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 Council meeting rescheduled to October 7 due to BRICS summitThe GST Council meeting has been rescheduled to October 7 due to the BRICS summit. This meeting will occur after a gap of over a year for t...
06 Sep, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
GST registration for big businesses: Centre, states work on uniform documents for faster approvalsIn a bid to enhance efficiency, tax authorities are crafting standardized guidelines for GST registration applications. This effort targets...
21 Aug, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
No input tax credit for the innocent buyer after paying GST? Supreme Court settles who bears the cost when a supplier defaultsThe Supreme Court affirmed Gujarat High Court's decision on CGST Act Section 16(2)(c). This ruling validates the provision requiring tax pa...
31 Jul, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
CBIC readies rules to facilitate filing of multi-state GST appealsThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs is preparing a new framework that will streamline departmental appeals involving multiple s...
31 Jul, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
GST notice uploaded only on portal isn't valid service, high courts rule: What it means for taxpayersHigh Courts are questioning GST notice validity when only uploaded online. Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled portal uploads are not valid...
27 Jul, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
GST Tax officer can allege fraud first and prove it later, Rules Madras High Court; Why this matters to every taxpayerGST officers can now issue fraud notices with a reasonable basis. Proof of fraud is not required at the initial notice stage. Businesses mu...
13 Jul, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
New GST rule from April 1, 2025: ISD mandatory for input tax credit; not following will lead to ITC denial, minimum penalty of Rs 10,000GST: The government has made the ISD mechanism mandatory, effective April 1, 2025. This means that the distribution of common input tax cre...
18 Mar, 2025, 12.50 PM IST
New GSTN advisory: You can now file a rectification application to claim pending input tax credit; However, there is a catchGSTR-3B: Now GST registered taxpayers can claim pending input tax credit relating to past years namely financial year 2017-18, 18-19, 19-20...
09 Jan, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
GST amendments: Place of supply clarification – Clarificatory or Misleading?Recent GST amendments and circulars have introduced complexities for businesses, especially in ‘bill to ship to’ transactions involving unr...
19 Oct, 2024, 11.57 AM IST
Have a query about the new GST amnesty scheme for waiver of interest and penalty? CBIC releases FAQ and clarificationsGoods and Services Tax (GST): Section 128A which was announced in Budget 2024 provides relief to GST registered taxpayers who have a pendin...
17 Oct, 2024, 08.48 AM IST
Less than 2% assessees under CGST gets notice, working to make taxpayers life easier: FM SitharamanAddressing the media post the GST Council meeting, the Minister said as of December 31, 2023, only 1.96 per cent of all active tax assessee...
24 Jun, 2024, 11.29 AM IST
CBIC instructs officials to upload digital summary of tax notices to boost transparencyIn a significant move towards transparency and efficiency, tax officials are now required to upload detailed summaries of show cause notice...
30 Nov, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
GST: Imposition of new ITC restrictions every year is diluting ease of doing businessAt the inception of GST, the availment of ITC was envisaged as a two-way communication whereby the supplier would upload the supply invoice...
18 Feb, 2022, 10.06 AM IST
Budget 2021: FM does away with the need for GST Audit for a section of taxpayersThis will bring relief to SMEs that are struggling with the requirement for audits under numerous laws.
06 Feb, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
Businesses can use IGST credit to settle centre, state tax dues: CBICThe CBIC has now clarified that the IGST credit can be used in payment of CGST or SGST in any order or proportion.
26 Apr, 2019, 02.19 PM IST
Agriculturists, small traders exempt from registering under GSTThe GST Council has decided to keep the revenue exemption limit at Rs 20 lakh for all states but Rs 10 lakh for the North-Eastern and the h...
04 Mar, 2017, 07.52 PM IST