The GST Council has decided to withdraw the exemption on some goods while increasing the rates on some. After this decision, 5 percent tax will be levied on packed wheat flour, papad, paneer, curd and buttermilk. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that in the two-day meeting of the GST Council in Chandigarh, the suggestions …
The GST Council meeting was held in Lucknow on Friday under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. After this meeting many important decisions were announced. These decisions will have a direct impact on the common man. In this, the exemption from GST on medicines to prevent coronavirus was increased to 31 December 2021. But, …
The Government, vide Notification No. 19/2021- Central Tax, dated 01.06.2021, had provided relief to the taxpayers by reducing / waiving late fee for non-furnishing FORM GSTR-3B for the tax periods from July, 2017 to April, 2021, if the returns for these tax periods are furnished between 01.06.2021 to 31.08.2021. The last date to avail benefit of the late …
There is relief news for businessmen. According to the order of the government, now GST taxpayers with a turnover of more than Rs 5 crore will be able to self-certify their annual return. For this, there will no longer be a need to get mandatory audit certification from Chartered Accountants. The Central Board of Indirect …
After the covid-19 crisis, the country’s economy is gaining momentum. This is confirmed by the March GST collection figures, which are 27% higher than in March 2020. Received 1.23 Lakh Crore Revenue According to the data of the Finance Ministry, the government received a gross GST revenue of Rs 1,23,902 crore in March 2021. Of …
In their continuous endeavour to uproot fake billing operations, officers of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi (East) achieved yet another success when investigations led to unearthing of a massive network of fictitious firms to generate and avail fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Goods and Services Tax (GST). The network of fictitious …
Chartered accountant firms and hospitals are under scrutiny after the revenue department found mismatches between their income tax and indirect tax filings. Tax authorities have also decided to slot consultant doctors as ‘intermediaries’ for taxation purposes even as medical services are outside the purview of goods and services tax (GST), people aware of the development …
The officers of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi East have unearthed a network of fictitious firms used by their operator to generate and pass on fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Goods and Services Tax (GST). The network of fake firms was being operated by one Vishal, who is an advocate by …
The Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has on Friday, released the 17th weekly instalment of Rs.5,000 crore to the States to meet the GST compensation shortfall. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 4,730.41 crore has been released to 23 States and an amount of Rs. 269.59 crore has been released to the 3 Union …
Q 1: What is QRMP scheme? What are its benefit? A: Quarterly Return, Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP) Scheme is a scheme to simplify compliance for small taxpayers. Under this scheme, taxpayers having an aggregate turnover at PAN level up to Rs. 5 crore can opt for quarterly GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing. Payment can be …