Gaming firms face ₹2.5 lakh crore exposure as Supreme Court upholds 28% GST on betting valueThe Supreme Court has made headlines with its ruling, requiring online gaming platforms to pay a hefty 28% GST on the entirety of the bet v...
Missed GST return filing? Your GST registration could be suspended; check the legal positionGST registration can now be suspended for even minor delays in filing returns, a shift from the previous six-month rule. Experts highlight ...
GST fault line: Supreme Court to rule if taxman can bundle years into one sweeping show-cause noticeThe Supreme Court is set to decide if tax authorities can issue a single show-cause notice for multiple financial years. This procedural is...
SC notice to Centre on plea against HC verdict upholding anti-profiteering provision of CGST ActA division bench of the high court, on January 29, upheld the constitutional validity of Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017 which mandates t...
GST: Imposition of new ITC restrictions every year is diluting ease of doing businessAt the inception of GST, the availment of ITC was envisaged as a two-way communication whereby the supplier would upload the supply invoice...
Changes in GST: Here's what to expect from Jan 1The government must combat bogus invoicing but while doing so it is pertinent to take care of taxpayers and compliance burden of the busine...
Notices on mismatch between GSTR 2A & GSTR 3B: How to defend such cases?The mechanism for matching of input tax credit as per GST law is designed to be carried out by combined filing of Forms GSTR-1, GSTR-2 and ...
A 'Good & Simple Tax'? 4 years of GST and the road aheadDespite early hiccups, overall progress during the last four years has helped India achieve the ambitious government’s aim of bringing in e...
Central GST falls short of budget estimate by 40pc in April-NovemberCGST collection during Apr-Nov stood at Rs 3.28 lakh crore against budgeted estimate of Rs 5.26 crore.
Is the GST Composition scheme beneficial? Cost-impact analysis shows the risksComposition levy is not a practical proposition. Composition levy almost resembles a direct tax and once you do a cost impact analysis, it ...
Is Dream11 a gambling & betting site? This GST ruling settles the caseTencent-backed Dream11 offers an online fantasy game, wherein players can create different virtual sports teams, comprising as many players...
Companies stare at cash flow problems due to new credit utilisation rulesThe government late last year had come out with credit utilisation mechanism that companies have to follow beginning this month.
Sale of religious books, DVDs to attract GST: AARLarge businesses that form trusts for charitable & religious activities may need to reassess the tax treatment of supplies.
18% GST on salary paid for services by a firm to its branch offices in other states, rules AARThe valuation of supply will include all costs, including the employee cost provided by one distinct entity to the other distinct entities.
Accommodation services by hotels to SEZ employees is inter-state in nature, attract Nil GSTCBIC has also clarified that if event management services, hotel, accommodation services, consumables etc. are received by SEZ unit, the be...
Finance ministry warns tax officials of action against GST protestThe revenue department on October 10 issued an order asking officials not to go on any protest and cited service rules that bar such action.
GST discussion paper: A first step towards ensuring clarityDiscussion paper sets out the background and the context for the introduction of GST, the nature of dual GST and an annexure on answers to ...