduces GST rate on 28 type of goods and provided IGST exemption on few goods

October 6, 2017 18816 Views 4 comments Print

As per discussions held in the 22nd GST Council Meeting held under Chairmanship of Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley on 6th October, 2017, the following changes in GST rates for certain Goods and IGST rates on Imports of specified Goods have been recommended. Krishan Arora, Partner, Grant Thornton India LLP on the GST Council […]

GST Council: Double taxation is simply disgusting & shameful

October 3, 2017 9834 Views 4 comments Print

This is a case study about the levy of tax on ocean freight & the readers will themselves realize the truth that how greed drives the collection of taxes & no heed being paid to double taxation & the basic fact that what is the concept of Value Added Tax & why even the basics are belied & nobody cares even when the wrongs are denounced in the public domain.

GST Council: A holistic & sane approach is essential for exports

October 3, 2017 3330 Views 1 comment Print

Exports revival needs a holistic & sane approach which simply means that both the short term as well as the long term solutions need to be administered simultaneously:

Guidelines for division of GST taxpayers between Central & state govt

September 20, 2017 19539 Views 0 comment Print

following criteria should be followed for the division of taxpayer base between the Centre and the States to ensure single interface: i. Of the total number of taxpayers below Rs. 1.5 crore turnover, all administrative control over 90% of the taxpayers shall vest with the State tax administration and 10% with the Central tax administration;

Goods and Services Tax Council (GST Council) – Constitution & Powers

July 16, 2017 19977 Views 0 comment Print

The GST council, the key decision-making body that will take all important decisions regarding the GST, will have representation from the central government as well as all the state governments.

GST Council & Board give surprises & uneasiness to businesses

June 26, 2017 3900 Views 0 comment Print

Where a registered person having centralised registration under the existing law has obtained a registration under this Act, such person shall be allowed to take, in his electronic credit ledger, credit of the amount of CENVAT credit carried forward in a return, furnished under the existing law by him, in respect of the period ending with the day immediately preceding the appointed day in such manner as may be prescribed.

Summary of 17th GST Council Meeting

June 20, 2017 6315 Views 0 comment Print

Agenda of meeting: – The Union Minister for Finance, Shri Arun Jaitley will chair the17th Meeting of the GST Council scheduled to be held on June 18,2017 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi .Main agenda items of the 17th GST Council Meeting include

17th GST Council meeting- Decisions on rates for Services & on Lottery

June 18, 2017 2322 Views 1 comment Print

. It has been decided in respect of the service of transport of goods by a vessel that GST rate of 5% will be available with ITC in respect of input services and GST paid on ships, vessels including bulk carriers and tankers.

GST Service: Amendment in Tax / Registration exemption and Rates

June 12, 2017 13254 Views 0 comment Print

1. In the list of service tax exemptions to be continued in GST as approved by the GST Council, after S.No. 83, the following shall be inserted –

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