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The government has taken the seriousness of GST migration into its hands and clearly stated that if a business entity fails to migrate into the GST framework before the deadline i.e. 30 April, then the consequences may be strictly harsh and the business unit will also have to face legal proceedings in which the government has sought to impose heavy penalty along with other cancellations of significant papers associated with the business.

The former finance minister P Chidambaram has finally shared some views regarding the implementation date of Goods and service tax in India, as he said that October 1 will be the suitable date for the implementation of the new tax regime as the minister called it as a realistic deadline as of now due to the various factors prevailing in the market.

Former President of the Confederation of Indian Industry and Veteran industrialist Adi B Godrej has whipped hard on the extension suggestion of goods and service tax in India being pulled out by various industries and individuals by directly tagging them as the tax evaders. The noted industrialist has given his concerns over the postponement of the GST as a ridiculous suggestion by the minded people of the market.

As the GST is approaching at a very fast pace towards India, many companies which are getting affected by this new taxation regime negative from their point of view are gearing up rate changes throughout their product lineup in order to cope up with the marginal profits which are set to drop once after the goods and service tax in India establishes.

In order to avoid the risk of various taxation under the GST regime, diamond jewellers are seeking exemption from levies on diamond processing.

As the goods and services tax is approaching towards the nation’s economic heart, many economists and tax experts are believing that the transactional data would soar high after the implementation of goods and service tax in India and will demand the business units to comply with the newly embedded tax regime very attentively and also rigorously.

The GST knowledge training is the top most priority of every state government and the center is also making every effort to create awareness on the same issue. Recently taking the example of Gujarat government, which is taking every possible action towards the smooth and responsible implementation of the new tax regime.

Finally, the GST has seen the light of its day as the Rajya Sabha has approved each and every bill assumed in the regime to take over all previous forms of taxes prevailing in the country. The major concentration to be focused on the fact that the bills were passed without any amendments which have also given the idea of political consensus over the goods and services tax.