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- GST Council meeting 2026: What may change as GST 2.0 takes aim at ITC, refunds, arrest powers and other reforms
  GST Council Meeting 2026: The GST Council, meeting in New Delhi, is expected to propose significant reforms for tax administration. One ref...
  08 Oct, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
- GST 2.0: From stuck tax credit to fewer disputes, industry chambers list key reform demands
  GST 2.0 reforms: Industry chambers are calling for reforms to GST 2.0 during the upcoming GST Council meeting. They seek improvements in in...
  08 Oct, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
- GST Council meet: Scrapping tax officers' arrest powers, decriminalisation among reforms on agenda
  The GST Council is poised to address significant reforms that could transform GST compliance for businesses. Among the proposed measures ar...
  08 Oct, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
- GST Council meet starts with focus on ease of doing business, ITC overhaul and decriminalisation on agenda
  The 57th GST Council meeting is set to consider major GST 2.0 reforms, including wider input tax credit eligibility, protection for genuine...
  08 Oct, 2026, 11.42 AM 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's next move: Council may scrap officers' arrest powers, raise prosecution bar to Rs 5 crore
  The 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
- Hyderabad: ITC fraud of Rs 32.28 cr unearthed, company director held
  The CGST Secunderabad uncovered a fraudulent Input Tax Credit case involving a significant amount of Rs 32.28 crore. A company director was...
  25 Sep, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
- Bengaluru GST officer wanted Rs 20 lakh to close a tax case, caught taking Rs 8 lakh from businessman
  A Central GST official, identified as Mohit Pratap Singh, was caught in the act of accepting a bribe amounting to eight lakh rupees. He all...
  21 Sep, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
- No GST registration without biometric Aadhaar check: HC
  The Delhi High Court has mandated biometric Aadhaar authentication for all Goods and Services Tax registrations. This directive aims to pre...
  11 Sep, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
- Delhi HC acts big on fake GST registrations, rules no GST registration without biometric-based Aadhaar authentication
  In light of many fraudulent GST registrations, the Delhi High Court has ruled that no Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration can be obta...
  10 Sep, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
- GST returns, overseas investments, off-market stock deal come under AIS
  The Income Tax Department is set to enhance its Annual Information Statement by incorporating additional data. This revision extends to GST...
  05 Sep, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
- Slice’s big valuation cut; Betting networks under lens
  Slice Small Finance Bank has raised fresh funding at less than half its previous valuation. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
  03 Sep, 2026, 08.56 PM IST
- DGGI seeks payment trail to crack down on illegal betting networks
  The DGGI proposed mandatory recording of website payment details to stop illegal gaming networks. This aims to plug financial system gaps e...
  03 Sep, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
- CGST Zone detects clandestine pan masala, tobacco unit, detects tax evasion of Rs 160 cr
  Hyderabad CGST Zone busted a clandestine pan masala and tobacco manufacturing unit. Officials detected approximately Rs 160 crore in duty a...
  22 Aug, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
- DGGI officers bust clandestine pan masala, tobacco manufacturing network; detect tax evasion of Rs 185 crore
  DGGI officers busted a pan masala and tobacco manufacturing network in Uttar Pradesh. They seized twenty-seven undeclared pouch-packing mac...
  21 Aug, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
- GST evasion of Rs 7.08 lakh cr detected in 5 years, includes ITC fraud of Rs 1.79 lakh cr
  Central GST officers detected significant tax evasion, totaling approximately Rs 7.08 lakh crore over the past five fiscal years, with Rs 1...
  04 Aug, 2025, 02.00 PM IST
- GST evasion of Rs 1.88 lakh cr detected by CGST officers during April-Dec 2024
  Over Rs 1.88 lakh crore in GST evasion was detected by Central GST officers between April and December 2024, with 132 arrests and Rs 20,128...
  10 Feb, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
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