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
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 to focus on auto refunds, swifter ITC, fewer noticesThe government is preparing to transition the GST regime toward a trust-based tax administration. This shift includes introducing sweeping ...
07 Oct, 2026, 12.46 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
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: Council to consider sweeping reforms to unlock tax credit, ease complianceIndia is set to implement significant reforms to the goods and services tax system, which will ease compliance. Changes may include the rel...
05 Oct, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
GST 2.0 revived demand. Now industry wants its tax credit unstuckThe GST Council is set to reconvene after a year to focus on reforming the input tax credit system. Recent surveys by KPMG and Deloitte hig...
30 Sep, 2026, 12.06 AM IST
Connaught Place restaurant charged Rs 80 extra as service fee without asking; GST was added on that charge too; CCPA orders it to pay Rs 10,000CCPA fined a restaurant in Connaught Place Rs 10,000 for automatically adding an Rs 80 service charge to a customer's food bill and applyin...
16 Sep, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
Swiggy agrees to refund unauthorised campaign fees; Bengaluru hotels to wait till September 1The discussions, led by Swiggy CEO (food marketplace, dineout & crew) Rohit Kapoor, chief business officer (food marketplace) Sidharth Bhak...
07 Aug, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
FISME seeks GST overhaul to ease MSME complianceFISME seeks Goods and Services Tax reforms to ease MSME compliance burdens. They propose a safe harbour for input tax credit and faster GST...
04 Aug, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
IRCTC train e-ticket cancellation charges explained: How much will you lose?Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation charges for the cancellation of train tickets based on ticket type and cancellation time. C...
12 Mar, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
Bogus IGST refund claims: Government to verify exporters' claims before sanctioningTax experts said the move to verify the refund claims would delay the process of refund issuances to exporters.
18 Jun, 2019, 06.31 PM IST
Automated GST refund for exporters by next monthCurrently, the facility of automatic refund is available only for those exporters who have paid Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) wh...
13 May, 2019, 05.34 PM IST
Exporters file over 10,000 applications for GST refundsCBEC had last month started refunds for exporters of goods who have paid IGST and have claimed refund based on shipping bill by filling up ...
03 Dec, 2017, 05.37 PM IST
GSTN utility for exporters to claim refunds to go live tonightWith the new utility RFD-1A, a merchant exporter can claim refund of GST paid at the time of buying goods which he has exported in the rele...
16 Nov, 2017, 12.37 PM IST