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.
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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.
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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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GST Council Meet :- Inter-State e-way Bill to be made compulsory from 1st of February, 2018.
Posted Date : 16-Dec-2017 , 02:06:11 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The 24th Meeting of the GST Council held today through video conference under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley. It discussed about the implementation of e-way Bill system in the country. Till such time as the National e-way Bill is ready, the...
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GST Council to meet tomorrow; discuss roll out of e-way bill
Posted Date : 15-Dec-2017 , 04:49:05 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The all-powerful GST Council will meet tomorrow to discuss early implementation of e-way bill as well as ways to plug tax evasion.
Headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the meeting will be held via video conferencing and deliberate on cementing gaps in the system as well as curbing evasion, so...
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Now File NIL GSTR 3B in one click
Posted Date : 15-Dec-2017 , 09:09:14 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a bid to make GST filing easier for taxpayers, a new functionality has been introduced on the official portal of GST. This new functionality has been initiated with the filing of GSTR-3B returns first.
The GST network in a statement said, “A new functionality has been introduced on...
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35% of businesses registered in GST pay no tax - FM
Posted Date : 15-Dec-2017 , 09:05:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Around 4 lakh people contribute 95% of GST collections, while 35% of those who have filed returns mostly paid no tax, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.
He provided these figures emerging from studies in response to a query at industry chamber Ficci’s 90th AGM here on whether t...
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GST collections could rise on e-way bills: FM
Posted Date : 15-Dec-2017 , 09:02:00 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Revenue collections from the Goods and Services Tax could pick up over the coming months as provisions such as e-way bills for transport of goods kick in, Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday, stressing that lower direct and indirect tax rates are only possible when g...
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Filing of Form TRAN-I to avail Input Tax Credit
Posted Date : 13-Dec-2017 , 07:55:41 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Transition to GST provided for trust based transition of input tax credit of the existing taxpayers. A tax payer could file Form TRAN-1 and avail input tax credit on the basis of closing balance of the input tax credit declared in the last return under the pre GST regime. The last date for filing of...
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Input Service Distributors can now file GSTR 6 on GST portal
Posted Date : 08-Dec-2017 , 08:23:21 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) today said Input Service Distributors can now file monthly return form GSTR 6 for July to distribute input tax credit among their units registered on the GST portal.
The last date for filing of GSTR 6 return for July is December 31, GSTN said in a state...
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Rs.8,450 crore package to boost exports post GST
Posted Date : 05-Dec-2017 , 09:56:21 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government on Tuesday announced incentives worth ₹8,450 crore to boost exports of goods and services — mainly from labour-intensive segments and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises — and to increase employment generation and value-addition. The incentives were announced as part...
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GST data may be used to track income-tax evaders
Posted Date : 05-Dec-2017 , 09:53:23 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government may be looking to use data obtained from Goods and Services Tax (GST) filings to track those who are escaping income-tax, two people close to the development said.
The government is setting up a mechanism wherein data obtained through GST reporting could be correlated with th...
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CBEC calls for reality check to boost GST mop-up
Posted Date : 05-Dec-2017 , 10:40:40 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Amid concerns over slowing goods and services tax (GST) collections, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has sought detailed field reports with a special focus on the top taxpayers.
Finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia will review the revenue position with senior officials in the depa...
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Indian Oil suffers Rs 4,200cr due to GST
Posted Date : 05-Dec-2017 , 10:08:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
State owned oil refiner, Indian Oil Corporation has said that impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be nearly Rs 4,200 crore as it would not able to claim input tax credit for automotive fuels that are outside GST
Input tax credit means at the time of paying tax on output, you can redu...
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Exporters file over 10000 applications for GST refunds
Posted Date : 04-Dec-2017 , 09:48:04 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
With over 10,000 applications for refunds filed by exporters till November, the GST Network asked exporters to ensure that the claims do not exceed the GST paid in that month.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) had last month started refunds for exporters of goods who have paid IGST a...
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Economy shakes off Demonetisation & GST impacts with 6.3% growth
Posted Date : 01-Dec-2017 , 10:29:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
India's growth staged a recovery in the September quarter as the economy emerged from the shadows of the impact of demonetisation and rollout issues linked to GST, prompting the
government to say that it was poised for a durable recovery in the months ahead.
Data released by the Central Stat...
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Exporters advised to file Table 6A and GSTR 3B for processing of IGST Refund
Posted Date : 29-Nov-2017 , 07:16:32 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Government of India is seized of the issue of Exporters complaining about delay in grant of refunds pertaining to Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) paid on goods exported out of India and similarly Input Tax credit (ITC) on exports. Media reports with incorrect estimations of re...
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