PM hints at more measures for businesses on GST
Posted Date : 05-Nov-2017 , 10:00:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Promising more measures to ease problems faced by small businesses due to GST, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said a committee of state ministers has accepted most of the suggestions made by them and an announcement is likely in the GST Council meet next week.
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GSTN launches offline utility for GSTR-2
Posted Date : 01-Nov-2017 , 09:28:59 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
GST Network, which developed the technology backbone for new indirect tax regime, today said it has launched an offline tool for filing purchase returns GSTR-2.
The tool would allow taxpayers to export data of GSTR-2 to excel. This will be helpful in comparing this data with purchase register to ...
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Govt extends last date of filing of GSTR-3 for July, 2017 to 11th Dec, 2017
Posted Date : 30-Oct-2017 , 04:35:14 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The last date for filing of GSTR-2 for the month of July, 2017 is 31st October, 2017. The competent authority has approved the extension of filing of GSTR-2 for July, 2017 to 30th November, 2017, for facilitation of businesses and all taxpayers.
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Govt extends last date of filing of GSTR-2 for July, 2017 to 30th Nov, 2017
Posted Date : 30-Oct-2017 , 04:30:14 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The last date for filing of GSTR-2 for the month of July, 2017 is 31st October, 2017. The competent authority has approved the extension of filing of GSTR-2 for July, 2017 to 30th November, 2017, for facilitation of businesses and all taxpayers.
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Due date for filing GSTR-2 & GSTR-3 for July 2017 extended to 30th Nov and 11th Dec 2017
Posted Date : 30-Oct-2017 , 03:27:13 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
To facilitate trade, last date for filing GSTR-2 & GSTR-3 for July 2017 extended to 30th Nov & 11th Dec 2017 respectively.
last date for filing of GSTR-3 for the month of July, 2017 also stands extended to 11th December, 2017 (deadline was 10th November, 2017).
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HC dismisses plea to revoke Mersal's censor certificate for anti GST dialogues
Posted Date : 28-Oct-2017 , 08:10:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Observing that a mature democracy should allow views of the minorities also to be expressed, the Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation petition seeking a direction to Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to revoke the censor certificate issued to Vijay starrer Mers...
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Tax professionals protest over GST returns filing in Gujarat
Posted Date : 28-Oct-2017 , 08:08:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Little over a month before Gujarat goes to polls, tax professionals across the state are up in arms against the government over the problems faced by them in filing goods and services tax (GST) returns. As part of their protests, chartered accounts, advocates, tax practitioners and traders on Friday...
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Deadline to claim GST transition credit extended till Nov 30
Posted Date : 27-Oct-2017 , 08:02:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Government on Thursday extended the deadline by a month till November 30 for businesses to claim credit of transitional stock in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. “Form GST TRAN-1 (with revision facility) extended to November 30, 2017,” said a tweet by GST@GOI, the official tw...
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GST TRAN - 1 extended to 30th November 2017
Posted Date : 26-Oct-2017 , 05:07:00 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
FORM GST TRAN - 1 (with revision facility) extended to 30th November 2017. Suitable order will be issued shortly.
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GST registration can now cancelled on GSTN portal
Posted Date : 26-Oct-2017 , 09:32:55 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Businesses which have migrated to the GST regime but wish to cancel their registration can do so now on the GSTN portal.
The utility named ‘Cancellation of Registration of Migrated Taxpayer’ has been launched on Wednesday on the GST Network (GSTN) portal, its CEO Prakash Kumar said on...
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GST Revenue Collection Figures stand at Rs.92,150 crore as on 23rd October, 2017
Posted Date : 24-Oct-2017 , 05:34:56 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
GST Revenue Figures – As on 23rd October, 2017
The total revenue of GST paid under different heads (upto 23rd October, 2017) for the month of September 2017 is Rs. 92,150/- crore. The total CGST revenue is Rs. 14,042 crore, SGST revenue is Rs. 21,172 cror...
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Fin Min waived off late filing fees of GSTR 3B for the month of Aug & Sept.
Posted Date : 24-Oct-2017 , 04:13:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government today waived off penalty on delayed filing of initial Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns for the months of August and September.
In a tweet, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the decision to waive off late fee on filing of GSTR-3B for last two months has been taken to fac...
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GST - State allows contractors to escalate contract bill by 5%
Posted Date : 24-Oct-2017 , 08:37:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
After the additional burden of Goods and Service Tax (GST) and the fluctuation in fuel prices, Maharashtra government has decided to permit contractors to submit escalated bills with variation of 5%, so that contractors will not face any major financial losses.
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GSTN launches excel-based offline tool to file initial GSTR-3B returns
Posted Date : 22-Oct-2017 , 12:09:47 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has launched an excel-based offline tool for businesses to file initial GSTR- 3B returns.
GSTN, in a statement in New Delhi, said that taxpayers can download the offline utility from the GSTN portal and after fill in the data the file can be uploaded on...
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Half the assessees fail to file GST returns for September
Posted Date : 22-Oct-2017 , 10:29:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Even three months after the roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST), the level of compliance continues to be low in filing returns. In fact, less than half of assessees filed summary returns under the GST for September, for which the deadline was October 20.
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GST penalty imposed before deadline
Posted Date : 17-Oct-2017 , 12:33:33 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Thanks to a technical glitch on the GST website, traders and chartered accountants found it difficult to file GST returns.
The deadline for filing GST returns for September transactions is October 20. However, when returns were uploaded on the website, it erroneously issued penalties for late fil...
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Govt is open for further GST Amendments - PM
Posted Date : 17-Oct-2017 , 08:26:14 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that his government was open to further amendments in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and assured the business community in Gujarat that all GST hurdles will be solved.
He was addressing a massive rally of supporters and BJP workers at Bhat village in ...
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Govt to discuss bringing real estate under GST in Nov - FM
Posted Date : 13-Oct-2017 , 08:03:19 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Real estate, a sector prone to tax evasion, might soon come under the goods and services tax (GST) net.
The GST Council would consider this at its next meeting on November 10 in Guwahati, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday — early Thursday morning in India — at Harv...
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Leasing of vehicles purchased and leased prior to 1st July, 2017 would attract GST
Posted Date : 13-Oct-2017 , 07:56:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Leasing of vehicles purchased and leased prior to 1st July, 2017 would attract GST at a rate equal to 65% of the applicable GST rate (including Compensation Cess).
In order to provide relief to old/existing leases of motor vehicles, GST Council in its 22nd Meeting held on the 6th ...
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GST - Nearly 70% file GSTR-1 for July
Posted Date : 12-Oct-2017 , 07:14:22 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
About 70 per cent of the assessees under the goods and services tax (GST) had filed detailed sales returns for July as on Tuesday, the official deadline. Low compliance, said officials.
No further extension was given; the deadline had been extended twice earlier. About 4.59 million entities of th...
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GST rate structure for Petroleum and Oil Sector
Posted Date : 12-Oct-2017 , 07:04:03 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
To reduce the cascading of taxes arising on account of non-inclusion of petrol, diesel, ATF, natural gas and crude oil in GST and to incentivise investments in the E&P (exploration and production) sector and downstream sector, the GST Council in its 22nd meeting held on 6thOctober, 2017 has made...
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No extension of last date for filing GSTR-1 for July, 2017
Posted Date : 10-Oct-2017 , 08:34:14 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The last date for filing GSTR-1 for the month of July, 2017 is 10th October, 2017. An extension of two months has already been given. There will be no further extension given to taxpayers for filing their GSTR-1 return for July. Taxpayers who have not yet filed their GSTR-1 for July are ad...
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GST Composition scheme window open for six more months
Posted Date : 09-Oct-2017 , 08:27:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has decided to keep open the composition scheme, an easier compliance and tax option, till March 31.
The second window of the scheme closed on September 30. It allows small taxpayers to pay a fixed rate of turnover as tax and eases GST formalities.&n...
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Govt announces major relief in GST for exporters, small & medium enterprises
Posted Date : 06-Oct-2017 , 09:04:05 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Government has announced major relief in GST for exporters and small and medium enterprises. The composition threshold limit under GST has been enhanced from 75 lak rupees to one crore.
Briefing reporters after a marathon 8-hour long GST Council meeting, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said t...
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Composition scheme extended to Rs. 1 cr, quarterly returns for taxpayers with turnover of Rs 1.5 cr
Posted Date : 06-Oct-2017 , 08:59:33 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
To bring simplicity and to reduce the compliance cost for the small taxpayers, the GST Council in its 22nd meeting has decided to allow taxpayers with Rs 1.5 crore to file quarterly returns and at the same time increased the threshold for composition scheme to Rs. 1 crore from the present Rs. 75 lak...
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GST Council meeting today, MSMEs, exporters may get relief package
Posted Date : 06-Oct-2017 , 08:31:12 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax Council (GST Council) chaired by finance minister Arun Jaitley is likely to announce on Friday a special package for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that will, among other things, address the concerns of exporters, as policymakers explore ways to fix an unexpec...
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Advance Authority for Rulings in demand to clear doubts on GST
Posted Date : 04-Oct-2017 , 08:30:27 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A few senior tax officials and corporates have requested the government to start Advance Authority for Rulings as early as possible to clear doubts on goods and services tax (GST), as this will prevent companies and associations from approaching courts for clarity. Advance Authority for Rulings (AAR...
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Window for GST composition scheme to be open till Sept 30
Posted Date : 29-Sep-2017 , 07:59:04 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The GST Department has announced that the window for adopting the composition scheme under the GST Act for small traders, producers, and restaurants will be open till September 30.
Under the scheme, all small traders, producers, and restaurants which have a turnover of less than Rs.75 lakh need t...
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Quarterly GST returns may be for Small Firms
Posted Date : 29-Sep-2017 , 07:56:26 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Centre is considering a proposal from the industry to allow small firms to file quarterly returns even as they pay taxes on a monthly basis under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
This follows the troubles these small firms are having regarding complying with the GST norms due to their...
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GST Revenue Figures – As on 25th September, 2017
Posted Date : 27-Sep-2017 , 08:21:58 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced on 1st of July, 2017. In the press release dated 29th August, 2017, it was reported that the total revenue of GST paid under different heads for the month of July, 2017 (upto 29th August) was Rs. 92,283 crore. Out of the total GST collec...
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