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Imports from related party will be scrutinised by Customs: Expert

Rule 3(3)(a) of the Customs Valuation Rules, 2007 provides that where the buyer and the seller are related, the circumstances surrounding the sale will be examined

Top headlines: Q1 earnings shrink, telcos await SC verdict on AGR and more

From auto firms planning new launches for festive season, Rajnath Singh banning import of defence items to telcos awaiting SC response of AGR dues, here are the top ness of the day

Coming soon: GST technological overhaul to ease compliance, plug leaks

Instead of completely changing the return forms, the effort is now to introduce, within the existing framework, changes in a staggered manner

Maharashtra: DGGI detects Rs 108-cr GST evasion by 2 liquor manufacturers

DGGI has found alleged evasion of GST collectively worth over Rs 108 crore by two liquor manufacturers in Aurangabad and Nanded districts of Maharashtra

Explained: How OCEN is trying to keep credit disbursement challenges at bay

Network to connect lenders, loan marketplaces, borrowers on a single platform and make access to credit a matter of minutes

Use of GST data in national accounts in limbo 3 years after tax roll-out

Difficult to gauge from state GST revenues collections whether or not economic activity is picking up, say experts

GST Network makes annual returns available online for composition dealers

This will enable 1.7 million composition dealers to file their returns on an annual basis with effect from 2019-20

Delhi HC allows Samsonite to deposit GST profiteered sum in six EMIs

Decision taken in view of Covid-19; experts feel this will form a precedent, paving way for more such petitions from companies

Fraudulent IGST claims worth Rs 1,875 crore by risky exporters identified

These people are untraceable and the list includes seven 'star' exporters, government sources said

Sanitisers are disinfectants like soaps, dettol; attract 18% GST: FinMin

Reducing the GST rate on sanitisers and other similar items would lead to an inverted duty structure and put domestic manufacturers at a disadvantage vis-a-vis importers of hand sanitisers

Covid-19: Alcohol-based hand sanitizers to attract 18% GST, rules AAR

Springfields (India) Distilleries had moved Goa AAR over classification of the hand sanitizer and the applicable rate of GST.

Uttarakhand High Court issues notice to Centre on Ashok Leyland's petition

The high court directed the Union government to file a counter affidavit and rejoinder while listing the matter after five weeks for hearing

Fiscal realities: Why govt cannot respond to Covid-19 crisis more fully

The problem is on both revenue and expenditure sides - the former is shrinking in relation to GDP, and the latter is rising despite a sharp drop in petroleum-related subsidy bills - writes T N Ninan

Covid won't deter us from path of speedy GST reforms: Ajay Bhushan Pandey

While not affirming new timelines for the simplified returns forms, Pandey says invoice matching is already happening at the back-end and quarterly payments are allowed for small taxpayers.

Slowdown: Chhattisgarh bucks trend with rise in GST receipts, vehicle sales

State govt credits revival to putting more money in people's pockets

A tentative recovery

Data suggests that the economy is bottoming out

Tranformational tax reform

GST has achieved a lot in three years, but there is an unfinished agenda

The past three years of GST and the road ahead

The journey has been a mixed bag, as several issues remain unresolved: Let's turn back and revisit what GST has attained and it couldn't

Best of BS Opinion: A govt in need of experts, making GST work, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Making GST work

Only a simpler tax structure will increase compliance