New e-way bill system comes into force to bring uniformity across the states for smooth inter-state movement of goods
Posted Date : 01-Feb-2018 , 08:58:59 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A new e-way bill system will come into effect from today. Under the new system, every transporter will have to carry a system-generated bill to move goods from one place to another.
The e-way bill system has been introduced to bring uniformity across the states for seamless inter-state move...
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GST data reveals 50% increase in number of Indirect Taxpayers
Posted Date : 29-Jan-2018 , 02:20:33 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
A preliminary analysis of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) data reveals that there has been a 50% increase in the number of indirect taxpayers, besides a large increase in voluntary registrations, especially by small enterprises that buy from large enterprises and want to avail themselves ...
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Govt collects Rs 86,703 cr under GST in December
Posted Date : 26-Jan-2018 , 10:23:35 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government has collected 86,703 crore rupees under GST in the last month. Finance Ministry said, one crore taxpayers have been registered under GST so far.
Of them over 17 lakh are Composition Dealers which are required to file returns every quarter. It said, over 56 lakh GSTR 3B returns ha...
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Accepting of UIN of Foreign Diplomatic Missions/UN Organizations while making supplies
Posted Date : 23-Jan-2018 , 08:42:06 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Complaints have been received from the Foreign Diplomatic Missions / UN Organizations regarding unwillingness of vendors / suppliers / E-commerce websites to record the UIN (Unique Identify Number) while making sales to such Embassies / Missions / Consulates or UN organizations.
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Last date for filing GSTR-3B for the month of Dec.17 extended
Posted Date : 20-Jan-2018 , 10:43:58 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
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The last date for filing return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of December, 2017 is extended by two days to 22nd Januar...
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Recommendations for Changes In GST/IGST Rate and Clarifications in Respect of GST Rate
Posted Date : 18-Jan-2018 , 10:30:36 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley Chaired the 25th Meeting of the GST Council in New Delhi today. The Council has recommended certain in GST/IGST rate and clarifications in respect of GST rate on Goods specified below as per discussions in the 25thGST Council Meeting held today. Thes...
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Policy Changes recommended by the 25th GST Council Meeting
Posted Date : 18-Jan-2018 , 10:28:53 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley Chaired the 25th Meeting of the GST Council in New Delhi today. The following Policy Changes have been recommended by the GST Council in its 25thmeeting held today:
The late fee payable by any registered person for failure to furnish&...
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Recommendations made on GST Rate changes on services by the 25th GST Council Meeting
Posted Date : 18-Jan-2018 , 10:26:48 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley Chaired the 25th Meeting of the GST Council in New Delhi today. The Council has recommended many relief measures regarding GST rates ongoods and services covering many sectors and commodities. The Council has also recommended issuance of ...
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GST Council discusses making return filing process simpler
Posted Date : 18-Jan-2018 , 10:52:31 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The all-powerful GST Council today veered around the idea of making the GST return filing process simpler to ease compliance burden for small businesses.
The panel, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising representatives of all states, at its 25th meeting today decided to reduce ta...
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GST Council reduces tax rate on 29 goods and 53 categories of services
Posted Date : 18-Jan-2018 , 10:20:58 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Goods and Services Tax Council has reduced the tax rate on 29 goods and 53 categories of services by bringing them in lower category. The new rates will be effective from 25th of this month.
The GST rate on tailoring service has been reduced from 18 to 5 percent and tax on entry services to...
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GST Council to meet in Delhi today
Posted Date : 18-Jan-2018 , 08:46:49 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The GST Council will meet in New Delhi today. During the meeting, the Council may consider a host of proposals to simplify filing of returns and registration of large entities. Among other things, the Council will review the preparedness of GST Network (GSTN) in handling the return filing process as...
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GST e-way Bill System rolled out on trial basis
Posted Date : 17-Jan-2018 , 08:16:47 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Finance Ministry has rolled out the nationwide e-way Bill System for inter-state movement of goods on trial basis from Tuesday.
The GST provision requiring transporters to carry an electronic waybill will be implemented from February 1 for inter-state movements.
The e-way bill system elimi...
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GST could see major changes before Budget
Posted Date : 15-Jan-2018 , 08:16:35 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has lined up a slew of relief measures, including simplifying procedures for returns filing and relaxation of tax on agriculture implements, at its upcoming meeting on Thursday, according to sources.
On the agenda are rationalisation of GST on agricultural...
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No extension of date for filing return in FORM GSTR-1
Posted Date : 11-Jan-2018 , 08:48:48 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The last date for filing of return in FORM GSTR-1, for different classes of taxpayers for the relevant periods, as shown in the Table below, remains 10th January, 2018. There has been no further extension of date for filing return in FORM GSTR-1.
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GST Council to discuss various issues on January 11
Posted Date : 10-Jan-2018 , 09:09:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax Council (GST) is scheduled to meet on Thursday (January 11) to deliberate on reasons for the fall in revenue collection, simplification of and other issues.
The tax rate fitment committee may also look into any potential rate changes.
Last time, the council met...
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Simplifying invoice matching process on GST Council agenda
Posted Date : 10-Jan-2018 , 09:02:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Simplifying the invoice matching process to check tax evasion and the revenue leakages under the composition scheme will dominate discussions of the goods and services tax (GST) Council in its next meeting.
The representative federal body comprising the Union finance minister and state finance mi...
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Bitcoin Exchanges seeking clarity over levy of GST
Posted Date : 05-Jan-2018 , 01:23:42 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Are Bitcoin exchanges required to pay goods and services tax? If they are, what would the rate be? And, will GST be levied on the revenues or operating margins of these exchanges?
India's top seven Bitcoin exchanges, which include Zebpay, Unocoin, CoinSecure and BtcxIndia, plan to appro...
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E-way bill system under GST to be implemented from Feb 1
Posted Date : 03-Jan-2018 , 09:55:37 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) provision requiring transporters to carry an electronic waybill or e-way bill when moving goods between states will be implemented from February 1 to check rampant tax evasion and boost revenues by up to 20%.
After implementation of the GST from July 1, the requir...
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Govt to introduce reverse charge mechanism to check GST evasion
Posted Date : 03-Jan-2018 , 09:27:44 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In its bid to check evasion, especially by traders and small businesses under goods and services tax (GST), the government is likely to introduce the reverse charge mechanism, wherein, recipient of goods or services are required to pay GST instead of suppliers, said a report.
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Govt relaxes norms for rectification of returns under GST
Posted Date : 02-Jan-2018 , 08:47:48 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Finance Ministry has permitted businesses to rectify mistakes in their monthly returns - GSTR-3B - and adjust tax liability, a move that will help them file correct returns without fear of penalty.
This relaxation will give an opportunity to businesses to claim tax credit correctly by r...
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GST Returns deadline extended till January 10
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2017 , 06:44:45 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has extended by 10 days the last date for filing of final sales return GSTR-1 till January 10 under the Goods and Services Tax, sources said. Businesses with turnover of up to Rs. 1.5 crore will have to file GSTR-1 for July-September by January 10, 2018, as against December 31, 2017 e...
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Tax payers can see status of returns filed on GSTN portal
Posted Date : 27-Dec-2017 , 09:46:34 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Tax payers can now view the status of the returns filed by them on the GST Network portal, the company handling the technology backbone of the new indirect tax system said today.
"All users logging on the GST portal can now see the status of their returns filed for all the returns like GSTR-...
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Lok Sabha passes GST (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill- 2017
Posted Date : 27-Dec-2017 , 09:45:01 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill- 2017 amid uproar by the opposition Congress and TMC.
The Bill will replace Ordinance which was promulgated in September this year. It amends the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to Stat...
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GST revenue slips further; Rs 80,808 crore tax collected for Nov
Posted Date : 27-Dec-2017 , 09:14:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Revenue collection from Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the month of November slipped further to Rs 80,808 crore, lowest since the implementation of the indirect tax system from July 1.
The dip in revenue collection was mainly due to a decline in overall incidence of taxes on most commodities, e...
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Govt introduces bill on GST compensation cess in Lok Sabha
Posted Date : 23-Dec-2017 , 07:22:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that would replace an ordinance wherein tax rates on various motor vehicles were hiked to a maximum of 25 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley introduced the GST (Compensation to States) Amendm...
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Modi Govt set to issue notices to GST defaulters
Posted Date : 18-Dec-2017 , 09:59:44 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Government it seems is in no mood to lower its guard on the tax collection front as it looks to send notices to GST defaulters.
According to a report in Business Standard, the government is set to issue notices who have failed to file returns.
Due to postponement of measures under the GST ...
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GSTN brings in option for monthly, quarterly filing of forms
Posted Date : 18-Dec-2017 , 09:42:14 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), the IT backbone of the new tax regime, today said it has put a new function on its portal to allow taxpayers choose the frequency of filing GSTR 1 form on quarterly or monthly basis.
Taxpayers with annual aggregate turnover up to Rs 1.5 crore in the pr...
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Builders may face probe by GST anti-profiteering body
Posted Date : 18-Dec-2017 , 07:42:22 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Real estate developers are likely to be the first to face investigation by the new anti-profiteering watchdog for allegedly denying consumers the benefit of reduced tax burden under the goods and services tax (GST) regime that kicked in from 1 July.
A standing committee of officials attached to t...
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GST brings jobs boom for Indian CAs
Posted Date : 18-Dec-2017 , 07:39:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
After the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India in July this year, the demand for Chartered Accountants (CAs) well-versed in the new tax regime has been on a global rise, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) revealed. GST or similar tax regimes are now applica...
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GSTN plans data scan to detect tax evasion
Posted Date : 18-Dec-2017 , 07:23:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
With nearly 10 million taxpayers registering themselves on the goods and services tax (GST) network, or GSTN, the information technology backbone of the new indirect tax regime is initiating the process of mining data to detect tax evasion and analyse taxpayer behaviour.
GSTN will soon float a re...
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