With the conclusion of the 25th GST Council meet on January 18, 2018, the gist of the key takeaways from the meeting are as under: Policy Changes 1. Late fee payable by any registered person for failure to furnish following returns has been reduced to Rs. 50/- per day [and Rs. 20/- per day in case of Nil return] from Rs. 200/- per day:
UIDAI has all my data including biometrics, bank account, PAN, etc. Will they be used to track my activities? Why am I being asked to verify and link my mobile numbers with Aadhaar?
E-way bill is an electronic document generated on the GST portal evidencing movement of goods. The nationwide e-way Bill system will be ready to be rolled out on a trial basis latest by 16th January, 2018 i.e, from tomorrow and from the 1st February the implementation of nationwide e-way Bill system for interstate supply will be done on a compulsory basis. Therefore, the Sankrant will come on Consignor, Consignee and transporter.
The E-way Bill will be rolled out across the country from 1st February after which there will not be any need for separate transit pass from each state through which the vehicle is to pass as the E-way Bill or GST Bill will be valid throughout India for movement of goods, the GSTN informed today. […]
Facility to claim ITC on stock by filing FORM ITC 01 has been provided on the GST Portal to the following: Newly Registered taxpayers, Taxpayers who have taken registration on Voluntarily Basis Taxpayers who have opted out of Composition Scheme to pay tax as normal taxpayer Registered persons who were providing exempt supply of goods and/or services which now have become taxable
Union Budget 2018-19 is just a fortnight away from now and there is one school of thought which say that Budget will not contain GST proposals.
The short answer would be, “as early as possible.” But that doesn’t mean a child should also buy a term plan. There are various conditions that define the right time for anyone to buy a term life cover. For a clear understanding, it is important that you understand ‘what is term plan after all? And […]
Q.1 Under which circumstances can a registered Taxpayer file for cancellation of GST registration? Ans: A registered Taxpayer can file for cancellation of GST registration on the occurrence of any of the following events:
Assessing Officers should follow the sequence as noted below for applying provisions of section 68 of the Act: Step 1: Whether there is credit of a sum during the year in the books of accounts maintained by the taxpayer. Step 2: If yes, the assessee should be asked to explain the nature and source of such credit appearing in the books of accounts of the assessee.
As per section 2(47) of the CGST Act, 2017, a supply is said to be exempt, when it attracts nil rate of duty or is specifically exempted by a notification or kept out of the purview of tax (i.e. a non-GST supply).