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Only 7% taxpayers will be required to submit monthly GST returns

GSTN is currently conducting outreach programmes to make the industry familiar with the new return system.

GSTN should test system, fix deficiencies before roll-out to public: CAG

Commenting on the GST implementation, the report said one significant area where the full potential of GST has not been achieved is the roll-out of the simplified tax compliance regime

GST Network offers free accounting and billing software to MSMEs

This software would help businesses create invoices and account statements, manage inventory and prepare GST returns

Former GSTN chairman joins board of online talent assessment firm Wheebox

Kumar, an IAS officer from the Bihar Cadre of 1975 batch, had served as the GSTN chairman from March, 2014 to August, 2017

More leeway now in e-way system

Even the transporter or consignee is not allowed to generate another e-way bill on the same invoice number of that consignor, if one has already been generated by the latter

Cabinet clears proposal to convert GSTN into government-owned company

Fifty per cent stake will be owned by the Centre and the remaining by the states on pro-rata basis in the new structure

Cabinet likely to consider converting GSTN into a govt entity today

Converting GSTN to a government company may be considered by the Cabinet tomorrow

Ministerial panel to take stock of GSTN, new software for returns tomorrow

The focus of the GoM meeting would be on preparedness to shift to a new format for GST return filing

GSTN to arm tax officers with tools to analyse data to check evasion

GSTN currently only provides support to tax officers on data analysis

GST Council gives nod to convert GST Network into a govt-owned company

The Centre will own 50% of the GSTN, while the remaining 50% will be collectively held by states

GST Council to take a call on converting GSTN into a govt-owned company

'Hiring and firing' was faster since it was a private company says GSTN CEO Prakash Kumar

Hire and fire policy sets us apart from a govt body, says GSTN CEO

If the rates change, they have no impact on the system as they have been kept out, says Prakash Kumar

Misplaced logic: Protecting GSTN data needs more than a change in ownership

GSTN handles massive amounts of data; by now, over 10 million businesses have already registered on the GSTN portal

Examine possibility of converting GSTN into govt-owned firm: FM to Adhia

The move came after there were reports of leakages of data, including those allegedly by Facebook and Cambridge Analytica

GSTN brings in option for monthly, quarterly filing of forms

Taxpayers with annual aggregate turnover up to Rs 1.5 crore in the previous financial year or anticipated in the current financial year can avail the option of filing quarterly returns

Hiccups in GSTN portal's one year

Now a year old, the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) portal has drawn both praise and criticism. Made operational on November 8 last year, it had covered all the states by March 2017 in terms of registration and given out provisional identifications to taxpayers, much before the GST rollout in July, say officials. However, tax filers had to face a number of issues with the portal. The system crashed a couple of times in September, which led to the setting up of a group of ministers (GoM) to examine why and what to do, led by Bihar finance minister Sushil Modi. "The journey has been both exciting and challenging," says Prakash Kumar, chief executive of GSTN, the information technology network for the new levy. Many blame continuous change in the GST laws for gaps on the portal, not GSTN itself. The GoM had identified 27 technical glitches on the portal, which it wanted Infosys, which had won a contract to maintain GSTN for five years, to fix by end-October. However, only 18 of .

Group of Ministers on GSTN flags issues in GSTR-2 filing

So far, nearly 12 lakh businesses have filed GSTR-2 returns

GSTN has tweaked features for glitch-free tax payment facility

To allow glitch-free tax payment facility, GSTN has tweaked features

GoM headed by Sushil Modi to look into GSTN portal hiccups

The meeting will monitor and resolve the IT challenges faced in the GST implementation

Ministers' panel to resolve GSTN issues: Arun Jaitley

The panel will comprise three to five state finance ministers, who will look into concerns of trader