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GSTAT rollout from Oct to ease GST litigation and unlock business capital

The GST Appellate Tribunal will begin phased rollout in October 2025 with digital filing, faster appeals, and backlog clearance to ease GST litigation and free up capital

Dr Reddy's hopes GST reforms will fix pharma tax issues, boost access

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Tuesday expressed hope that the new GST structure will take care of existing challenges and aid in ushering a rationalised, industry-friendly tax framework for the pharmaceutical industry. For an extended period, the pharmaceutical sector has faced structural challenges, including higher GST rates and an inverted duty structure, which have impacted the cost efficiency of domestic manufacturing and the affordability of medicines, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Chairman Satish Reddy said in a statement. "We are optimistic that the forthcoming reforms will address these critical concerns and introduce a rationalised, industry-friendly tax framework," he noted. Such measures will significantly improve the affordability and accessibility of essential medicines for every citizen, while also enhancing the global competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Indian pharmaceutical industry, Reddy said. The industry remains fully committed to working in close partnership

GST reform: Turning crisis into opportunity for India's growth story

The finance ministry is clear in its message that the reforms would be comprehensive, going beyond rate rationalisation. The question is how the government should go about it

Madras High Court rules in favour of 12% GST for railway contracts

The case involved STS-KEC, a joint venture between Stroytechservice LLC (Russia) and KEC International Limited, which was awarded a contract for railway infrastructure projects

Chocolate firms, bakeries receive notices for alleged GST underpayment

Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence say chocolatiers, bakeries do not classify as restaurants and must pay 18% GST, not 5%

Goods in transit can't be seized under GST law without inquiry: HC

Court rules the items cannot be confiscated without investigation even if the original supplier does not have GST registration

28% GST move: E-gaming companies fear tax liability may rise to 400%

The law will come into force on October 1 this year and will be reviewed after six months, according to a decision by the GST Council

GST council to consider decriminalisation of GST law in Dec 17 meet

The GST Council in its next meeting is likely to discuss decriminalisation of offences under GST law, along with raising the threshold of launching prosecution to Rs 20 crore, from Rs 5 crore at present, officials said on Monday. The council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising her state counterparts, is scheduled to meet virtually on December 17. The government had in September said that GST officers can launch prosecution against GST offenders in cases where the amount of evasion or misuse of input tax credit is more than Rs 5 crore. Launching of prosecution by taxmen means commencement of legal proceedings against the offender. One of the proposal before the Council is to raise the threshold limit for launching criminal proceedings under GST for offences over Rs 20 crore. Also, the property of offenders below the set threshold will not be attached, officials said. The council is also likely to consider removing those penal offences which are alre

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Govt likely to remove penal offences covered under IPC from GST law

The government is considering to remove the penal offences which are already covered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) from the GST Act to make it more taxpayer-friendly, an official said. The proposal, part of the exercise to decriminalise GST law, is likely to be taken up in the next meeting of the GST Council. Once approved by the GST Council, the Finance Ministry will propose amendments to the GST law, which could be taken up in the upcoming winter session of Parliament next month. "Law committee has finalised the changes in Section 132 of the GST Act as part of the exercise to decriminalise the law," the official told PTI. The offences that are similar to those covered under the Indian Penal Code would be removed from GST law, the official added. The amendments would be placed before the GST Council for approval. Thereafter, it would go to Parliament for effecting changes in the GST Act. Once approved by Parliament, states would be required to amend their state GST laws. Tax

Proposed DESH law aims to grant SEZs greater flexibility, but will it work?

Some experts see significant positives, other believe problems associated with older policy will persist

Government, RBI behind the curve in controlling inflation: Congress

The party also termed the government's decision to ban wheat exports as anti farmer.

Govt working to classify cryptocurrency under GST law, 'remove doubt'

The government is working on classification of cryptocurrency as goods or services under the GST law, so that tax can be levied on the entire value of transactions

Govt extends deadlines for various I-T compliances, GST relief

The government on Sunday extended the deadline for various compliances under the income tax law and availing relief under the GST law to help taxpayers tide over difficulties in filing such forms

GST: Firms challenge constitutional validity of arrest rules in top court

Counsel for companies raises concerns about whether or not well accepted, judicially tested, fair and proper procedures are being followed during such arrests

Government allows further operational flexibility to GST filers

The government has allowed further flexibility to tax filers operating under the Quarterly Return Filing and Monthly Payment of Taxes scheme

Traders' bodies divided on call for Bharat bandh over GST provisions

A national-level organisation of small businessmen on Friday said it is opposed to the move

GST shortfall: FinMin releases weekly instalment of Rs 6,000 cr to states

This takes the total amount released so far to Rs 95,000 crore

GST shortfall: FinMin releases weekly installment of Rs 6,000 cr to states

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday released the 14th installment of Rs 6,000 crore to states to meet the GST compensation shortfall, taking the total amount of fund released so far to Rs 84,000 crore. Till now, 76 per cent of the total estimated GST compensation shortfall has been released to states and 3 UTs. Out of this, an amount of Rs 76,616.16 crore has been released to 23 states and Rs 7,383.84 crore to the 3 UTs with Legislative Assembly (Delhi, J&K, Puducherry). The remaining 5 states, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim, do not have a gap in revenue on account of GST implementation, it added. The Centre had set up a special borrowing window in October 2020 to meet the estimated shortfall of Rs 1.10 lakh crore in revenue arising on account of implementation of GST. The Finance Ministry in a statement said it has released the 14th weekly installment of Rs 6,000 crore to states to meet the GST compensation shortfall. The amount has been borrowed this week

GST shortfall: FinMin releases weekly instalment of Rs 6,000 cr to states

This takes the total amount of fund released to Rs 78,000 crore