India assured DTAA tax benefits will continue after Supreme Court ruling, Mauritius Cabinet Note saysIndia has assured Mauritius that it will uphold benefits under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement. This comes after a Supreme Court ru...
25 Apr, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
As $166 billion tariff refunds begin, will consumers get tariff refunds in 2026? When will payments be released and how fast will they move?$166 billion is now being returned under tariff refunds 2026. This massive payout follows a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. It has trigge...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
Top 10 winners get Rs 10,000 each: Income Tax Dept organises quiz on Income Tax Act, 2025 with cash prizesThe Income Tax Department is hosting a quiz on the new Income Tax Act, 2025. This initiative aims to boost citizen awareness of the taxatio...
10 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Waiver, other tax reforms top GST Council's docketThe GST Council is set to discuss various measures at its upcoming meeting on June 22 to pave the way for broader tax reforms in the new go...
20 Jun, 2024, 06.31 AM IST
6-years of GST: With record high collections, why it is an opportune time for rate rationalisationThe primary ideology behind rate rationalisation has been to simplify the GST rate structure and not to garner additional revenues for the ...
01 Jul, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
Opposition plans to push for GST amendment in Rajya SabhaSources said senior RS members of Trinamool, Samajwadi Party and Congress are in touch to try to force an amendment into the GST legislatio...
31 Mar, 2017, 01.47 AM IST
GST Bills may be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday"The four supplementary legislations will be introduced in Parliament as early as on Monday," a senior finance ministry official said.
24 Mar, 2017, 08.09 PM IST
GST Council may clear supplementary legislations tomorrowThe S-GST, which will allow states to levy the tax after VAT and other state levies are subsumed in the GST, will have to be passed by each...
15 Mar, 2017, 07.06 PM IST
Indirect tax mop-up beats revised estimate target of Rs 7.04 lakh crore"We have achieved targets on each of the indirect tax levies - customs, excise and service tax," CBEC chairman Najib Shah said.
02 Apr, 2016, 09.21 PM IST
Government sets up council for consistent tax lawsThe council will be assisted a Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU), a multi-disciplinary body that will generate ideas for the former’s conside...
04 Feb, 2016, 02.56 PM IST
No impact of Bihar on PM Modi's popular leadership: Arun Jaitley"The poll impact won't deter investor confidence and sentiment... I think investors are very wise people, they will see the performance of ...
10 Nov, 2015, 04.25 PM IST
Bihar defeat won't impact investor sentiment: Arun JaitleyJaitley said the defeat of the coalition NDA in Bihar will not have any impact on investor sentiment and the economic reforms will continue.
09 Nov, 2015, 08.50 PM IST
Finance Ministry seeks India Inc views on certain GST provisionsGST will subsume various levies like excise, service tax, sales tax, octroi, etc, and ensure a single indirect tax regime for the entire co...
18 Oct, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
Keep agri-produce out of GST ambit: PHD ChamberPHD Chamber today said that agriculture and agri-produce including food processing industry should be kept out of GST.
07 Aug, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
- DTC likely to become effective from FY'14, hopes Pranab Mukherjee
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed hope that the direct tax regime would become effective from 2013-14.
18 Mar, 2012, 06.15 PM IST
- Budget 2012: Quick passage plea spurs hope of GST rollout in 2013
Pranab Mukherjee on Friday appealed to all political parties for the early passage of GST and Direct Tax legislations.
17 Mar, 2012, 11.27 AM IST
- Govt won't let GST impasse stay for long
The GST could make a debut in the middle of next year. Its planned rollout from April next year now looks uncertain due to opposition from ...
23 Aug, 2010, 06.11 AM IST