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.
Goods and Services Tax : ECGC payouts in INR do not qualify as export proceeds under GST and FEMA laws. Exporters must secure AD bank write-offs to avoid r...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether unregistered individuals could exercise appellate rights. The Court held that procedural hurdles like absenc...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was denial of ITC transfer due to different State registrations of entities. The Court ruled that no such restriction ex...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was delays and inconsistencies in GST fund settlement under the earlier framework. The new rules introduce a fully autom...
Goods and Services Tax : The issue was taxation of intermediary services as domestic supply. The law now treats such services as exports, allowing zero-rat...
Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrested GST officials for demanding a bribe to facilitate registration approval. The case highlights strict enforcement again...
Goods and Services Tax : The CBI arrested a CGST Assistant Commissioner for demanding a bribe to halt GST proceedings. The officer was caught red-handed ac...
Goods and Services Tax : The Government reduced GST on paper sacks and bags from 18% to 5% following GST Council recommendations. The move addresses farmer...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI has recommended mandatory verification of the Certificate of Practice for Chartered Accountants appearing before GSTAT to ens...
Goods and Services Tax : The Government introduced reforms such as e-invoicing and auto-population of data in GST returns. These measures improve accuracy,...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that GSTIN cannot be cancelled solely based on supplier irregularities without examining the taxpayer’s transacti...
Corporate Law : The Court held that input tax credit claimed on invoices from non-existent dealers justified penalty under VAT law. It reaffirmed ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court set aside a show cause notice that combined several financial years into one proceeding. It held that each assessment ye...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that each financial year creates a separate cause of action, making a consolidated notice legally unsustainable. It...
Goods and Services Tax : The ruling found that issuing a single notice for multiple tax years violates statutory requirements. The Court quashed the notice...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has enabled editing of the pre-deposit percentage in APL-01 filings. The change allows taxpayers flexibility, while verificat...
Goods and Services Tax : Taxpayers faced issues filing appeals where adjudication orders showed zero demand. GSTN clarified that such system limitations re...
Goods and Services Tax : Both domestic and import revenues contributed to GST growth, alongside increased refunds. The figures highlight improved tax admin...
Goods and Services Tax : The government introduced new rules replacing the 2017 framework to streamline IGST settlement between Centre and States. The rule...
Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Government has extended the time limit to file appeals before the Appellate Tribunal for orders communicated before Ap...
Note that, Once GST Constitutional Amendment bill is passed, it will give power to center to frame the GST Act and pass it through parliamentary Process. This constitutional amendment bill is just giving power for Birth of GST Law.
Quick understanding of Composition levy under section 8: Who is eligible: Registered Taxable person whose aggregate turnover as defined by section 2(6) of Draft Model GST Law, 2016 which includes both taxable and non-taxable supplies, exempt supplies and exports in a financial year does not exceed Rs. 50 Lakhs.
Kaneria Granito Ltd Vs ACIT (Gujarat High Court) In this case, admittedly, all the three bank accounts were in the nature of either the cash credit account or term loan account. In other words, the accounts were opened to enable the assessee to borrow the money from the bank for the purpose of its business. […]
Present Indirect Tax structure of India provides various levies and taxable events in respect of such levies vary, depending upon the nature of tax. The four major constituents of present Indirect Tax structure and taxable events thereof can be described as under:
In general terms tax defined as a levy of any type of financial charges being imposed by state or central governments on Individuals and Other Entities (includes Education, Corporates and Small and Big Shop keepers) Local authorities like municipal corporations also have the right to impose taxes.
GST is one of the biggest tax reforms since 1947. It would mitigate the cascading effect by subsuming a large number of Central and State taxes into a single tax, and pave the way for a common market. A roadmap towards the stronger nation is stalled in the political walls of Rajya Sabha.
Whatever may be the time frame for the rollout and implementation of GST in India, it has huge impact on the business process and to the business houses. The business process have to be changed due to the above mentioned points. The budget session of the Parliament is being proposed from 23rd February, 2016 and it is expected to be placed in the Rajya Sabha for discussion.
In the Indian context, Constitution of India specifically reserves the power to impose tax on specific activities to specific level of Government, e.g., tax on import of goods can be imposed by Union Government only whereas tax on sale of goods involving movement of goods within the State can be imposed by State Governments only.
In normal course of business, the registered dealer buys goods from the registered dealer and avails the input tax credit and utilizes the same for paying the output tax liability on sales. There will be certain cases where the inputs are taxed and the output is not taxed or inputs are taxed at higher rate and output is taxed at lower rate or inputs are taxed at normal rates and output is tax exempted on account of supplies to deemed export units or exports etc.
In a federal country like India where the power to tax domestic trade is divided between the Central Government and the State Government, the designing of a destination based GST becomes extremely complicated. A conventional national GST cannot be implemented without the States losing their fiscal autonomy.
