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GST Council to meet on Sept 9, to start discussion on rate rationalisation

The GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on September 9. "The 54th Meeting of GST Council will be held on 9th September, 2024 at New Delhi," the Council said in a post on X. The GST Council, comprising finance ministers of Centre and states, is the apex decision making body with regard to Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was rolled out on July 1, 2017. The meeting is expected to start discussion on rate rationalisation, reducing tax slabs, besides removing duty inversion under GST. After the previous Council meeting on June 23, Sitharaman had said the next meeting of the GST Council the Group of Ministers (GoM) on rate rationalisation under Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sumant Chaudhary, will give a presentation on the status of the work and aspects covered by the panel and work pending before the panel. "There will be a presentation by the GoM irrespective of whether the report is draft... and then Council will start the discussion on rate

GST Council decisions to be incorporated in the Finance Bill: CBIC Chief

CBIC Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said at the 53rd GST Council meeting rate rationalisation was proposed on some goods and services

GST Council's key state panel for rate changes may face another revamp

In the last reorganisation of this panel, at the GST Council meeting on June 22, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary was appointed as its convenor

GST reduced tax rates on household goods, brought relief to people: FinMin

Goods and Services Tax (GST), which completed 7 years of implementation on Monday, has brought happiness and relief to every home through reduced taxes on household appliances and mobile phones, the finance ministry said on Monday. GST, which subsumed about 17 local tax and cesses, was rolled out on July 1, 2017. The theme of the 7th GST Day is Sashakt Vyapar Samagra Vikas (empowered trade overall growth). "With reduced tax rates on household goods after GST implementation, #7yearsofGST has brought happiness and relief to every home through lower GST on household appliances and mobile phones," the ministry said in a post on X. The GST taxpayer base has increased to 1.46 crore in April 2024 from 1.05 crore as of April 2018. "We have witnessed a quantum jump in taxpayers base along with improved compliance," Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said. Giving comparative charts of pre- and post-GST tax rates of household goods, the ministry

CBIC clarifies on taxability of salvage value in motor insurance claims

General insurers have to pay GST liability in case of disposal or sale of the salvage after settling the claims

53rd GST Council meet outcome | No tax on railway services, 12% GST on milk cans & more

The 53rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its meeting on June 22 approved several compliance measures, aiming at reducing tax litigation and enhancing ease of business across the sectors.

GST Council meeting: States should get 60% share of GST, says Kerala

Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal has called for a review of the central-state tax sharing ratio of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and said that 60 per cent should go to the states, whereas it is shared equally now. Currently, the ratio is 50:50 and it should be changed to 40:60 in favour of the states, the minister said in the GST Council meeting held in New Delhi on Saturday, according to a statement issued by his office here on Sunday. Speaking about the significant issues addressed during the meeting, the state FM said a favourable decision taken with regard to the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) is expected to be greatly beneficial for Kerala. Generally, a GSTR-8 return is also required to be filed detailing the GST charges by e-commerce operators while doing business through e-commerce platforms, he said. It was decided in the meeting to include in the GSTR-8 return the details about the state to which the tax should go, along with the amount of tax, Balagopal

GST Council to reconstitute 3 GoMs as new ministers from 11 states join

The GST Council will have to reconstitute three Group of Ministers (GoM) under it as new ministers from 11 states joined the body on Saturday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that in the 53rd GST Council meeting on Saturday, there were 11 new ministers from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana and Tripura. The 52nd GST Council meeting was held on October 7, 2023. With new ministers joining the council, the reconstitution of three GoMs on analysis of revenue from GST, boosting the real estate sector under GST, and GST system reforms are on the cards. While the GoM on GST rate rationalisation has already been reconstituted in February, making Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary its convenor, the reconstitution of the other three is yet to be notified. In the GoM on analysis of revenue from GST, the new finance minister from Odisha has to be inducted. The BJP won the assembly polls in Odis

Centre anticipates Rs 70k crore GST cess surplus from 'sin' goods

The surprise surplus is attributed to impressive revenue generation from taxes on the so called "sin" goods like pan masala, cigarettes

GST Council to regularise taxation issues on host of goods, services

The Council might reject bringing MSME ice cream manufacturers under the composition scheme

Over 50% gaming cos saw revenue stagnate or dip after 28% GST norm: Report

The impact of the new GST norm was also seen in the employment in these companies. According to the report, as many as 10 of these companies faced "significant headwinds" on job creation

GST Council likely to address retrospective taxation on online gaming

Move may give relief to firms facing Rs 1.12 trn in tax demands

GST Council to meet on Jun 22, may take up review of online gaming taxation

The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet after a gap of eight months on June 22, and is likely to review the implementation of 28 per cent GST on the online gaming sector. "The 53rd meeting of the GST Council will be held on 22nd June, 2024 at New Delhi," the GST Council Secretariat said in a post on X. The 52nd meeting of the GST Council, which comprises finance ministers of all states and UTs, was held on October 7, 2023. The agenda for the 53rd meeting is yet to be circulated amongst the Council members. This would be the first Council meeting after Lok Sabha elections. Results of the elections were declared on June 4, and Sitharaman was sworn in as a Cabinet minister in the new Modi Government on June 9. The GST Council is likely to review the decision to levy 28 per cent GST on full value of bets for online gaming companies which came into effect from October 1, 2023. In its meetings in July and August, the GST Council had approved amendmen

Panel on rejigging GST rates due for another revamp, to meet before Budget

Council likely to meet by end of this month or first week of July

GSTN rolls out form for tobacco manufacturers to report inputs, outputs

The GST Network (GSTN) has rolled out a special form for manufacturers of pan masala and tobacco products to report inputs and outputs procured with tax authorities to check evasion. This new form GST SRM-II came within a month of GSTN rolling out form GST SRM-I for registering machines of such manufacturers. "The second form namely Form GST SRM-II is also available on the portal. Taxpayers dealing in the manufacture of Pan Masala and Tobacco products can now report the details of inputs and outputs procured and consumed for the relevant month," GSTN said in an update to its taxpayers on June 7. Moore Singhi Executive Director Rajat Mohan said the newly available Form GST SRM-II requires detailed monthly reporting of inputs and outputs. "This form aims to enhance transparency and accountability in the manufacturing process of Pan Masala and Tobacco products. Taxpayers must meticulously document their procurement and consumption of inputs to avoid any discrepancies and ensure accura

India mulls GST relief for foreign airlines; fitment committee to review

Foreign airlines with offices in India have been issued GST notices for failing to pay taxes on services imported by Indian entities from their headquarters

SC asks Centre to furnish details on notices, arrests done under GST Act

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to furnish details of issuance of notices and arrests done under the provisions of the Goods and Services Tax, saying it may interpret the law and lay down appropriate guidelines to avoid any harassment of citizens by depriving their liberty. A special bench of Justices Sanjeev Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi, which is hearing a batch of 281 petitions challenging various provisions of the GST Act, Customs Act and the provisions of PMLA, voiced concern over the ambiguity in section 69 of the GST Act that deals with the powers of arrest. The bench said it would interpret the law to "strengthen" the liberty, if need be, but not allow citizens to be harassed. "You furnish the data on notices issued and arrests made under the GST Act for alleged defaults of Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore respectively for the past three years. There can be harassment of people and we won't permit that. If we find there is ambiguity in the provision, we will set it .

SC issues notices on plea challenging anti-profiteering provisions

The petition, filed by Swati Reality, states that the High Court erred in failing to appreciate that the impugned provisions under the GST system are ultra vires the Constitution

Heavy industries ministry weighs reduction of GST on flex fuel vehicles

The heavy industries ministry is examining requests seeking reduction in GST on flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) from the current 28 per cent, sources said. The ministry is in consultation with various stakeholders and other government departments. Once the consultations are completed, the ministry will submit a recommendation to its finance counterpart. Thereafter, the GST Council will take a decision on the issue, a senior official said. "We have received representations seeking reduction in GST on flex fuel vehicles. We are conducting meetings on this issue to ascertain the views of various stakeholders and different ministries. But we are getting a mixed response. Some people say that GST and cess should be reduced on FFVs because the government is promoting their adoption. Currently FFVs attract GST rate of 28 per cent, plus 15 per cent cess," the official added. "We have been asked to review whether or not the GST on FFVs needs to be brought down," the official said requesting ..

Rich state, poor state: Tax devolution by per capita income or population

Tax devolution shares, which threaten to create a north-south divide among states, may have more to do with per capita income, and not so much with population