GST rules: Govt notifies procedural changes in GST rules, interest to be charged for wrongful credit availment
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GST rules: Govt notifies procedural changes in GST rules, interest to be charged for wrongful credit availment

The government has notified a host of procedural changes in the GST rules, including levy of interest for wrongful utilisation of ITC and turnover threshold…

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zero rating GST: FICCI bats for bringing healthcare under zero-rating GST
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zero rating GST: FICCI bats for bringing healthcare under zero-rating GST

The exclusion of healthcare from the goods and services tax regime is leading to stranded input tax credit (ITC) according to the Federation of Indian…

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GST Compensation | Hasmukh Adhia: GST compensation to states should not be extended: Hasmukh Adhia
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GST Compensation | Hasmukh Adhia: GST compensation to states should not be extended: Hasmukh Adhia

Hasmukh Adhia, former Union finance secretary, argues that extending compensation to states will mean increased laxity in state tax bureaucracies. Here are edited excerpts of…

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gst: A tax comes of age: Five years since rollout, areas where GST needs retouch and improvement

On July 1, Goods and Services Tax (GST) completed five years of its existence. From its grand midnight launch at the historic central hall of…

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Nirmala Sitharaman Says - GoM Suggestions on GST Exemptions, Correction of Inverted Duty Accepted - INFC E Paper
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Nirmala Sitharaman Says – GoM Suggestions on GST Exemptions, Correction of Inverted Duty Accepted

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the end result of the 47th Goods and service Tax (GST) Council meeting on Wednesday. From revising rates of assorted…

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GST Council meeting: Key developments at the GST Council meeting
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GST Council meeting: Key developments at the GST Council meeting

The 47th GST Council meeting was held on 28 and 29 June 2022, almost coinciding with the fifth anniversary of GST. The discussions of the…

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gst: 5 years of GST: For shipping and logistics, some key matters addressed, but still not smooth sailing
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gst: 5 years of GST: For shipping and logistics, some key matters addressed, but still not smooth sailing

The shipping and logistics industry is the backbone of the entire supply chain with freight forwarders and shipping liners playing the most vital role in…

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gst: Track and trace: Tech is powering GST administration and compliances
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gst: Track and trace: Tech is powering GST administration and compliances

The process of digitisation picked-up momentum in 2015 with the launch of ‘Digital India’ – A flagship program by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a…

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June GST Collection: GST collection surges by 56% YoY to Rs 1,44,616 crore in June
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June GST Collection: GST collection surges by 56% YoY to Rs 1,44,616 crore in June

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue for the month of June surged by 56% on an annual basis to nearly Rs 1.45 lakh crore…

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gst news: 5 years of GST: The irritants that we need to iron out
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gst news: 5 years of GST: The irritants that we need to iron out

The noble intention of GST legislation was to replace multiple indirect taxes into single uniform tax law across the nation so as to relieve tax…

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