The decision of GST Council on pruning of the 28% slab list would be a welcome move for many industries in mass consumption space. In certain cases, it is also likely to bring down the total tax impact even lower than earlier regime which would be a big relief to the industry as well as consumers.
Revision of TRAN-1 has been enabled on GSTN. On opening the TRAN-1 filed previously and scrolling till bottom, one can see the ‘Re-Open’ tab which has been added. Re-open button is given only for those users that have either submitted or filed TRAN-1 previously. The relevant instructions in regard with revision are appearing under the […]
Form GSTR-4 online upload functionality is now available to taxpayers for uploading of their quarterly returns. Earlier Excel based GSTR-4 Offline tool was provided to taxpayers, to prepare their Form GSTR-4 offline.
The results of Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR), a quarterly global business survey, reveal that business optimism in India has slipped from 2nd position in the last quarter to 6th position in the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Now prior to approval of a Resolution Plan, the Resolution Applicants, including promoters, will be put to a stringent test with respect to their credit worthiness and credibility; Amendments to the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Resolution Process, 2016 impose a greater responsibility on the Resolution Professionals and the Committee of Creditors in discharging their duties.
ASSOCHAM has suggested examining the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on exports and impressing upon the GST Council and the government to help exporters receive their tax refunds without any further delay, besides easing rules for the GST administration on exports to maintain the growth momentum.
The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to October, 2017 show that net collections are at Rs. 4.39 lakh crore which is 15.2% higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year.
AoC-4 Non-XBRL and AoC-4 XBRL (Non-Ind AS) forms are being revised and are likely to be notified on 7th November 2017 including therein demonetization related changes. Stakeholders may plan accordingly and file using only the revised forms w.e.f. 8th November 2017. Source- http://www.mca.gov.in/#
Ministry of Finance has announced on its twitter handle on 06th October that Shri Hasmukh Adhia, IAS (GJ:1981), Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has been designated as the Finance Secretary. The vacancy was caused following the superannuation of Ashok Lavasa last month The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating Adhia as […]
The Panama Papers contained brief particulars of about 426 persons, prima facie, Indians or persons of Indian origin. The Income Tax Department conducted enquiries in all 426 cases, inter alia, through making 395 references to 28 foreign jurisdictions.
