Smooth Roll-out of E-way Bill System from today, 1st April, 2018
Posted Date : 02-Apr-2018 , 09:14:21 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
As per decision of the GST Council, e-Way Bill system became mandatory from today i.e. 01st April, 2018 for all inter-State movement of goods. The implementation of the nationwide e-Way Bill mechanism under GST regime is being done by GSTN in association with the National Informatics Centre (N...
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CBEC sanctions Rs 12700 Cr GST refund claims
Posted Date : 01-Apr-2018 , 11:45:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has sanctioned GST refunds worth about Rs 12,700 crore or 80 per cent of the eligible claims of exporters, an official said today.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) had organised refund facilitation camps in field offices between March 15-31 to assist exporters in fill...
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Clarification with respect to the E-way Bill System
Posted Date : 01-Apr-2018 , 11:39:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The e-way Bill System for Inter-State movement of goods across the country is being introduced from 01st April 2018. Few clarifications regarding the new e-way bill system are as follows:
Situation: -Consider a situation where a consignor is required to move goods from City X to City Z. He appoin...
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Govt asks businesses to register on e-way bill platform ahead of Apr 1 rollout
Posted Date : 28-Mar-2018 , 08:42:05 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government has asked businesses and transporters to register on e-way platform as soon as possible with just three days left for the Electronic Way bill to roll out.
From the first of April, businesses would be required to present the e-way bill to a GST inspector for inter-state transporta...
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GST profiteering complaint form simplified - Fin Min
Posted Date : 28-Mar-2018 , 10:08:54 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Finance Ministry has simplified and reduced the number of columns in the complaint form to make it easier for consumers to report any profiteering activity by businesses post GST rollout.
The number of columns in the simplified single-page form have been slashed to 16, of which 12 field...
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GST revenue collections for February 2018 stand at Rs. 85,174 crore
Posted Date : 27-Mar-2018 , 05:23:27 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Total Revenue Collection under GST: The last date for filing of GSTR 3B return for the month of February 2018 was 20th March 2018. The total revenue received under GST for the month of February 2018(received in February/March upto 26th March) has been Rs. 85,174 crores.
1.05 crore taxpayers have ...
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Business with nil tax liability may get to file GST returns bi-annually
Posted Date : 26-Mar-2018 , 08:34:24 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Businesses having zero tax liability for six consecutive months under GST may soon get relief once the proposal to allow such entities to file returns only twice a year gets the GST Council’s nod.
According to recent data, as much as 40 per cent of return filers under the Goods and Services...
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Over 68000 companies registered in 8 months post GST - MCA
Posted Date : 25-Mar-2018 , 10:12:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
More than 68,000 companies have been registered in eight months following the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, Union Minister P P Chaudhary said.
GST --the biggest tax reform-- was rolled out from July 1, 2017.
"The total number of companies registere...
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GST - Clarity on E-Way Bill
Posted Date : 22-Mar-2018 , 10:59:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government has received various representations from Association of Exporters as well as Corporate Bodies seeking clarity on e-way bill regarding movement of goods from dry-ports to sea ports and from SEZs within the zone. Some of the queries regarding applicability of e-way bill provisions are as b...
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States Exempted from Tax Refund after GST
Posted Date : 22-Mar-2018 , 10:57:31 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The North Eastern and Hilly States have not been provided exemption from tax refund till March, 2027 under GST. The GST Council in the meeting held on 30.09.2016, had decided that all entities exempted from payment of indirect tax under the then existing tax incentive scheme shal...
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GST on Skill Development, Start-Ups and Tourism
Posted Date : 22-Mar-2018 , 10:56:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
All kinds of representations received from the trade and industry (including start-ups) regarding GST rates on services have been deliberated in the Fitment Committee. Government has exempted various kinds of services in relation to skill development. Decision pertaining to rates of GST an...
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Punjab waives its share of GST on langar at key shrines
Posted Date : 21-Mar-2018 , 09:16:33 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced waiver of the state government’s 50% share in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on community kitchen (langar) at Golden Temple, Durgiana Temple, Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath and key shrines of the other communities.
The Punjab assembly also una...
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CBEC to verify GST transitional credit claims of 50000 taxpayers
Posted Date : 19-Mar-2018 , 08:42:33 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to check "frivolous and fraudulent" tax credit claims by businesses, the CBEC has decided to verify demands of top 50,000 tax payers claiming maximum GST transitional credit, starting with those where the quantum exceeds Rs 25 lakh.
The verification of "unreasonable&...
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HC seeks govt response on plea challenging a GST rule
Posted Date : 18-Mar-2018 , 09:13:01 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on a Bajaj Auto dealer's plea challenging constitutionality of a GST rule which provides a time line for filing the form to claim input tax credit.
A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and...
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Only 16% of initial GST returns filed for July-Dec matched with final returns
Posted Date : 18-Mar-2018 , 10:53:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
With only 16 per cent of the summary sales returns under GST matching with the final returns, the revenue department has started to analyse major gaps with a view to check any possible tax evasion.
According to the GST returns data, 34 per cent of businesses paid Rs 34,400 crore less tax between ...
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Indian GST is one of the most complex tax systems in the World - World Bank
Posted Date : 16-Mar-2018 , 08:38:43 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Indian Goods and Services Tax (GST) system is among the most complex in the world with not only one of the highest tax rates but also one of the largest number of tax slabs, the World Bank has said.
It added that India has the highest standard GST rate in Asia, and second highest in the world...
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Division of assesses under GSTN
Posted Date : 13-Mar-2018 , 08:38:30 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The division of assesses between Centre and State is decided by the Centre and State Governments. GSTN got an application developed using which Central and State tax authorities have uploaded the data on allocation of migrated taxpayers in the GST System database. As on 8th March, 2018 data on divis...
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Recommendations made during the 26th meeting of the GST Council held in New Delhi
Posted Date : 11-Mar-2018 , 09:22:39 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Return filing System
The present system of filing of GSTR 3B and GSTR 1 is extended for another three months i.e., April to June, 2018 till the new return system is finalized. A new model was discussed extensively and Group o...
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Recommendations regarding E-way Bill made during meeting of the GST Council
Posted Date : 11-Mar-2018 , 09:21:06 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In the 26th meeting held here, the GST Council has recommended the introduction of e-way bill for inter-State movement of goods across the country from 01st April 2018. For intra-State movement of goods, e-way bill system will be introduced w.e.f. a date to be announced in a phased manner but ...
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26th Meeting of the GST Council meets & decides Extension of tax exemptions for exporters for six months
Posted Date : 11-Mar-2018 , 09:19:07 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Sending a strong positive signal to the exporting community, the GST Council in its 26thmeeting held here today decided to extend the available tax exemptions on imported goods for a further 6 months beyond 31.03.2018. Thus, exporters presently availing various export promotion schemes can now conti...
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GST Council Approves Staggered Rollout of E-way Bill from April 15
Posted Date : 10-Mar-2018 , 03:22:17 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The GST Council on Saturday has approved staggered rollout of the intra-state e-Way Bill from April 15. The states have been divided into four lots for the rollout. Sources said Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu are likely to initiate the rollout.
The GST Council meet, chaired by Finance Minister Aru...
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Over one crore taxpayers registered under GST - Govt
Posted Date : 10-Mar-2018 , 09:10:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Over one crore taxpayers have registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was rolled out from on 1st of July last year. The GST has subsumed over a dozen local taxes, including Excise Duty, Service Tax and VAT.
Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla, in a written repl...
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GST TRAN-2 submission date extended upto 31 March 2018
Posted Date : 08-Mar-2018 , 08:29:01 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
CBEC has extended Last Date for Submission of GST TRAN-2 extended upto 31 March 2018 vide Notification No.12/2018 – Central Tax dated : 7th March 2018. Relevant Extract is as follows:-
2. In the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, –
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Directors of two companies held for GST fraud
Posted Date : 01-Mar-2018 , 09:23:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
CGST Mumbai Central Commissionerate arrested the directors of two companies for allegedly availing of tax credit in a fraudulent manner.
Sanjiv Pravin Mehta, director of Shah Brothers Ispat Pvt Ltd, and Vinaykumar D Arya, director of V N Industries, both were arrested for availing of inelig...
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GST Network simplifies returns filing process
Posted Date : 22-Feb-2018 , 10:36:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a move to make filing of returns taxpayer friendly and error-free, the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN), the firm that processes tax returns in the indirect tax regime, has simplified the monthly return of sales summary that businesses and traders have to file.
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GST e-way bill software set to be overhauled
Posted Date : 15-Feb-2018 , 09:10:48 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government is looking at complete overhaul of the electronic-way-bill (e-way-bill) system under the goods and services tax (GST) regime instead of tinkering with its structure or scrapping it altogether, sources in the know told DNA Money.
According to him, the e-way invoice could be relaunch...
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GST regime not user-friendly - Bombay High Court
Posted Date : 11-Feb-2018 , 08:12:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Bombay High Court said the goods and services tax (GST) regime wasn't easy to use, questioning the celebratory midnight session of Parliament that was held to mark its launch. It called on those responsible for GST implementation to resolve glitches in the system that have led to frustration...
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RBI announces relief measures for GST-affected MSME sector
Posted Date : 08-Feb-2018 , 09:13:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a measure to provide relief to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector which was "badly hit" by the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday gave them an extension of up to 180 days to clear their loans to banks. ...
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Central board of excise and customs [CBEC] to be renamed central board of indirect taxes and customs (CBIC)
Posted Date : 02-Feb-2018 , 08:44:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
With the roll out of GST, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2018-19 in Parliament today, announced that the name of Central Board of Excise and Customs [CBEC] will be changed to Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBI...
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CBEC extends Trial period for generation of e-way bill; e-way bill Not compulsory for now
Posted Date : 02-Feb-2018 , 08:37:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Official Twitter Handle of GST and CBEC said that In view of difficulties faced by the trade in generating e-way bill due to initial tech glitches, it has been decided to extend the trial phase for generation of e-way bill, both for inter and intra-State movement of goods. It shall be made comp...
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