The move will help track the movement of gold to help plug tax evasion and smuggling amid rising prices and subdued GST collections
A Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac will take up the proposal - aimed at checking tax evasion and smuggling - on Friday
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the revised format for e-invoice under GST by replacing existing form and also increased the turnover threshold
Problem of states' dues needs co-operative settlement
Says Centre not obliged to pay GST compensation shortfall; experts dislike idea of burdening states with additional debt
K K Venugopal does not recommend borrowings by GST council; experts dislike the idea of burdening states with more debt
While Punjab and Kerala will press the GST Council to borrow in order to compensate states, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi called the idea "wishful thinking"
The amendment relates to limiting the transitional input tax credit to 90 days form the roll out of the goods and services tax (GST) from July one, 2017
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
Only a simpler tax structure will increase compliance
Modi tells Dilasha Seth that the proposed reforms like simplified return form and e-invoicing facility, among others, will be difficult to push through in the fourth year.
The GST Council is considering market borrowing to give the states the promised compensation for their revenue shortfall
Since there is no precedent for a constitutional body to borrow, an alternative which has been discussed is for the Centre to borrow with the specific intention of making up the compensation shortfall
We are expecting a 15% decline in the state GDP in FY 21, said Issac Thomas
Members of the GST Council discussed issues over videoconferencing in their first meeting since the coronavirus lockdown was imposed
For entities with tax liability but which have not filed returns or have filed returns late, the late fee has been capped at Rs 500 without interest
The government has rung up just about Rs 95,000 crore as GST in April and May together, and that is less than half compared with the collection in the corresponding months last year.
Faced with dismal collection and extended deadline for filing returns, the government has refrained from releasing the monthly GST revenue collection figures for the months of April and May
Centralised AAR was, in fact, already approved by GST Council and Cabinet over a year ago
Says GST rate reduction to go to Council; Council is likely to meet on Friday through video conferencing.