GST

BJP fawn club: How Bollywood seeks to cosy up to government

Bollywood, it seems, is striving to stay on the right side of the ruling dispensation.

Jun 23, 2017

Narendra Modi's GST is a 'wasted opportunity': Economist

In its latest issue, The Economist mocked the Modi government's Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform, referring to its cumbersome compliance norms.

Jun 23, 2017

Start loving GST from July 1, no excuses: Arun Jaitley

Rules out further delays in timeline for GST launch. Nobody has any business not to be ready, Finance Minister says.

Jun 20, 2017

TTD gets the nod: Tirupati laddu and human hair exempted from GST

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams expect an earning of Rs 220 crore from sale of tresses this fiscal, marking a growth of Rs 20 crore from the previous financial year.

Jun 19, 2017

GST cloud: Amazon suspends sellers' platinum rights

Cloudtail India, a top seller on the portal, which is a joint venture between Amazon.com and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's Catamaran Ventures, has emerged as the sole Platinum seller.

Jun 19, 2017

GST Council allows late filing in first two months of tax regime launch

Companies need to file a complete return of their sales invoices by the 10th of the following month, with a second by the 15th, and a third return to calculate their tax bill.

Jun 18, 2017

Taxing with parity: India all set for GST, says top Finance Ministry official

GST will require firms to file at least three online tax returns monthly into the GST Network, which will process up to 5 billion invoices a month.

Jun 17, 2017

Pre-GST bonanza: Cars, bikes up for a steal; check out complete list of discounts and offers

Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra, Honda, Nissan and Ford India have also joined the bandwagon with lucrative offers.

Jun 16, 2017

NSDL, Thomson Reuters sign agreement to offer joint solutions for GST

The two entities will offer integrated Goods and Services Tax (GST) proposition for large and mid-sized corporations in India.

Jun 16, 2017

How RERA will impact residential real estate prices

Change in demand-supply dynamics post RERA has led to the number of launches in most cities being scaled down.

Jun 15, 2017

Pre-GST bonanza: Cars, phones, other products up for grabs at discounted prices; next GST Council could throw surprises

Discounts are being offered on a range of products, including cars, mobile phones, air-conditioners and laptops.

Jun 15, 2017

GST blunts pricing edge, Bajaj Auto slashes bike tags by up to Rs 4,500

Post-GST from July 1, motorcycles with more than 350 cc engines will attract 28.84 per cent tax, while mid-segment and high-end luxury cars will witness tax incidence of 32.2 per cent.

Jun 15, 2017

Boxing the box office: Revised tax rates on movie tickets will spur torrents, piracy, say Netizens

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said movie tickets priced under Rs 100 will carry an 18 percent tax rate, while those above Rs 100 would be taxed at 28 percent.

Jun 11, 2017

Big relief for small industry: GST Council slashes rates on 66 items

The Finance Ministry tweeted on Sunday that it received representations for about 133 items from industry, of which rates were reduced on 66 items.

Jun 11, 2017

Gold is cold: GST might tarnish profits of the jewellery sector, fear jewellers

Apex bullion dealers body India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) has said that the GST structure will block 87 per cent working capital to the industry.

Jun 11, 2017

Taxing times: 37 returns instead of 13 for small traders under GST

Many procedural challenges to implementing the goods and services tax from July 1, say experts. A central and state GST are proposed to be levied separately. Wholesalers will have to deposit the CGST into a central government account and the SGST into a state government account.

Jun 10, 2017

Gold discounts galore, but no glitter in demand

Traders note that business typically comes down in June. Traders are overstocked currently, and the market is likely to trade in discount over the next few days

Jun 8, 2017

GST: Smokescreen with a lot of fire?

The additional cost of GST could negatively impact consumer price inflation and the ability of companies to pass on tax benefits to their consumers.

Jun 5, 2017

All you need to know about Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Here is a comprehensive update on goods and services tax (GST), by the government of India.

Jun 3, 2017

Kamal Haasan threatens to quit films if the proposed GST on movies is not rolled back

Kamal Haasan has spoken against the proposed 28 percent Goods and Service Tax on the film industry.

Jun 3, 2017