GST reforms: What changes in compliance, input tax credit, refunds and litigation from 2027The latest changes proposed by the GST Council will help cut costs and ease cash flow for companies. To curb cascading tax, ease working ca...
12 Oct, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
GST Council bets on faster refunds, lower penalties to ease business burdenThe 57th GST Council meeting has introduced measures to simplify compliance and expedite refunds for businesses. Recommendations include in...
10 Oct, 2026, 03.57 PM 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 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
Govt withdraws key bank tax benefit on gold, silver and platinum importsThe Indian government did not extend a tax benefit for banks on imports of gold and other precious metals and they have been paying a 3% in...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
'Faster decisions, lower compliance costs': PM Modi welcomes new round of GST reformsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed the new round of GST reforms approved by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, saying...
08 Oct, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
RBI bid to drain surplus liquidity and improve rate transmission sees muted responseBanks parked just Rs 79,655 crore in the central bank’s 29-day variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auction, less than half the Rs 2 lakh cror...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
One GST return a year? New scheme could ease compliance for 16 lakh small businessesSmall businesses selling only to consumers may soon have the option to file GST returns annually. The GST Council has approved a plan for e...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
No rate cuts, but big GST relief: 8 reforms on refunds, ITC, registration and enforcement | ExplainedThe GST Council has approved a sweeping process overhaul, easing registration, speeding up refunds, widening input tax credit and reducing ...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
GST Council Meeting 2026: Tax officers' arrest powers scrapped, prosecution threshold raised to Rs 5 crore; no rate changesGST Council Meeting 2026: The GST Council concluded that existing GST rates would remain unchanged. It further removed arrest authorities f...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
GST winners 2026: No rate cuts, but small businesses, exporters and taxpayers have plenty to gain. Here's howGST Reform Winners 2026: The GST Council has greenlit key reforms intended to simplify compliance for businesses across the board. Small bu...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
GST Council meeting 2026: What may change as GST 2.0 takes aim at ITC, refunds, arrest powers and other reformsGST 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 Council meet: Scrapping tax officers' arrest powers, decriminalisation among reforms on agendaThe 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 agendaThe 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
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 Council may scrap arrest provisions, fast-track refunds with 90% automatic payoutThe upcoming 57th GST Council meeting on October 7 is set to unveil transformative proposals that could reshape GST regulations. Key sugges...
05 Oct, 2026, 03.20 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