Fiscal Deficit Retained at 3.9 percent in RE 2015-16 and at 3.5 percent in BE 2016-17

Notification: Addition of Krishnapatnam port for import of new vehicles

Notification: Amendments in Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 -reg

Notification: Seeks to rescind notification No. 08/2013-Customs (ADD) dated 18.04.2013, in supersession of notification No. 56/2016-Customs (ADD) dated 21.12.2016

Notification: Seeks to rescind notification No.34/2012-Customs (ADD) dated 03.07.2012, in supersession of notification No. 55/2016-Customs (ADD) dated 21.12.2016

Notification: Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017

Notification: Commencement of section 247 of Companies Act 2017

Notification: Reduced rate of IGST on Food preparations put up in unit containers and intended for free distribution to economically weaker sections of the society under a programme duly approved by the Central Government or any State Government.

Notification: Reduced rate of GST on Food preparations put up in unit containers and intended for free distribution to economically weaker sections of the society under a programme duly approved by the Central Government or any State Government.

Notification: Evidences required to be produced by the supplier of deemed export supplies for claiming refund under rule 89(2)(g) of the CGST rules, 2017

Notification: Exchange Rates Notification No.96/2017-Custom(NT) dated 18.10.2017

Notification: Notified supplies, when the supply of goods shall be treated as deemed export under GST e.g. supplies against Advance Authorisation, to EOU, under EPCG scheme etc

Notification: Central Goods and Services Tax (Tenth Amendment) Rules, 2017

Notification: seeks to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of " Color Coated/ Pre-Painted flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel " originating in or exported from China PR and European Union.

Notification: Assigning Jurisdictional Power to Commissioner Rank Officers in a zone for the purpose of deciding appeals pending as on 30th June 2017

Notification: Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2017

Notification: Seeks to amend notification No. 11/2017-CT(R) - Rates for supply of services

Notification: Seeks to amend notification No. 10/2017-IT(R) regarding services provided by Overseeing Committee members to RBI - reverse charge mechanism (RCM)

Notification: Amendments in the Notification No.9/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017 - Exemptions on supply of services

Notification: Seeks to amend notification No. 8/2017-Central Tax - turnover limit for Composition Levy

Notification: Amendments in Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 -reg.

Circular: Clarification on movement of goods on approval basis

Circular: Authorized officer for enrollment of Goods and Services Tax Practitioner

Circular: Amendments in Chapter-4 of Hand Book of Procedures 2015-2020, related to clubbing of Advance Authorisations, extension of Export Obligation period and regularisation of bonafide default in the cases where Authorisations were issued for import of drugs from unregistered sources with pre import condition- reg

Circular: Sub: Refund SMS Seva for refund claims filed at JNCH, Nhava Sheva.

Circular: Reassignment of cases pending as on 30-6-2017 with the Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax (Appeals)

Circular: Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority

Circular: Composition Scheme - the Central Goods and Services Tax (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2017

News: RBI Reference Rate for US $

News: Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2017 -18– Issue Price for the next subscription period i.e. October 23-25, 2017 would be ₹ 2,971– per gram with Settlement on October 30, 2017.

News: Ministry of Corporate Affairs issues Notification for commencement of Section 247 of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to Valuation by Registered Valuers

News: Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency Relating To Imported and Export Goods Notified

News: Comments and Suggestions Invited for Amendment of Income-tax Rules wrt Registration of Charitable or Religious Trusts

News: RBI Reference Rate for US $

News: CIPAM-DIPP Launches Logo and Tagline Contest for Geographical Indications of India

News: DIPP eases mechanism for processing FDI proposals

News: CBEC to Redistribute Cases in Jurisdictions to Reduce Pendency of Cases With Commissioners (Appeal)

News: Reformative measures like introduction of GST will improve economy: Vice President

Article: An easy understanding of The Insolvency & Bankruptcy code 2016

Article: INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 -A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Article: CBEC ISSUED 41 NOTIFICATIONS IN A DAY TO GIVE EFFECT TO GST COUNCIL DECISIONS IN 22ND MEET

Article: GST- meaning of ‘services’ seems very restricted due to primary meaning being ‘anything’

Article: RECENT CHANGES IN ‘GST’

Highlight: Exemption u/s 11 - the assessee does not derive any profit looking at the excess of income or expenditure which is also meager, and All the fees charged by the assessee are for attainment of the ultimate object of the assessee of educational activities.

Highlight: Unexplained share capital/share premium - proof of genuine investors - the assessee has been able to prove identity of the share applicants, their creditworthiness and genuineness of the transactions in the matter.

Highlight: Confiscation - imports - excess goods found during examination - there is clear misdeclaration of quantity of distinctly different types of scrap having different values - Confiscation upheld

Highlight: Classification of imported vehicle/ car - misdeclaration - Violations of certain conditions with reference to freely importable items cannot make the items as a prohibited item.

Highlight: Eligibility of the importer to clear the goods for home consumption as a trader - e-waste - the goods are restricted and there are violations of Policy

Highlight: Renting of immovable property service - joint ownership - their tax liability should have been determined by considering their individual rental receipts and not collective one, benefit on notification was extended.

Highlight: In the case of intermediary service, place of provision of services shall be the location of the service provider and therefore the services rendered by the appellant cannot be treated as export of services

Highlight: Application for Refund - FORM-GST-RFD-01 as amended

Highlight: In the case of Deemed Export, either the recipient of goods or the supplier of goods (subject to conditions) may apply for for refund of tax (GST)

Highlight: Commissioner empowered to extent the time for export of goods under GST after the date of issue of invoice for export, beyond three months.

Highlight: Commencement of section 247 of Companies Act 2017 - Notification

Highlight: Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017 - Notification

Highlight: Ministry of Corporate Affairs issues Notification for commencement of Section 247 of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to Valuation by Registered Valuers

Highlight: Comments and Suggestions Invited for Amendment of Income-tax Rules wrt Registration of Charitable or Religious Trusts

Highlight: Central Goods and Services Tax (Tenth Amendment) Rules, 2017 - Notification

Forum: Time of Supply and Suspension of RCM

Forum: Invoice Number Of Supplies From Unregistered Suppliers GSTR-2(4B)

Forum: Lucky draw winning taxes regardings

Forum: Penalty for Late Filing of GST return

Forum: Adding invoices in GSTR-1

Forum: Change in constitution of Auditors Firm and Signing of Auditors Report & Financial Statements

Forum: Purchase from URD for Exports

Forum: Query regarding share transfer at nil value on Section 56(2)(viib) ,Income Tax

TMI Note: Change in accounting policy - When is to be changed - What should be the basis for change in accounting policy

TMI Note: Accrual of income - Scope of ICDS - If there is conflict between Section 5 and Section 145, which would prevail

TMI Note: ICDS - Accrual basis of Accounting - Accrual of income versus Receipt of income

TMI Note: Bad debts out of income recognised on the basis of ICDS but not yet recognised in books of account

TMI Note: Applicability of ICDS for the purpose of disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) and 40(a)(ia)

TMI Note: Applicability of ICDS on TDS

TMI Note: Maintenance of Books of accounts for the purpose of ICDS