Sitharaman announced that the new GST return framework and e-invoicing would be implemented from April 1, to improve compliance and plug the tax revenue leakages
Madras High Court had later declared bench composition unconstitutional due to non-inclusion of even a single judicial member; no appeal filed yet
In her second Budget presentation, the finance minister said GST has resulted in gains of Rs 1 lakh crore to consumers and removed inspector raj and also helped the transport sector
Increasing grants and tied funds not enough
The right fiscal-monetary-external balance must be achieved to nurture and harness a nascent recovery
If the authorisation is issued under notification 21/2015-Cus dated April 1, 2015, you cannot get IGST exemption
Seeking a turnaround in fortune, the auto industry has been seeking government support and reduce the burden of transition to BS-VI with lower GST rate
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has directed its tax sleuths to intensify enforcement action and launch search-and-survey operations against these firms
What GST urgently deserves is a re-orientation, for which a leaf out of the 'nudge theory' in behavioural economics may definitely help
Several taxpayers complained of technical glitches on filing returns on social media
The government had severely cut down on expenditure in this area, with the 2019-20 (FY20) Budget providing Rs 909 crore, down from the RE of Rs 1,707 crore in the earlier one.
The company went to the Kerala high court against the judgement. The high court wondered as to how AAR came to the conclusion that it was a composite supply
Currently, under the LUT route, they need not pay tax on their export bills, but they stand to lose refunds on taxes paid on capital goods. Taxes on all other inputs get refunded
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has obligated customs brokers under their licensing conditions to independently verifying the KYC of exporters
The CAIT also said the visit of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, on Wednesday to India will be greeted with strong protest from traders across country
Refunds of over Rs 28,000 crore are said to have been filed by over 27,000 taxpayers so far on account of inverted duty structure in the current financial year
One measure being considered is to link foreign exchange remittances with refund of IGST for risky and new exporters, apparently to curb fraudulent IGST refund claims
The instruction is that audit of large units be completed within seven working days, of medium units in five working days and of small ones in three
Balance between ease of doing business and compliance is tricky
With a fresh assessment of the state of the economy, all stakeholders would now look forward to the Union Budget to see how the government plans to revive growth