Service Tax and VAT

Notification: Seeks to amend notification No. 13/2017-CT(R) regarding services provided by Overseeing Committee members to RBI - reverse charge mechanism (RCM)

Notification: Seeks to amend notification No. 12/2017-CT(R) - Exempted supply of services

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: Seeks to amend the CGST Rules, 2017

Notification: Seeks to amend notification no. 8/2017-IT dated 14.09.2017 so as to add certain items to the list of “handicrafts goods”

Notification: Seeks to extend the time limit for submission of FORM GST ITC-01

Notification: Seeks to extend the time limit for filing of FORM GSTR-6

Notification: Seeks to extend the time limit for filing of FORM GSTR-5A

Notification: UTGST on Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) - payment of tax u/s 7(4) of the UTGST Act, 2017 exempted till 31.03.2018

Notification: Seeks to extend the time limit for filing of FORM GSTR-4

Notification: GST on receipt of advance - payment of tax to be made on issuance of invoice by registered persons having aggregate turnover less than ₹ 1.5 crores

Notification: IGST on Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) - payment of tax u/s 5(4) of the IGST Act, 2017 exempted till 31.03.2018

Notification: Seeks to cross-empower State Tax officers for processing and grant of refund

Notification: GST on Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) - payment of tax u/s 9(4) of the CGST Act, 2017 exempted till 31.03.2018

Notification: Seeks to amend notification no. 32/2017-CT dated 15.09.2017 so as to add certain items to the list of “handicrafts goods”

Notification: Seeks to cross-empower State Tax officers for processing and grant of refund under IGST

Notification: Persons making inter-State supplies of taxable services shall be exempted from registration u/s 23(2) where turnover is not exceeding ₹ 20 Lacs

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

Circular: Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority

Circular: THE BIHAR GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (REMOVAL OF DIFFICULTIES) ORDER, 2017

Circular: Pilot Implementation of Paperless Processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Supporting Documents-reg.

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

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

Circular: Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 318 million to the Government of Sri Lanka

Circular: Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings – Facilities for Hedging Trade Exposures invoiced in Indian Rupees

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

News: RBI Reference Rate for US $

News: First Investment Agreement signed between NIIF and a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

News: Over 69 lacs subscribers join Atal Pension Yojana with contribution of ₹ 2690 crores

News: RBI Reference Rate for US $

News: The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley participates in the IMFC sessions and Development Committee Plenary of the World Bank; Holds bilateral Meetings too with counterparts From UK and Sri Lanka

News: India’s Foreign Trade: September 2017

News: India has high growth potential for next two decades: Jaitley

News: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India announces essay competition for students of higher education through Institutes of Learning

News: Change in Tariff Value of Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, Others – Palm Oil, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, Others – Palmolein, Crude Soyabean Oil, Brass Scrap (All Grades), Poppy Seeds, Areca Nuts, Gold and Silver Notified

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

Article: RECENT CHANGES IN ‘GST’

Article: Notice to non-filers of GSTR returns – GSTR-3A

Article: Taxability and ITC availability on Gifts under GST by CA Ragini Goyal & Adv. Rakesh Chitkara

Article: Gist of various GST notifications/ order giving effect to recommendations made in 22nd GST Council meeting

Highlight: Form and manner of submission of quarterly return by the composition supplier - Rule 62 of GST Rules, 2017 as amended.

Highlight: A banking company or a financial institution or NBFC are allowed to issue single consolidated tax invoice for the supply of services made during a month at the end of the month under GST

Highlight: Single Invoice-cum-bill of supply for supply of taxable as well as exempted goods or services to an unregistered person under GST.

Highlight: Extension of date for filing of option availed for composition levy - Rule 3 as amended

Highlight: Turnover limit for Composition Levy for CGST - Manufacturers of Certain Goods not eligible for benefit of Composition Scheme u/s 10(1) - Notification as amended

Highlight: SAD refund - Once it is clear that by making a mismatch between the description contained in the original packing list and the description of the goods locally sold, an importer may not be able to claim refund of more than what was paid, then it would follow as a natural corollary that the second objection of the department is merely weaved out of imagination - HC

Highlight: The income from the contributions made by the beneficiaries of the trust is taxable only in their hands and not in the hands of the assessee

Highlight: Amount which was credited in books of accounts of the assessee in the preceding year cannot be treated as unexplained cash credit u/s 68 in the relevant assessment year.

Highlight: Levy of CVD on imports - As the additional duty is to counterbalance and to safeguard the interests of the manufactures in India, if the manufactures in India are not liable to pay duty on the goods of the like category, then on import of such goods the additional duty cannot be levied - HC

Highlight: Taxability and ITC availability on Gifts under GST

Highlight: The imposition of penalty u/s 78 cannot be set aside on the ground of the appellant having deposited the entire service tax and interest prior to the issuance of the show-cause notice

Highlight: The odoriferous compound has got a shelf life and capable of being stored/transported/sold and bought by agarbathi industries - it is an excisable product falling under Chapter Sub-Heading 3302.90 - SC

Highlight: The limitation prescribed u/s 11B to be not applicable to refund claims for service tax paid under a mistake of law. - HC

Highlight: GST Rate Schedule - notifying rates of IGST @ 5%, 12%, 18%, 28%, 3% and 0.25% on supply of goods. - Notification as amended

Highlight: Rates for supply of services under IGST Act - Notification as amended

Forum: PAYMENT OF GST BY COMPOSITE PERSON

Forum: Need some clarification on tax revers

Forum: SERVICE TAX RATE FY 2012-13 ON MONEY CHANGER SERVICE

Forum: GST ON RCM SUSPENSION DATE

Forum: GST ON LABOUR CHARGES (SORTAX MACHINE)

Forum: ITC on tax paid under RCM

Forum: supplymentory invoice cancel

Forum: GST Is applicable on Job work charges

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)