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Cabinet approves CGST and IGST  (Amendment) Bills, 2017
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Cabinet approves CGST and IGST (Amendment) Bills, 2017

New Delhi, July 20 (KNN) The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the promulgation of the Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to…

GST: Number of registrations on GSTN shoots up
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GST: Number of registrations on GSTN shoots up

New Delhi, July 19 (KNN) With the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1, the businesses and tax payers need to be registered…

GST: Relief for industry, tax department to go easy during July-Dec
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GST: Relief for industry, tax department to go easy during July-Dec

New Delhi, July 19 (KNN) Coming as a big relief for the industry, the initial six months will be given as a breather for the industry to settle in…

Electricity, Natural Gas out of GST will make steel mfg costlier, hurt MSMEs: Ex Prez CODISSIA
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Electricity, Natural Gas out of GST will make steel mfg costlier,…

New Delhi, July 19 (KNN) Under the newly implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST) electricity as well as natural gas, two very important inputs are…

Demand of Zero GST on textiles cannot be accepted, will break input tax credit chain: Jaitley
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Demand of Zero GST on textiles cannot be accepted, will break…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) Responding to a question relating to the GST rate on the textiles, Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs,…

GST: Industry in Jammu and Kashmir fear severe crisis as incentives not restored
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GST: Industry in Jammu and Kashmir fear severe crisis as incentives…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) With the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Jammu and Kashmir, the industry comprising of over 70 per cent…

GST might have negative impact on the SME sector: Report
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GST might have negative impact on the SME sector: Report

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rolled out from July 1 in the country, initial assessment with three week into the regime…

Star rating of hotels irrelevant for determining applicable rate of GST; GST @ 18% applicable
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Star rating of hotels irrelevant for determining applicable…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) Government has clarified that accommodation in any hotel, including 5-star hotels, having a declared tariff of a unit of accommodation…

Govt preparing national plan for manufacturing cluster: Sitharaman
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Govt preparing national plan for manufacturing cluster: Sitharaman

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) The government is preparing a national plan for manufacturing clusters, Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sithraman told…

SMEs in manufacturing sector will not have it easy in the GST regime: Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
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SMEs in manufacturing sector will not have it easy in the GST…

New Delhi, July 17 (KNN) Small businesses in the manufacturing sector will not have it easy in the GST regime; said Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)…

Finance Minister has expressed interest to exempt khadi from GST: Kalraj Mishra
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Finance Minister has expressed interest to exempt khadi from…

New Delhi, July 15 (KNN) Aiming at encouraging the khadi sector, the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra mooted…

Surat textile strike: Manufacturers-traders willing to do business under GST, shops to open soon: SRTEPC
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Surat textile strike: Manufacturers-traders willing to do business…

New Delhi, July 14 (KNN) The textile industry in Surat has been affected badly as the manufacturing units, traders and retailers remained shut due…

Delayed payments, purchase preference, GST awareness – Key issues around MSMEs: KASSIA
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Delayed payments, purchase preference, GST awareness – Key issues…

New Delhi, July 14 (KNN) Aiming at bringing the attention of the government officials towards different issues that continue to haunt the growth of…

Traffic Police urges use of Helpline number-Social Media if cops ask for any GST-Fee
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Traffic Police urges use of Helpline number-Social Media if…

New Delhi, July 14 (KNN) With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rolled out from July 1, few traders have raised complaints over the traffic police officers…

Delhi Govt to run 6 “GST help vans” and set up help desk stalls in commercial areas to help traders
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Delhi Govt to run 6 “GST help vans” and set up help desk stalls…

New Delhi, July 14 (KNN) In order to help address the concerns of traders with the new tax regime, Delhi Government will run six “GST help vans”…

GST revision on certain items under consideration, will be taken up by GST council: Kalraj Mishra
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GST revision on certain items under consideration, will be taken…

New Delhi, July 13 (KNN) There have been demands for the revision of tax rate on certain items under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), responding to which…

GST to fillip growth of MSME sector, generate employment: Kalraj Mishra
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GST to fillip growth of MSME sector, generate employment: Kalraj…

New Delhi, July 13 (KNN) The newly implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST) is in the best interest of the MSMEs and it will fillip growth of the sector…

GST Week 2: Confusions on Compliance - Poor IT continue to deter GST transition for MSMEs in Northeast
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GST Week 2: Confusions on Compliance - Poor IT continue to deter…

New Delhi, July 13 (KNN) With the goods and Services Tax (GST) to enter the third week soon, industries in the northeastern region of the country, comprising…

GST rates on agricultural inputs needs to be revised: ASSOCHAM
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GST rates on agricultural inputs needs to be revised: ASSOCHAM

New Delhi, July 13 (KNN) Aiming at getting the tax rates on select agricultural inputs lowered, industry body ASSOCHAM has urged for the revision of…

CBEC’s “GST Rates Finder” mobile app to be available on ios platform soon along with Android
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CBEC’s “GST Rates Finder” mobile app to be available on ios…

New Delhi, July 13 (KNN) The CBEC’s Mobile app “GST Rates Finder”, which is available on android platform, will soon be available on ios…

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