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GST Council to focus on auto refunds, swifter ITC, fewer noticesThe government is preparing to transition the GST regime toward a trust-based tax administration. This shift includes introducing sweeping ...07 Oct, 2026, 12.46 AM IST- Proposal to scrap GST officers' arrest powers based on 'trust'; states likely to back move: SourcesThe 57th meeting of the GST Council, to be chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state finance ministers, wil...06 Oct, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
- GST enforcement may shift from 'arrest' to 'detect, recover and prosecute serious frauds'The GST Council is likely to consider major enforcement reforms on October 7 that could remove GST officers’ power to directly arrest alleg...05 Oct, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
- GST 2.0: Council to consider sweeping reforms to unlock tax credit, ease complianceIndia is set to implement significant reforms to the goods and services tax system, which will ease compliance. Changes may include the rel...05 Oct, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
- GST 2.0's next move: Council may scrap officers' arrest powers, raise prosecution bar to Rs 5 croreThe GST Council is weighing changes to GST enforcement, including ending officials' arrest powers and shifting to court-ordered arrests. Cr...04 Oct, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
- Chasing dues could get easier for small businesses under new rules, MSME Secy Bharat Khera explainsThe number of enterprises in the formal ecosystem has increased from around 16.5 million three to four years ago to 92 million currently, s...24 Aug, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
- Ease of doing business: India may do away with arrests for sub-Rs 3 crore GST evasionCurrently, under Section 132 of the Central GST (CGST) Act, illegal credit for GST evasion is a criminal offence. GST evasion of Rs 2 crore...15 Nov, 2023, 06.41 AM IST
- Tax base to be widened with stricter audits: CBIC Chief Vivek Johri"We are looking at actively using audits and scrutiny for improving compliances. We have been able to achieve a big breakthrough in return ...03 Feb, 2023, 12.19 AM IST
- India's GST Council meets today to decide on online gaming tax, decriminalisation of some indirect tax offencesThe Council has reportedly been given a suggestion - by the law committee - to consider increasing the monetary threshold for launching pro...17 Dec, 2022, 11.03 AM IST
- GST Council meet: Decriminalisation of offences, curbing tax evasion in pan masala, gutkha biz on agendaBesides, GST on online gaming and casinos may come up for deliberations as the Group of Ministers (GoM), chaired by Meghalaya Chief Ministe...16 Dec, 2022, 08.33 PM IST
- GST council to consider decriminalisation of GST law in Dec 17 meetThe GST Council in its next meeting is likely to discuss decriminalisation of offences under GST law, along with raising the threshold of l...05 Dec, 2022, 08.45 PM IST
- GoM report on appellate tribunals, decriminalising of GST law top agenda of 48th GST Council meetThe Group of Minister's (GoM) report on setting up appellate tribunals to hear disputes, and decriminalisation of GST law will be the key a...05 Dec, 2022, 03.37 PM IST
- Govt may remove penal offences covered under IPC from GST lawThe proposal, part of the exercise to decriminalise GST law, is likely to be taken up in the next meeting of the GST Council. Once approved...20 Nov, 2022, 02.01 PM IST
- Govt working on decriminalising certain offences under GST, lower compounding chargesThe government is working on making the provision under GST Act for prosecution more simpler and friendly for taxpayers. Section 132 under ...28 Sep, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
- Don't go overboard against GST offencesPenalties must be commensurate with the offence. Decriminalising offences and switching to monetary penalties will lower the burden on cour...26 Sep, 2022, 10.37 PM IST
- Threshold for criminal offences under GST law may be raisedThe proposal entails raising the threshold of cognizable and non-bailable offences under Section 132 of the Central GST Act to ₹20 crore fr...25 Sep, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
- GST laws review: Focus on decriminalising offences and wider use of compounding provisionsThe government is evaluating removal of clauses in the law that provide officers powers to arrest taxpayers suspected of evasion.07 Sep, 2020, 07.35 AM IST
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