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  • Traders want ombudsman for redressal of GST grievances
    Posted Date : 26-Jun-2017 , 07:07:58 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Traders' body CAIT today demanded setting up of an 'impartial authority' like an ombudsman or Lokpal, whom businessmen can voice their grievances related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and seek redressal. "At present if I have a taxation-related grievance, the appellate auth...

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  • GST registrations for e-commerce, new companies to begin from today
    Posted Date : 25-Jun-2017 , 10:08:20 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Ecommerce operators and TDS deductors will be able to register with GST Network beginning June 25, when the portal re-opens for fresh registration. Also, existing excise, service tax and VAT assessees will get another chance to migrate to the GSTN portal as registration for them too opens on Sund...

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  • Cabinet expresses Gratitude to State CMs and others for their cooperation in introduction of GST
    Posted Date : 23-Jun-2017 , 07:00:54 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has passed a resolution expressing gratitude to Chief Ministers of States and others for their cooperation in introduction of GST. “GST is the biggest tax reform in independent India. It is one of the most sweeping indirect ...

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  • GSTN to launch helpline for taxpayers, officials on Jun 25
    Posted Date : 22-Jun-2017 , 10:33:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    GST Network, the company providing IT backbone for the GST, will launch two call centres on Sunday to handle queries from taxpayers and tax officials. The Goods and Services Tax will be rolled out from July 1, and GSTN will have a major role to play as it will have to handle the huge traffic of i...

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  • GST registration for existing Service Tax, Excise, VAT to reopen on June 25th
    Posted Date : 22-Jun-2017 , 05:02:51 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Government has said a new window for registration for Goods and Services Tax for excise, service tax and VAT payers will reopen on June 25th.  Talking to media, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said traders and businessmen can enroll themselves on GSTN website. Two rounds of registration have...

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  • All States/UTs except J&K approves the State GST Act
    Posted Date : 22-Jun-2017 , 07:06:17 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    As of today, all the States and Union Territories (having assemblies), except the State of Jammu & Kashmir, have approved the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) Act. The State of Kerala issued an Ordinance today approving State GST Act while the State of West Bengal had issued an Ordinance in t...

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  • Retailers need to file single GST return every month
    Posted Date : 22-Jun-2017 , 07:00:24 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Days before the rollout of the landmark GST, the government today sought to dispel the notion that the new tax regime will be cumbersome and compliance- heavy, saying taxpayers need to file only one return every month, similar to what they presently do. In an interview to PTI, Revenue Secretary H...

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  • President to launch GST on midnight of 30th June
    Posted Date : 20-Jun-2017 , 07:03:59 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said, Goods and Services Tax (GST) will officially be launched on 30th June midnight.  Briefing media in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said the launch function will be held exactly at midnight in the Central Hall of Parliament.  He said Presiden...

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  • GST Council sets tax rates for lotteries, hotels
    Posted Date : 19-Jun-2017 , 07:56:22 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council on Sunday decided to tax state-run lotteries and state authorised lotteries at 12 and 18 per cent respectively and to tax 28 per cent in hotels starting from Rs 7,500 and 18 per cent below Rs. 7,500. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the GST on resta...

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  • GST Council gives relaxation of 2 months for filing tax returns
    Posted Date : 19-Jun-2017 , 07:47:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The GST Council relaxed return filing rules for businesses for the first two months of the rollout of the new indirect tax regime. Briefing media at meeting of the council in New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, to obviate any lack of preparedness, a slight relaxation of time for two month...

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  • Aviation Ministry seeks GST roll out in September, writes to FinMin
    Posted Date : 16-Jun-2017 , 08:44:35 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The Civil Aviation Ministry has requested the Finance Ministry to defer the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax to September, reports the Hindu. The airlines claim it will be difficult for them to make the switch to the new indirect tax regime by July, when the GST is set for a pan-India implement...

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  • Reduced Liability of Tax on complex, building, flat etc. under GST
    Posted Date : 15-Jun-2017 , 10:19:10 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The CBEC and States have received several complaints that in view of the works contract service tax rate under GST at 12% in respect of under construction flats, complex etc, the people who have booked flats and made part payment are being asked to make entire payment before 1st July 2017 or to...

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  • Reduced Tax Liabilities under GST regime in comparison to present combined Indirect Tax rates
    Posted Date : 15-Jun-2017 , 10:16:56 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The new indirect tax regime in the country is to come into effect from 01.07.2017, wherein fixation of GST rates on the supplies is joint responsibility of the Central and State governments after the approval from the GST Council.             ...

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  • GST Council to vet e-way, anti-profiteering rules on Jun 18
    Posted Date : 15-Jun-2017 , 10:14:41 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The all powerful GST Council will meet on June 18 to finalise tax rates on lottery as well as rules relating to e-way bill and anti-profiteering measures. This will be the 17th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising state counterparts. The Counci...

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  • Govt to go soft on GST monitoring for a few months, let traders settle down
    Posted Date : 15-Jun-2017 , 06:57:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    There will be some leniency in monitoring and implementation of the new goods and services tax in initial months to allow businesses to settle into the new tax regime, a review of GST preparations by a group of senior ministers was told. The discussions held on Wednesday saw the ministers being g...

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  • GST registration for businesses to reopen on June 25
    Posted Date : 14-Jun-2017 , 05:56:53 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    If you have not been able to register on the GST Network within the deadline ending on Thursday, do not panic! There's one more chance coming your way as the registration for existing excise, service tax and VAT payers will reopen on June 25.  There are about 80 lakh excise, service tax ...

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  • Extension of GST Implementation Date are False - Revenue Secretary
    Posted Date : 13-Jun-2017 , 11:08:16 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Revenue Secretary Dr. Hasmukh Adhia has tweeted.. The rumours about GST implementation being delayed are false. Please do not be misled by it. In Social Media there was a news regarding Extension of GST Implimentation to Sept. (GST implement date extended to 01.09.2017... Declared in today...

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  • Centre proposes to postpone e-way bill citing lack of software
    Posted Date : 13-Jun-2017 , 08:31:31 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    With just a few days left for the rollout of the goods and services tax (GST), the centre is in favour of postponing by a few months the implementation of the e-way bill, which requires movement of goods above Rs50,000 to be pre-registered online. However, with states unwilling to defer the provi...

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  • Individual Advocates Including seniors exempted from GST registration
    Posted Date : 13-Jun-2017 , 08:27:52 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    In a decision taken in the 16th meeting of GST Council held on 11th of June,2017, the Council has decided to exempt individual advocates including Senior Advocates from GST registration.  Services provided or agreed to be provided to a person including a business entity with a turnover up to...

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  • Government rules out centralised registration for banks under GST
    Posted Date : 13-Jun-2017 , 08:21:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The Government has ruled out centralised registration for banks under the goods and services tax (GST) and has mandated separate registration for each state they operate in.  Banks have been demanding a single centralised registration system, like at present, arguing that multiple registrati...

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  • GST council reduced tax levels on 66 goods - FinMin
    Posted Date : 12-Jun-2017 , 07:46:36 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Finance minister Arun Jaitley today said GST council reduced tax levels on 66 goods as against representations received for 133 items. Addressing media after he 16the meeting of GST council in New Delhi, he said composition amount under GST raised to 75 lakh rupees for traders, manufacturers, restau...

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  • GST Council to meet on June 11 to review rates, amend rules
    Posted Date : 10-Jun-2017 , 07:55:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    The Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley will chair the 16th Meeting of the GST Council scheduled to be held on Sunday, 11th June, 2017 at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital. The one day Meeting will also be attended among others by the Finance Ministers...

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  • GST Council constitutes 18 Sectoral Groups for smooth roll-out of GST
    Posted Date : 09-Jun-2017 , 10:07:57 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    As decided in the 14th Meeting of the GST Council held on 18th-19th May, 2017 in Srinagar, J&K, 18 Sectoral Groups have been constituted representing various sectors of the economy in order to ensure smooth roll-out of GST. These 18 Sectoral Groups representing various sectors of the e...

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  • J-K Gov summons legislature for special session on GST
    Posted Date : 09-Jun-2017 , 09:28:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today summoned the state legislature for a special session on June 17 to discuss the draft GST legislation approved by the state government. Yesterday, the state government had approved the draft legislation and expressed its desire to hold a special assembly ...

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  • GST Council clears 3-tier Project Management
    Posted Date : 06-Jun-2017 , 10:17:21 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) set to be rolled out from July 1, the GST Council has approved constitution of a three-tier structure for ‘project management’ of GST, consisting of the office of revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia at the top, followed by a Project Management Team calle...

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  • Cabinet Secretary asks Ministries to set up GST facilitation cells
    Posted Date : 06-Jun-2017 , 10:13:11 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Cabinet Secretary P.K.Sinha has asked the Secretaries of different Ministries/departments to set up a Goods and Services Tax (GST) Facilitation Cell in their respective department/ministry. The Cell will be in constant touch with the major industry and business associations relating to the respec...

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  • 24 States pass the State GST (SGST) Act While 7 States have yet to pass the SGST Act
    Posted Date : 06-Jun-2017 , 08:03:03 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    24 States pass the State GST (SGST) Act While 7 States viz. Meghalaya,Punjab,Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir and West Bengal have yet to pass the SGST Act.    Twenty Four (24) States have passed the State GST (SGST) Act till today i.e. 5th June, 2017 while 7...

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  • Prime Minister reviews progress towards GST implementation
    Posted Date : 05-Jun-2017 , 09:56:26 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that maximum attention be paid to cyber-security in IT systems concerned with Goods and Services Tax. Reviewing the progress towards beginning of GST from 1st of next month, Mr. Modi asserted that the implementation of new tax regime is the culmination of th...

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  • CAG will audit GSTN - Finance Minister
    Posted Date : 05-Jun-2017 , 09:52:27 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Clearing the air on audit of the firm providing IT backbone for GST, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India will audit the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN). In a rebuff of party colleague Subramanian Swamy, he defended the equity structure of GS...

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  • GST Council finalises tax rates on last six items, sets stage for July 1 roll out
    Posted Date : 05-Jun-2017 , 08:33:37 am | Posted By CASANSAAR

    Setting the stage for the roll out of the Goods and Services Tax, the GST Council today finalised the rates of taxation on the last six items. With this, the council completed the work of bringing all items under the four-slab GST structure. Last month, during its meeting in Srinagar, the Arun Ja...

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