The Union government has exuded confidence in meeting the target for collections of the goods and services tax (GST) for the current financial year. However, the numbers so far
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Simplified GST return forms to be rolled out from April 1: Revenue Secretary – The Economic Times
The new simplified GST return forms will be rolled out from April 1, 2019, Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said Tuesday. He exuded confidence that the government will achieve
GST: Keeping it simple: Reconciliation of GST data in 5 steps
By Archit Gupta Reconciliation under Goods & Services Tax (GST) is about matching the data filed by the supplier with those of the recipients and
Credit to small businesses up five-fold to Rs 1.23 trn post GST: SBI report | Business Standard News
Economists at the country’s largest lender, SBI, on Tuesday termed concerns on credit supply to small businesses as a “myth” and said the sector has
GST: Modi government to change customs duty architecture to boost trade, ease of doing business
After rolling out the most comprehensive indirect tax reform – the goods and services tax – the Narendra Modi-led NDA government is set to unleash the next
Government clears Rs 91,149 crore GST refunds to exporters so far; Rs 6,053 crore still pending – The Economic Times
The finance ministry Monday said Rs 91,149 crore has been issued so far to exporters as GST refunds, which are 93.77 per cent of total claims with the tax
Govt plans linking e-way bill with FASTag, logistics data bank to check GST evasion – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Revenue Department is planning to integrate e-way bill with NHAI’s FASTag mechanism and DMICDC’s Logistics Data Bank (LDB) services, to facilitate faster movement of
Perspective of GST as regressive tax | Business Standard Column
In the popular parlance, it is a practice to consider VAT/GST as a regressive tax compared to Income Tax, which is a progressive tax. This understanding gives a
Businesses jittery over procedural hassles in filing of annual GST returns | Business Standard News
Businesses are jittery over procedural hassles in filing annual returns under the goods and services tax (GST) regime. These have to be given for part of 2017-18
Playing safe, govt may defer rollout of new GST returns system – The Hindu BusinessLine
In what could well turn into a pre-poll relief for traders and businesses, the Centre may opt to delay the rollout of the new format
GST: Amnesty scheme likely for ‘nil’, non-filers – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council may consider one-time amnesty scheme to facilitate exit for ‘nil’ filers and non-filers. “Approximately there are 25 lakh
GST compensation paid to states declines to Rs 11,900 cr in August-September – The Hindu BusinessLine
GST compensation paid to states by the Centre has declined to over Rs 11,900 crore during August-September, an official said. The bi-monthly GST compensation paid
Over 2 lakh assessees who migrated from VAT regime opt out of GST net – The Hindu BusinessLine
Over 2 lakh assessees have opted out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration as their turnover is below the prescribed threshold. This will
Year-end compliance under GST: Filing the annual GST return is a tedious task – The Financial Express
Form GSTR 9 provides for consolidation of monthly or quarterly GST returns, i.e., value of supplies, input tax credits availed and utilised, taxes paid etc.
GST anti-profiteering provisions: Not so profitable anymore | Business Standard Column
The concept of goods and services tax (GST) has been modelled along the lines of the value added tax (VAT) system adopted globally. Taking a
Some of the conceptual issues in GST | Business Standard Column
In an earlier article about a year back, I had written about some misconceptions regarding VAT & GST. Now I am writing more on the subject. (a) The White
When anti-profiteering authority bares fangs: Here’re lessons from 8 orders | Business Standard News
Anti-profiteering provisions under GST emanate from Section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, which mandates that (i) benefit on account of reduction in effective rate
For a change, a useful and needed circular | Business Standard Column
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued a very useful circular, 38/2018-Customs, dated October 18. It is on procedure in cases
GST likely to have 3-rate structure in future: Bibek Debroy – The Economic Times
“Only very few..two or three, including India, Canada and perhaps Australia have dual GST, while the rest have a single, unitary tax,” he said. The
GST-Surprise communiqué – The Hindu BusinessLine
Just after most taxpayers had filed their monthly returns for September comes a press release with no title, number, signature or information as to who