Madhukar N Hiregange

Filing of GSTR-3B return is the first formal communication of business transactions with the government machinery in the GST era. It holds lot of importance especially in the current scenario where many businesses are still struggling with the basics of this new law i.e. obtaining provisional id’s, issues in logins, interpretation issue...

Conceptually GST is destination/consumption based tax i.e. person consuming the service/goods shall bear the burden of such tax and that revenue shall go to the corresponding state but no provision express this concept/ philosophy. However same was inherent and more adequately embodied in the provisions of Place of supply (POS)....

Banks are registered under service tax in the category of Banking and Financial Services. They collect and pay service tax on its various incomes such as commissions, bank charges, documentation charges, processing fees etc. levied on its customers....

Organizations that will plan its business processes better in a manner to best suit the needs of the GST regime, then such organization will have competitive edge over others....

The levy of GST is on supply of goods and/or services which is dealt with by Section 8 of the revised model GST law. Section 3 of the said law provides for meaning and scope of supply. In this article, we would be discussing on the relevance of two terms namely meaning and scope, similarities, conflicts and overriding nature of both the t...

India is committed to implement Goods and Service Tax (GST). GST is expected to be implemented from April 2017 or a little later. The tax system is currently in the drafting stages with a few undecided issues holding up the agreement between the states and the Centre. ...

Introduction of GST shall be a breather for Automobile sector wherein taxes on vehicle are largely expected to be @ 18% in GST regime except for luxury cars where the rate may go upto 28% plus cesses....

One of recent trends has been enquiries and letters by service tax department to all restaurants/bars/wine shops demanding payment of service tax on liquor license fee paid to state government. ...

Section 66B of finance Act provides for levy of service tax on value of all services provided or agreed to be provided in the taxable territory by one person to another unless they are covered in negative list....

GST would become a reality and the nation could witness changes in the traditional ways of doing business. Businesses right now have the option to proactively embrace this reform, understand its intricacies and take a business advantage out of this change by acting immediately....