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With GST, India Heading Towards a Transparent Tax Regime: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as by far the biggest economic reform and said India is now moving towards a modern, transparent, stable and predictable tax regime GST consulting services.
Addressing an India-Israel CEO Forum, he said regulatory and policy issues facing companies have been resolved and his government is positioning India as a manufacturing hub.
India-Israel CEO Forum, which met for the first time today, set a target to increase the …

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Commerce Ministry To Align Foriegn Trade Policy With GST

The commerce ministry will come out with a notification to align the foreign trade policy (FTP) with the provisions of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which will be rolled out from July 1.
The ministry will have to come out with a notification as it has not been able to revise the FTP as was planned earlier. How to apply for gst registration
In a statement, it said that the ministry will release the reviewed FTP in September and …

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GST Experts in India

In what would have come as a relief to ecommerce marketplaces such as Amazon and Flipkart, the proposed tax collected at source (TCS) on them under the goods and services tax (GST) is to be capped at 1%, the GST Council has decided gst experts in India.
The draft law had proposed a levy of 1% without any limit. Mentioning the cap in the law will ensure the levy remains below that level.
“The council has decided to provide …

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GST is a huge reform for indirect taxation in India, the likes of which the country has not seen post Independence. GST will simplify indirect taxation, reduce complexities, and remove the cascading effect. Experts believe that it will have a huge impact on businesses both big and small, and change the way the economy functions in GST registration online.

The ebook will help you understand the basics of GST, important terminologies and concepts, and how this might affect …

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Budget Session: PM Modi Hopes For Breakthrough On GST

As the Budget session of Parliament resumed today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoped there will be a breakthrough on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill and that issues will be discussed in a democratic manner.
“We hope that there will be a breakthrough on the GST because all states have positively cooperated. All political parties have also extended cooperation in a positive way,” he told reporters outside Parliament. How to apply for GST registration
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GST Final Draft To Retain Clause On Services Sector

The goods and services tax (GST) council is likely to retain a clause in the law that will require service providers to register in every state where they operate, despite recent representations from various Union ministries and telcos, banks, and insurance firms for a single registration system in chartered accountants firm.
At present, service providers benefit from a single centralized registration system for paying service tax—a tax levied and collected by the Union government.
However, under the GST regime, …

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GST

GST is a huge reform for indirect taxation in India, the likes of which the country has not seen post Independence. GST will simplify indirect taxation, reduce complexities, and remove the cascading effect. Experts believe that it will have a huge impact on businesses both big and small, and change the way the economy functions in GST registration online.

The ebook will help you understand the basics of GST, important terminologies and concepts, and how this might affect …

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Roll out of GST-1st July 2017; Draft CGST Law and Draft IGST Law approved in the 11th Council Meeting held on 4 March 2017

The GST Council in its 9th Meeting held on 16 January 2017 took note of the work to be completed for the rollout of GST and after deliberations, agreed to extend the date for rollout of GST from 1st April 2017 to 1st July 2017. Steps taken to ensure rollout of GST by 1st July 2017 include approval of the Draft GST Compensation Law by the GST Council in its 10th Meeting on 18 February 2017 held in Udaipur, Rajasthan. …

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No GST Credit If Vendors Are Not Paid in 90 Days.

The Government circulated draft of the GST Model Law requesting for suggestions from the industry. The industry and experts have been poring over the draft. The article seeks to highlight the need to reconsider one of the provisions related to input tax credits. The proposed GST Legislation appears to deny tax credit in relation to input services for which payments are made after three months of the date of the invoice of the supplier. In fact the proposal mandates payment …

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New GST Rules May Impact Auto Consumer Durables

After getting hit by the transition of new fuel technology — from Bharat Stage-III (BS-III) to BS-IV — the automobile sector in the country may be awaiting yet another shocker. The proposed taxation format under the upcoming goods and services tax (GST) is likely to fuel inflation, and increase the tax burden of secondhand car buyers and those opting for exchange offers. It may also increase the working capital of dealers of used vehicles. Earlier the tax used to be …

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