Shri Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs(MCA), today inaugurated the ‘SPICe+’ Web Form here today. As part of Government of India’s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) initiatives, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified a new Web Form christened ‘SPICe+’ (pronounced ‘SPICe Plus’) replacing the existing SPICe form. SPICe+ would offer 10 services by 3 Central Govt Ministries…
Keeping with the Hon’ble PM’s objective of turning districts into export hubs, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has now started capturing district-wise data or origin of export goods. The idea was also recently echoed by the Hon’ble Finance Minister in her Budget speech. This additional information from the export declarations will provide a…
To identify cases of fraudulent claims under Goods & Services Tax (GST), the Government of India has taken measures to apply stringent risk parameters-based checks driven by rigorous data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools based on which certain taxpayers are taken up for further verification. Moreover, a standard operating procedure has been prescribed for…
The Government is committed to support the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) which is an important sector of the Indian economy that fosters entrepreneurship and generates employment opportunities at lower capital cost. The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2019-20 in Parliament today. The Economic Survey…
In order to reduce the compliance burden on small retailers, traders, shop keepers who comprise the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprise (MSME) sector, the Union Budget proposed to raise by five times the turnover threshold for audit from the existing Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 5 crore. While presenting the Union Budget 2020-21 in Parliament today,…
Considering the difficulties faced by trade and industry in filing of returns, the government has decided to introduce several measures to ease the process. The Finance Ministry today said that now GST taxpayers can file their GSTR-3B returns in a staggered manner. Presently the last date of filing GSTR-3B returns for every taxpayer is 20th of…
Now there will be 20, 22 and 24 deadlines for three different categories of taxpayers. The central government has given a big relief to small businessmen doing business of less than 5 crore. It has been decided to extend the last date for filing Goods and Services Tax (GST) by four more days. In the…
The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector has better adaptability to cater to the export market due to its smaller size and can adapt to market change sooner said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, during a meeting held in New Delhi yesterday to discuss with MSME associations various industry…
The 2nd National GST Conference of the Commissioners of State Tax and Chief Commissioners of Central Tax was held here today under the chairmanship of Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance. The multi-faceted Conference was focused on brainstorming session for streamlining Goods and Services Tax (GST) system and plugging revenue leakages. This…
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of December, 2019 is ₹ 1,03,184 crore of which CGST is ₹ 19,962 crore, SGST is ₹ 26,792 crore, IGST is ₹ 48,099 crore (including ₹ 21,295 crore collected on imports) and Cess is ₹ 8,331 crore (including ₹ 847 crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of November up to…
The Anti-Evasion wing of CGST Delhi South Commissionerate has discovered here today yet another case of fake invoicing and GST fraud alongside a new modus operandi of defrauding the exchequer by exploiting the facility of refunds given for inverted duty structure. Over 120 entities who are involved in the transactions have come to light so…
The 38th meeting of the GST Council met under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman here today. The meeting was also attended by the Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of Ministry…
The 38th meeting of the GST Council met under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman here today. The meeting was also attended by the Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of Ministry…
The Indian Government has issued certain guidelines in its campaign of MSME support & Outreach where it has asked all the head of the departments of public sector banks to do the detail analysis of issues and progress done in the credit facility that are faced by MSMEs. The main effort of the Government is…
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of November, 2019 is Rs 1,03,492 crore of which CGST is Rs 19,592crore, SGST is Rs 27,144crore, IGST is Rs 49,028crore (including Rs 20,948crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs7,727 crore (including Rs 869 crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of Octoberup to 30th November, 2019 is 77.83 lakh. The government has settled Rs…
The finance ministry showcases Goods and Services Tax which has been registered for a certain amount in the month of June 2019. It has been proven that the growth was sluggish in comparison to Rs. 1,00,289 crore in May 2019. When it comes to June, the collection has been higher than Rs 95,610 crore that…
Financial Crux of Budget 2019 2017-18 (Actuals) 2018-19 (Revised Estimates) 2019-20 (Budget Estimates) Revenue Receipts (Like Income Tax, GST, Dividends from PSU’s & Banks ,Interest on Government Lending Etc.) 14,35,233 Cr. 17,29,682 Cr. 19,77,693 Cr. Capital Receipts (Recovery of Loans, Funds Raised from PPF, small saving deposits etc.) 7,06,742 Cr. 7,27,553 Cr….
Gurugram Zonal Unit of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) arrests two businessmenin a case of fraudulent issuance of Input Tax Credit (ITC) invoices without actual supply of goods, involving evasion of approximately Rs. 79.21 crore on the taxable value of concocted supplies of Rs.450 crore. Gurugram Zonal Unit of the Directorate General…
Advance Ruling Mechanism in GST An advance ruling helps the applicant in planning his activities, which are liable for payment of GST, well in advance. It also brings certainty in determining the tax liability, as the ruling given by the Authority for Advance Ruling is binding on the applicant as well as Government authorities. Further,…
1st July 2018 to be celebrated as ‘GST day’, to commemorate the first year of the unprecedented reform of Indian taxation Government of India is celebrating the 1st Anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) coming into force, here tomorrow. GST was launched on the 1st July, 2017 in a majestic ceremony held in…
GST Revenue Collections for the Financial Year 2017-18 Total Revenue of Rs. 7.19 lakh crore collected under GST in the period between August 2017 and March 2018 . During 2017-18, total revenue collected under GST in the period between August 2017 and March 2018 has been Rs. 7.19 lakh crore. This includes Rs. 1.19 lakh crore…
E-way bill operations are available for inter-state movement of goods. Presently, e-way bill operations are not available for intra-state (within the state) movement of goods, except for Karnataka State. E-way bill operations for intra-state (within the state) will be made available in a phased manner, as and when instructed by GST Council. The e-way Bill…
GST Statistics of Jan 2018 – GST Revenue Collections stand at Rs.86,318 crores for the month of January 2018 (received in January/February upto 25th February 2018). More than 10 Million Dealers registered till 25th February 2018 – As per data provided by PIB, 1.03 crore taxpayers have been registered under GST so far till 25th…
India and Iran signed in New Delhi today an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTAA) and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income. India and Iran signed here in New Delhi today an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTAA) and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect…