EY, FICCI urge govt to reduce GST rate to 9% on hotel rooms priced above Rs 7,500 per nightA joint report by EY and FICCI suggests lowering the GST on luxury hotel rooms to 9%. This move aims to make India a more competitive touri...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
Foreign betting sites pull a prank on taxmanOffshore gaming firms found a way to use the site name cgstahmedabadzone.gov.in to create additional, fake pages, complete with sub-links t...
23 Apr, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
IPL teams appeal for tax rematch: 'Treat event as sport, not entertainment'Indian Premier League teams are asking the government to reclassify match tickets. They want IPL games treated as sports, not entertainment...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
No tax for BCCI, but 40% GST for IPL fans: Harsh Goenka slams govt's latest tax moveHarsh Goenka criticizes the new GST structure. It raises taxes on IPL tickets to 40 percent. This contrasts with the tax exemptions for the...
05 Sep, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
New GST rates: Is the puzzle over popcorn, paranthas and paneer finally solved?New GST Rates: The GST Council has approved a new tax structure effective September 22, resolving long-standing confusions on food items. P...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.37 PM IST
Pay more for IPL matches; movie tickets under ₹100 get cheaperThe GST Council has raised tax on sporting events like IPL to 40% while easing levies on cinema tickets under ₹100, now taxed at 5%. Higher...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.34 PM IST
Delta Corp, Nazara Technologies shares slide up to 7% after GST Council imposes 40% levy on casinos, gamingDelta Corp and Nazara Technologies shares plunged following the GST Council's approval of a 40% tax on casinos, betting, and online gaming....
04 Sep, 2025, 10.55 AM IST
GST 2.0: Watching Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill in IPL just got costlier, placed with non-essential & luxury itemsWatching IPL matches from the stadium is now more expensive due to a revised GST structure, increasing ticket prices to 40%. This places IP...
04 Sep, 2025, 08.30 AM IST
BCCI paid Rs 2,038 crore GST in FY23, FY24BCCI is claiming exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. However, during assessment proceedings, the exemption is being dis...
06 Aug, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Nazara Technologies gets Rs 2.83 crore GST show cause noticeThe show cause notice to the Mumbai-based company comes close on the heels of several other online gaming platforms receiving notices from ...
28 Sep, 2023, 09.17 AM IST
New GST googly: Gifted IPL tickets are no longer freeThis would mean that any IPL franchise owner gifting complimentary tickets to its employees will have to cough up GST on the value. KPH Dre...
15 Jul, 2022, 11.59 PM IST
RIL completes acquisition of IMG Worldwide LLC's stake in sports management JVLast week, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) announced it will buy out IMG Worldwide LLC from their sports management joint venture (JV) for Rs...
30 Dec, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
GST on tickets to amusement parks lowered to 18%Finance ministry hoped that states through authorities, like panchayats and municipalities, would not increase the local taxes on entertain...
07 Feb, 2018, 04.36 PM IST
India exempts import duty on goods for FIFA U-17 World CupThe first FIFA event to be held in India will be spread over six cities starting October 6 and have 52 matches. The final football match, o...
17 Sep, 2017, 02.31 PM IST
Room rent in hospitals exempted from GST"Declared or published tariff is relevant only for the determination of the tax rate slab," the clarification issued in form of Frequently ...
29 Aug, 2017, 07.06 PM IST
Post GST, watching live sports will be costlierClub culture in sports - like the Indian Premier League which is a mix of entertainment and huge prize money - will attract the highest tax...
30 Jun, 2017, 09.05 AM IST
GST impact: Cars, FMCG items to get cheaper; services dearerUnder the new indirect taxes regime, likely to take effect from April 1, 2017, levy on manufactured goods will come down, while consumers m...
07 Aug, 2016, 01.48 PM IST