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
Good news for employees: Input Tax Credit on group health and life insurance allowed; Know how it employeesNow GST input tax credit to emoyers on group insurance; this can mean more life and health insurance coverage for employees; Know how it he...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.21 AM 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
GST reforms: 16 lakh small businesses may get annual return option, easier e-commerce sellingMore than 16 lakh small businesses with turnover up to Rs 5 crore could benefit from a simplified GST compliance regime, under which they w...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.48 AM 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 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
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
GST 2.0: From stuck tax credit to fewer disputes, industry chambers list key reform demandsGST 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 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
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
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
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
Fiscal path hinges on direct taxes as customs, excise revenues face pressure: ReportIndia's fiscal trajectory will increasingly depend on the strength of direct tax collections due to lower customs duties. Indirect tax reve...
01 Oct, 2026, 08.37 AM IST