GST Refunds

CBIC assures micronutrient makers of faster GST refunds to offset inverted duty structure, while ruling out refunds on dealers' stock-in-trade under current law

CBIC Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said the scheme will cover both central and state jurisdictions, and apply in cases where applicants are assessed to be low-risk

There should be no restrictions on taking input tax credit (ITC), on the essential principle that once tax is paid, it should either be refunded or go into the ITC chain

The gross GST collection - the amount before adjusting for refunds - rose by 7.3 per cent in December to Rs 1.76 trillion

Siam adds in the letter that India should reduce the GST across all two-wheelers from 28 per cent to 18 per cent, a long-standing demand from the industry

GST field officers will now have to seek the approval of their zonal principal chief commissioners to initiate an investigation against any big industrial houses or major MNCs and levy duty on goods/services for the first time. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued guidelines for Central GST (CGST) officers. According to the guidelines, when a taxpayer is simultaneously being investigated by the state GST and DGGI officers on different subject matters, the principal commissioner will "consider the feasibility" of only one of the offices pursuing all the cases with respect to the taxpayer. The guidelines have also set a deadline for tax officers to conclude an investigation within one year of their initiation. CBIC further said that in initiating an investigation with respect to a listed company or PSU or seeking details from them, the CGST officers should issue "official letters instead of summons" to the designated officer of the entity, detailing the .

States have been concerned about increasing cases of Centre imposing cesses for garnering additional revenue

Vodafone Idea is pushing for a third concession. It is hoping the government will pay the GST refunds

The high court's order, which says refunds paid on service inputs can be restricted, runs contrary to Gujarat HC verdict and could complicate matters

Say they are being harassed by the authorities even as 1,500 who claimed bogus GST refunds are untraceable

NIPFP's Rathin Roy said that providing income support and preventing wealth disruptions is a necessary requirement in the current situation.

he finance ministry had on April 8 said that to provide relief during the cor it has been decided to issue all pending GST and custom refunds

The case pertains to underreporting of input tax credit in the GST summary return form, GSTR 3B

Adityanath government institutes exclusive cells to help industries

Further refunds of about Rs 7,760 cr to be made soon, GST refund claims of Rs 3,800 cr also processed

Currently, under the LUT route, they need not pay tax on their export bills, but they stand to lose refunds on taxes paid on capital goods. Taxes on all other inputs get refunded

In addition, he also asked officials to think of ways to assess the GST amount collected at the district level

Make sense of all the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the exports sector

Ministry also targets 66% rise in credit, setting up of 400 clusters and Rs 50,000 cr in procurement from sector

The remaining claims amounting to Rs. 24.73 billion are held up on account of various deficiencies