Goods and services tax (GST) collections have picked up across states, narrowing their revenue shortfall, and eroding their case for a continuation of the GST compensation.
Read MoreNEW DELHI : The government is increasing the number of portals for registering e-invoices from just one to six as it takes the digital route to plug indirect tax collection leakages in the run-up to a meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council next week.
Read MoreA number of clarifications regarding tax rates, including exemptions for assisted reproductive technology (ART) or in vitro fertilisation (IVF), as well as the application of GST on the payment of honoraria to guest anchors, may shortly be released by the GST department.
Read MoreNew Delhi: To encourage online retail, the GST Council is likely to exempt small entities making supplies through e-commerce from mandatory registration requirement and allow them to opt for composition scheme. This will bring them on a par with offline players by providing a level playing field.
Read MoreThe move would help curb the menace of fake billing, whereby sellers would show higher sales in GSTR-1 to enable purchasers to claim input tax credit (ITC), but report suppressed sales in GSTR-3B to lower GST liability.
Read MoreNew Delhi: The GST Council, which is scheduled to meet next week, will take up changes in tax rates on only a handful of items where the fitment panel has recommended a revision, as per the agenda document reviewed by Mint.
Read MoreA ministerial panel will meet next week to discuss the proposed changes in the goods and services tax (GST) rate for over 200 items. The panel of government officials has proposed a change in GST rate for several items, including tetra-packs, even as it rejected demands for a reduction in levy over 200 goods and services to ease the inflationary burden on consumers, a Business Standard report said.
Read MoreIn what could further spoil the mood of crypto investors in the country, GST council will meet next week to discuss a goods and services tax (GST) on cryptocurrency transactions, a report by Bloomberg suggested.
Read MoreBENGALURU/NEW DELHI : The GST Council is set to give extra time for officials to demand tax dues and for businesses to seek refund for past years in view of the disruption caused by the pandemic. The Council may also revise tax rates on certain items such as accessories used by cancer patients, imported defence items and tetra packs.
Read MoreNEW DELHI : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has urged tax payers to file their monthly Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns for May by 20 June as delay would lead to late fee and interest liability.
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