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Goods and Services Tax : The article discusses how GST authorities are increasingly reversing ITC based on upstream NGTP allegations without proving fraud ...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains common objections raised during GST departmental audits under Section 65, including ITC mismatches, GSTR reco...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains how rigid GST compliance and fear of penalties are pushing small businesses back into cash transactions. It s...
Goods and Services Tax : The new Invoice Management System (IMS) will introduce real-time invoice matching and automated ITC verification under GST. Busine...
Goods and Services Tax : This article explains updated GST rates, ITC rules, SAC classifications, and compliance requirements applicable to hotels and hosp...
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 representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities arrested the key accused for orchestrating fake ITC claims and fictitious export transactions. The case highlights str...
Goods and Services Tax : Authorities uncovered fraudulent ITC claims exceeding ₹8 crore without actual supply of goods. The ruling highlights that ITC is...
Goods and Services Tax : Gauhati High Court held that cancellation of GST registration without assigning reasons in FORM GST REG-19 was illegal and violate...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi remanded the matter after finding that the Commissioner (Appeals) failed to consider the appellant’s affidavit and ...
Goods and Services Tax : Bombay High Court held that GST proceedings initiated against a company that had ceased to exist after amalgamation were void ab i...
Corporate Law : High Court directed authorities to examine claims relating to additional road work, carriage charges, GST differential, and deduct...
Goods and Services Tax : Bombay High Court observed that payments made while search proceedings are continuing may not automatically qualify as voluntary d...
Goods and Services Tax : The GST Appellate Tribunal issued a detailed order constituting benches across India and classifying GST disputes into three categ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Principal Bench of GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants upload required soft copy document...
Goods and Services Tax : The Central Government amended Notification No. 14/2018-UT Tax by replacing officials listed against Serial No. 2. The notificatio...
Goods and Services Tax : The Central Government has authorized the GSTAT Principal Bench, New Delhi, to hear appeals under Section 101B of the CGST Act. Th...
Goods and Services Tax : The data highlights a sharp increase in GST collections driven by import-related IGST. It confirms strong revenue performance and ...
Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994 is being amended to,- a) insert an explanation in sub-section (3) of Section 73 to clarify that no penalty shall be imposed where service tax along with interest has been paid before issuance of notice by the department under this sub-section. b) provide definition of the term ‘business entity’ to include an association of persons, body of individuals, company or firm but not an individual.
Statutory taxes charged by the foreign governments are being excluded from taxable value for levy of service tax under the Air passenger transport service. 2) Exemption from service tax is being provided to services relating to ‘Erection, Commissioning or Installation’ of,-
The existing taxable service ‘Intellectual Property Right (IPR)’ excludes copyright from its scope. Copyrights on (a) cinematographic films and (b) sound recording are being brought under the ambit of service tax. However, copyright on original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work would continue to remain outside the scope of service tax.
Under the scheme of deduction of tax at source as provided in the Income-tax Act, every person responsible for payment of any specified sum to any person is required to deduct tax at source at the prescribed rate and deposit it with the Central Government within the specified time. However, no deduction is required to be made if the payments do not exceed prescribed threshold limits.
Income up to Rs 1.6 lakh – nil. Income above Rs 1.6 lakh and up to Rs 5 lakh – 10 per cent. Income above Rs 5 lakh and up to Rs 8 lakh – 20 per cent. Income above Rs 8 lakh – 30 per cent
The Finance Minister proposed to extend the concessional export finance regime for select exporters for one more year till March 31, 2011, thus giving the slowdown-hit sector further relief. “I propose to extend the interest subvention of 2 per cent for one more year for exports covering handicrafts, carpets, hand-looms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs),” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while presenting Budget for 2010-11.
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he would introduce major reforms for indirect taxes in the form of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April 1 next year. The government was earlier scheduled to introduce GST by April 1 this year.
# Income up to Rs 1.6 lakh – nil Income above Rs 1.6 lakh and up to Rs 5 lakh – 10 per cent Income above Rs 5 lakh and up to Rs 8 lakh – 20 per cent Income above Rs 8 lakh – 30 per cent. # Income Tax department ready with two-page Saral-2 return forms for individual salaried assesses.
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Fiscal prudence: Corrective measures to repair India’s balance sheet seem imminent. The fiscal position stands stressed with a 16-year high deficit of 6.8% of GDP. With Central Statistical Organisation advance estimates hinting at a GDP growth of 7.2% for 2009-10, the government is bound to withdraw some of the stimulus doled out previously.
