New tax regime for online money games kicks in
  • 02 Oct 2023 05:43 PM
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New tax regime for online money games kicks in

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/new-tax-regime-for-online-money-games-kicks-in-11696139453403.html

New Delhi: The new 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online money games, casinos and horse racing kicked in on Sunday, with the central government issuing orders on the norms to be followed for the portion of taxes to be collected by the centre and the Union Territories.

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Revenue loss still a road block to fuel GST
  • 29 Sep 2023 06:33 PM
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Revenue loss still a road block to fuel GST

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/petroleum-products-unlikely-to-be-included-in-gst-will-cause-fiscal-deficit-and-revenue-losses-say-officials-11695746183121.html

NEW DELHI : Petroleum products are unlikely to be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) anytime soon, as doing so can cause states’ fiscal deficit to balloon, while also widening revenue losses for the Centre, two senior government officials told Mint.

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GST officials seize assets worth ₹19 crore from BJP leader Pankaja Munde’s sugar factory in Beed
  • 29 Sep 2023 06:23 PM

GST officials seize assets worth ₹19 crore from BJP leader Pankaja Munde’s sugar factory in Beed

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/gst-officials-seize-assets-worth-rs-19-crore-from-bjp-leader-pankaja-munde-s-sugar-factory-in-beed-11695730377211.html

The Goods and Services Tax Commissionerate Monday seized assets worth ₹19 crore from Vaidyanath Co-operative sugar factory owned by BJP national secretary Pankaja Munde in Beed district of Maharashtra for not GST evasion on the sale of sugar.

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GST Council to meet on 7 October to iron out setting up of tribunals
  • 29 Sep 2023 06:27 PM

GST Council to meet on 7 October to iron out setting up of tribunals

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/gst-council-to-meet-on-7-october-to-iron-out-setting-up-of-tribunals-11695741296040.html

According to an individual familiar with government discussions, the meeting is anticipated to be brief and is convened to examine specific technical details related to the establishment of the tribunals

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GST Council meet on Oct 7, review likely on implementation of SGST law amendments by states
  • 29 Sep 2023 06:30 PM

GST Council meet on Oct 7, review likely on implementation of SGST law amendments by states

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/gst-council-meet-on-oct-7-review-likely-on-implementation-of-sgst-law-amendments-by-states-11695741431544.html

A meeting of the GST Council is scheduled to be held on October 7. The Council is likely to review the progress with regard to implementation of amendments in the SGST law by different states.

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Hard luck for angels
  • 29 Sep 2023 06:35 PM

Hard luck for angels

Source: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/quick-edit/hard-luck-for-angels-11695751729303.html

Closing tax loopholes is challenging but necessary. Levying goods and services tax on betting platforms and revising India's 'angel tax' help prevent tax evasion.

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Govt’s GST claims from gaming firms may touch ₹1.5 tn
  • 29 Sep 2023 06:38 PM

Govt’s GST claims from gaming firms may touch ₹1.5 tn

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/govts-gst-claims-from-gaming-firms-may-touch-1-5-tn-11695751742115.html

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) is expected to issue tax demands of as much as ₹1.5 trillion ($18 billion) cumulatively to companies in the online gaming sector for alleged underpayment of taxes over several years, three people aware of the matter said.

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GST from October on imported online services for personal use
  • 29 Sep 2023 06:43 PM

GST from October on imported online services for personal use

Source: https://www.livemint.com/economy/gst-from-october-on-imported-online-services-for-personal-use-11695834496721.html

New Delhi: From 1 October, import of online services for personal use from offshore digital services companies such as software sellers, content streaming platforms and social media firms and search engines hosting advertisements will be subject to 18% Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST), as per a finance ministry order implementing a set of tax changes introduced in the budget this year.

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Let us not resurrect the ghost of retro taxation
  • 29 Sep 2023 06:41 PM

Let us not resurrect the ghost of retro taxation

Source: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/let-us-not-resurrect-the-ghost-of-retro-taxation-11695823037024.html

The Centre’s argument of its GST law tweak this year being clarificatory in nature may not suffice to defend what looks like retrospective taxation. We must not revive that inequity

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