GST must become an economic partnership, not just tax collection tool: CBIC chief Vivek ChaturvediVivek Chaturvedi, Chairman of CBIC, emphasized the importance of reducing compliance burdens for GST taxpayers. During a recent meeting, va...
13 Oct, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
Has government imposed 5% GST on e-commerce delivery services ahead of Diwali? Income Tax Dept says thisRecent speculation on social media suggests that a new GST has been introduced for e-commerce delivery services. However, the Press Informa...
13 Oct, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Bond yields rise to 3-year high on RBI liquidity cutIn a significant financial shift, India's government bond yields have hit a three-and-a-half-year high of 7.39%, primarily due to the centr...
13 Oct, 2026, 05.39 AM IST
Centre & states to draft rules for existing arrest cases under GSTThe Centre will collaborate with states to create standard procedures for handling arrest cases. Starting April 1, 2027, an invoice managem...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.27 AM IST
India 10-year bond yield tops 7.35% as RBI's liquidity clamp down hurtsOn Monday, Indian government bonds experienced a significant decline due to central bank measures affecting liquidity. The benchmark 6.94% ...
12 Oct, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
GST 2.0 makes it less taxing as govt scrap arrest powers, raise prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore in major overhaulThe GST Council recently approved substantial reforms to simplify the indirect tax structure and improve compliance. These changes include ...
10 Oct, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
GST reforms: 38,700 exporters to get faster refunds, wider access to input tax creditsNearly 38,700 export taxpayers will become eligible for cash refunds on input taxes paid on services and plant and machinery under GST refo...
10 Oct, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
GST overhaul: Export status for contract manufacturing to boost supply-chain shifts to IndiaGST reforms treating contract manufacturing for foreign principals as exports could boost India’s appeal as companies relocate parts of the...
10 Oct, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
GST reforms 2026: Govt plans faceless, centralised CGST system for 2 lakh multi-jurisdiction taxpayersGST reforms 2026 will move around 2 lakh businesses operating across multiple CGST jurisdictions towards a centralised, faceless tax admini...
10 Oct, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
ET Graphics: The GST playbook — milestones over 9 yearsFrom its rollout in 2017 to GST 2.0, India’s goods and services tax has evolved into a more digitised and predictable tax regime. Over nine...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
India's GST Revolution: How India’s biggest indirect tax reform changed its economy and its way of doing businessIndia's GST Revolution: GST has transformed India's indirect taxation system, eliminating many previous levies to streamline compliance and...
08 Oct, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Single-window GST registration for multistate businesses set for pilot this weekIn a significant move, the central government is set to implement a consolidated goods and services tax registration system for businesses ...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
Silicon Valley companies discuss simpler GST, customs rules with CBICCBIC chairman Vivek Chaturvedi met a delegation led by Shefali Goradia, chairperson, Deloitte, South Asia and the Silicon Valley Tax Direct...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Industrial alcohol is the GST Council's unfinished federal business: States won the legal fight, but the 18% GST still appliesThe GST Council is set to meet regarding the regulation of industrial alcohol, which has been contested between the government and states. ...
05 Oct, 2026, 10.54 PM IST
GST shake-up: Council may rejig tax officers' panelsThe GST Council is likely to recast its tax officers' committees to make them leaner as the system matures. It is proposed to reduce the cu...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
Irish company tax ruling offers capital gains relief hope to foreign investorsIn a noteworthy decision, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has exempted Fireeye, an Irish company, from capital gains tax on an indirect t...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Bonded warehouses may face 24-hour discrepancy reporting, five-year digital records under proposed customs overhaulThe government is considering tighter compliance rules for bonded warehouses, including a 24-hour deadline to electronically report shortag...
03 Oct, 2026, 12.51 AM IST