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 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 is always very useful for state like West Bengal": Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta after 57th GST Council meetIn the recent 57th GST Council meeting, West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta emphasized the crucial role of GST in bolstering state...
08 Oct, 2026, 05.55 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
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 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 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
Government brings smartphone screen protectors under mandatory BIS quality normsThe Indian government has included smartphone screen protectors under mandatory quality guidelines to improve product standards. Manufactur...
23 Sep, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
Decoding MDR’s impact; EV bikes’ policy change sparks debateHappy Thursday! The return of MDR is set to change UPI's market share game. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
17 Sep, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
Govt proposes age limit extension for EVs, hydrogen and CNG-powered vehiclesThe Centre proposes extending vehicle age limits by five years. National permit authorisations may be granted electronically for up to five...
18 Aug, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
GST Council to take up recast of Group of Ministers (GoM) on rate rationalisationThe Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will meet on October 7 to discuss the reconstitution of the group of ministers on rate rationaliza...
26 Sep, 2023, 11.40 PM IST
GST Council to tighten registration rules; physical verification to be mandatory in 'high risk' casesIn order to check fake registration, the GST Council is likely to reduce the time period to 30 days, from 45 days currently, for submission...
06 Jul, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
Further tightening of GST registration process likelyThe move follows a nationwide crackdown by the tax authorities on invoice frauds and the arrest of 25 people.
17 Nov, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
Cabinet clears changes to GST laws, to be placed in ParliamentThe amendments to the Central GST, Integrated GST and Compensation Cess laws will now be placed in Parliament in the ongoing session.
01 Aug, 2018, 09.29 PM IST
Cabinet clears amendments to GST lawsThe government will now table amendments to the Central GST law, Integrated GST law, Compensation Cess law in the ongoing monsoon session o...
01 Aug, 2018, 03.12 PM IST