Another chance to exchange demonetized notes likely in 15 days
Posted Date : 05-Jul-2017 , 08:21:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought to prevail on the Centre to open a fresh window for exchange of scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes+ for people who missed the December 30 deadline, if they could establish that the money was theirs and they had a genuine reason for not changing it.
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GST rate for specified items for Physically Challenged Persons
Posted Date : 04-Jul-2017 , 04:45:26 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Some questions are raised about GST rates fixed for specific devices for physically challenged persons. This matter is explained here in below.
Assistive devices and rehabilitation aids for physically challenged persons, listed below, have been kept at the concessional 5% GST rate:
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Credit card bill payment exempt from cash dealing limit
Posted Date : 04-Jul-2017 , 04:42:03 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Restrictions on cash dealings of Rs 2 lakh or more will not apply to credit card bill payments, business correspondents appointed by banks and issuers of prepaid instruments, the revenue department has said.
The Finance Act 2017 banned cash transaction of Rs 2 lakh or above with effect April 1, 2...
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CBDT sends names of 12 CAs indulging in tax evasion to ICAI
Posted Date : 04-Jul-2017 , 12:56:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a move to crackdown on Chartered Accountants indulging in unethical tax evasion, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has sent a list of 12 CAs to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for action. The move comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged CAs to work against t...
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Cabinet Secy asks secretaries of various depts to ensure smooth implementation of GST
Posted Date : 04-Jul-2017 , 09:04:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha held a review meeting to take stock of implementation of the GST. The Cabinet Secretary asked secretaries of various departments to give their feedback on the rollout of GST.
Mr. Sinha asked every Secretary to take-up the responsibility of addressing the GST rela...
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GST - India's biggest ever tax reform launched
Posted Date : 01-Jul-2017 , 06:36:42 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The biggest ever tax reforms in the country's history, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into effect from midnight.
The historic launch of GST was done at the Central Hall of Parliament where President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the new regime by pres...
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President of India addresses special function in Parliament organized to launch GST
Posted Date : 01-Jul-2017 , 06:34:44 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee graced a special function organized to launch the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the midnight of June 30- July1, 2017 in the Central Hall of Parliament House, New Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the introduction of GST ...
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PAN won't be invalidated without Aadhaar link from 1 July
Posted Date : 30-Jun-2017 , 08:57:03 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Taxpayers without Aadhaar number or its enrolment ID will not be able to electronically file their income tax returns (ITRs) from 1 July even as the tax department has said that in no case any PAN will be invalidated.
A senior income tax (I-T) department official clarified that people who are not...
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No online filing of income tax returns without Aadhaar
Posted Date : 30-Jun-2017 , 08:51:38 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Taxpayers without Aadhaar number or its enrolment ID will not be able to e-file their Income Tax returns (ITRs) from July 1 even as the tax department has said that in no case any PAN will be invalidated. A senior Income Tax Department official clarified that people who are not able to link their Aa...
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GST implementation will remain a challenge for Govt
Posted Date : 30-Jun-2017 , 08:44:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
On the eve of launch of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), ADB president Takehiko Nakao said its a good initiative but its implementation will remain a challenge for the government.
"There can be some transitional issues like filing of returns and its scrutiny...another issue might be that of...
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Govt starts notifying provisions of GST acts, amends rules
Posted Date : 29-Jun-2017 , 08:38:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
With two days left for roll out of GST, the Finance Ministry has started notifying various provisions of law relating to interest calculation, input tax credit and valuation.
Provisions in the Central GST Act (CGST), Integrated GST (IGST) Act and Union Territory GST Act and rules under them are b...
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Government issues notification for roll out of GST from Saturday
Posted Date : 29-Jun-2017 , 08:36:34 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government has notified roll out of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 1st of next month, the GST will subsume a host of indirect levies like excise, service tax and VAT.
A special programme will be held in Central Hall of Parliament tomorrow midnight for the launch of new indirect tax regime. Pre...
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Centre makes linking of existing Aadhaar with PAN of taxpayers mandatory from 1st July
Posted Date : 28-Jun-2017 , 04:57:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Government has made it mandatory to link existing Aadhaar numbers with Permanent Account Number (PAN) of taxpayers with effect from July 1.
Amending income tax rules and notifying the same, the Government has also made quoting of the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar or the enrolment ID a must at th...
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CBDT entered into Five Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreement with Indian taxpayers
Posted Date : 28-Jun-2017 , 04:54:53 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) entered into Five Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreement with Indian taxpayers during June, 2017. A Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (involving United Kingdom) was also signed during the month.
The APA Scheme endeavours to provide certainty to taxpayers i...
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GST software testing done - GSTN
Posted Date : 28-Jun-2017 , 08:06:01 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
GST Network, providing technology backbone for the new tax regime, said it has completed all software trials and testings necessary to successfully rollout GST from July 1. Over 66 lakh taxpayers have enrolled on the GSTN portal, chairman Navin Kumar said.
“GST IT system has undergone...
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No GST on railway tickets booked before July 1
Posted Date : 27-Jun-2017 , 08:00:24 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Service Tax (GST), set to kick in on July 1, will replace service tax for all airconditioned and first class railway tickets.
However, tickets booked before July 1 for journeys starting on or after that date will not attract the tax and the difference in service tax and GST will not...
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PM Narendra Modi will launch revised syllabus for CA students on July 1
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2017 , 09:25:35 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a revised syllabus for Chartered Accountancy students from July 1 this year, according to the former president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), G Ramaswamy, who claimed that the number of students pursuing CA will increase in the next fe...
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Nepali CAs get enrolled with ICAI to be barred from practice in Nepal
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2017 , 09:19:06 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Chartered accountants, who get enrolled in the Indian chartered accountant institute after mid-July ’18 will not get a licence to practice chartered accountancy in Nepal.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body for chartered accountants, has taken a decis...
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Union Finance Minister urges CM Membooba Mufti Sayeed to implement GST in the State
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2017 , 09:08:51 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Finance Minister Sh. Arun Jaitley today has written a letter to the Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, Membooba Mufti Sayeed urging for introduction of the goods and services tax in Jammu and Kashmir from 1st July, 2017 along with the rest of the States.
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Postponement of provision relating to TDS and TCS of the CGST / SGST Act 2017
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2017 , 07:10:44 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
With the objective of ensuring smooth rollout of GST and taking into account the feedback received from the trade and industry regarding the provisions of deduction of tax at Source under Section 51 of the CGST / SGST Act 2017 and collection of tax at source under Section 52 of the CGST / SGST Act 2...
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Traders want ombudsman for redressal of GST grievances
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2017 , 07:07:58 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Traders' body CAIT today demanded setting up of an 'impartial authority' like an ombudsman or Lokpal, whom businessmen can voice their grievances related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and seek redressal.
"At present if I have a taxation-related grievance, the appellate auth...
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GST registrations for e-commerce, new companies to begin from today
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2017 , 10:08:20 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Ecommerce operators and TDS deductors will be able to register with GST Network beginning June 25, when the portal re-opens for fresh registration.
Also, existing excise, service tax and VAT assessees will get another chance to migrate to the GSTN portal as registration for them too opens on Sund...
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RBI makes Banks responsible for misselling third party products
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2017 , 09:54:03 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Banks for the first time have been made accountable for misselling third-party products like insurance policies or mutual fund schemes. Customers can also file complaints against banks for problems with mobile and digital banking services.
The RBI on Friday said that it has widened the scop...
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CBDT notifies new scrutiny notices with e-facility for taxpayers
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2017 , 09:44:00 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The CBDT has notified revised income tax scrutiny notices that will allow taxpayers to conduct their business with the taxman over the Internet without needing to visit the I-T office, hence reducing physical interface between them.
The new format pertains to three types of notices that are issue...
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RBI amends Banking Ombudsman Scheme
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2017 , 09:40:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The central bank has extended the scope of Banking Ombudsman Scheme. The Reserve bank said that under the amended scheme, a customer would also be able to lodge a complaint against the bank for its non-adherence to RBI instructions with regard to mobile banking/ electronic banking services in India....
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Govt loosens norms for auditor rotation for unlisted companies
Posted Date : 23-Jun-2017 , 07:07:55 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has relaxed conditions for unlisted companies that do not have loans from banks, financial institutions or deposits from public of more than Rs 50 crore on rotation of auditors.
Currently, these companies can't appoint individual auditors for consecutive five years and auditor ...
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Cabinet expresses Gratitude to State CMs and others for their cooperation in introduction of GST
Posted Date : 23-Jun-2017 , 07:00:54 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has passed a resolution expressing gratitude to Chief Ministers of States and others for their cooperation in introduction of GST.
“GST is the biggest tax reform in independent India. It is one of the most sweeping indirect ...
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GST to lower overall tax burden over time - RBI governor
Posted Date : 23-Jun-2017 , 06:57:49 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
As the four-rate structure, Goods and Services Tax will come into force in all states across the country except Jammu & Kashmir from the midnight of June 30, the Reserve Bank of India Governor Mr. Urjit Patel today expressed optimistic view that GST would eventually reduce taxes and inefficienci...
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GSTN to launch helpline for taxpayers, officials on Jun 25
Posted Date : 22-Jun-2017 , 10:33:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
GST Network, the company providing IT backbone for the GST, will launch two call centres on Sunday to handle queries from taxpayers and tax officials.
The Goods and Services Tax will be rolled out from July 1, and GSTN will have a major role to play as it will have to handle the huge traffic of i...
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GST registration for existing Service Tax, Excise, VAT to reopen on June 25th
Posted Date : 22-Jun-2017 , 05:02:51 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government has said a new window for registration for Goods and Services Tax for excise, service tax and VAT payers will reopen on June 25th.
Talking to media, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said traders and businessmen can enroll themselves on GSTN website. Two rounds of registration have...
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