GST News

GST Council Strengthens Registration Rules, Physical Verification Mandatory for High Risk Cases

07 July 2023 at 08:55

GST Council is likely to tighten the registration rules in its meeting on July 11, 2023. One of the key changes being proposed is to make physical verification mandatory in "high risk" cases.

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4900 Fake GST Registrations Cancelled, Rs 15000 Crore Tax Evasion Busted

07 July 2023 at 08:54

As of July 4, 2023, GST authorities have cancelled over 4,900 fake GST registrations and detected tax evasion of over Rs 15,000 crore during the ongoing two-month drive to weed out fake GSTINs. The drive, which began on May 16, will end on July 15.

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CBIC announces interest rate reduction for late tax payment & wrongly availed ITC

06 July 2023 at 08:46

CBIC issued a clarification on July 1, 2023, to reduce the interest rate on wrongly availed and utilized ITC from 24% to 18%.

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CBIC waives GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C Filing for turnover up to Rs 2 crores and 5 crores

05 July 2023 at 08:28

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has waived the filing of annual returns through Form GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C for turnover up to 2 crores and 5 crores respectively

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Delhi Govt provides relief to taxpayers by waiving late fee for annual returns

05 July 2023 at 08:27

Delhi Government has waived the late fee for filing Annual Returns of registered taxpayers.

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GST Authorities turn their focus on Credit Card and E-tail Partnerships

04 July 2023 at 08:47

In a move aimed at enhancing tax compliance and revenue generation, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities are closely scrutinizing credit card and e-tail (electronic retail) partnerships.

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FM hails 'Exemplar' GST regime for lightening tax burden on people

04 July 2023 at 08:46

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime has reduced the tax burden on people and created an efficient federal institution with high revenue buoyancy for states.

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Centre to introduce new rules for GST Appellate Tribunals

04 July 2023 at 08:44

The Centre is expected to soon notify rules for setting up GST appellate tribunals. This was announced by a senior CBIC official on Monday, July 3, 2023.

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CBIC to implement Biometric Authentication and Geo-Tagging to curb GST Fraud

03 July 2023 at 15:59

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has identified over 12,000 fake entities in GST registration. These entities were used to claim fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) and defraud the exchequer.

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