No provision for GST refunds for foreigners as of now, says finance ministry in RTI reply: PTI

The Centre is yet to enforce Section 15 of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, which enables foreigners to claim refunds on goods they buy and take home.

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· Aug 06, 2018 · 04:21 pm

Petroleum may be brought under GST after revenue stabilises, says Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi

He cautioned that this may not lead to a reduction in prices of petroleum products as states would be allowed to levy taxes over and above GST.

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· Aug 03, 2018 · 04:38 pm

GST collections rose marginally to Rs 96,483 crore in July

The government attributed the increase in the mop-up to the e-waybills that helped improve compliance.

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· Aug 01, 2018 · 07:36 pm

Is GST exemption for sanitary napkins a victory or will it allow Chinese pads to dominate?

Arun Jaitley argued last year that if the GST rate for sanitary napkins was lowered to 0%, ‘there would be no Indian manufacturer left’.

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· Jul 23, 2018 · 06:30 am

GST Council exempts sanitary napkins from taxation, removes a number of items from 28% tax slab

Many items such as marble, rakhi, wooden deities and sal leaves also will not be taxed, Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said.

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· Jul 21, 2018 · 06:31 pm

Centre increases threshold for tax ligitation in tribunals, courts; 29,580 cases could be withdrawn

The move will also reduce the amount locked up in such litigation by Rs 5,600 crore, the government said.

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· Jul 12, 2018 · 06:19 pm

‘Milk and Mercedes can’t have same tax’: Narendra Modi rules out single rate under GST in interview

He said a total of 48 lakh new enterprises have been registered since July 1 last year, against 66 lakh indirect taxpayers registered since Independence.

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· Jul 01, 2018 · 03:20 pm

Six finance ministers meet president, seek changes in 15th Finance Commission’s terms of reference

Some of the terms bring significant financial hardship to all states, they told Ram Nath Kovind.

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· May 18, 2018 · 12:19 pm

GST Council approves simplified system for filing tax returns

The new system is expected to be ready in six months.

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· May 04, 2018 · 06:35 pm

GST collections exceed Rs 1 lakh crore in April for the first time

Taxpayers usually pay arrears of previous months with their March taxes and that could explain the increase, the government said.

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· May 01, 2018 · 03:54 pm

Tax department releases new IT return forms for 2018-’19 assessment year

The forms have been simplified, but the process of filing tax returns remains the same, the Central Board of Direct Taxes said.

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· Apr 06, 2018 · 12:06 pm

High Court seeks replies from GST Council, Centre and state on plea challenging Gujarat GST Act

The petition challenges the constitutional validity of a few sections of the law regulating the new tax system.

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· Mar 23, 2018 · 03:34 pm