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'No Increase': FM Sitharaman Dismisses Concerns Over GST Hike

FM Dismisses GST Hike Concerns, Highlights Reduction in Rate from 15.8% to 11.3%

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dismissed concerns about any rise in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates, asserting that not even one item has seen a rise since the introduction of the GST regime. While addressing the question hour in the Rajya Sabha, she mentioned that the GST rates have been lessened, drawing the average rate […]

INR 141.36 Crore GST Penalty Imposed on Vedanta Ltd.

Vedanta Ltd. Faces ₹141.36 Crore Tax Penalty for Alleged Ineligible GST ITC Claims

For allegedly availing ineligible Input Tax Credit (ITC), Vedanta Ltd. has been slapped with Goods and Services Tax (GST) penalties totalling ₹141.36 crores. The Mumbai-listed company has received two GST notices demanding the tax amount, applicable interest, and penalties. GST Penalties To contest these orders Vedanta has announced the plans citing that it stayed hopeful […]

GST Officers Uncover ₹1.88 Lakh Crore Tax Evasion

Minister in Lok Sabha: GST Officers Discover ₹1.88 Lakh Cr Tax Evasion (Apr-Dec 2024)

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the Lok Sabha that Central GST officers detected tax evasion of over ₹1.88 lakh crore between April and December 2024. The evasion was comprised of matters of the bogus Input tax credit that was discovered across 72,393 cases in the period. The authorities incurred 132 arrests and […]

Madras HC's Order In Case of M/s.Annai Angammal Arakkattalai (Pre Mahal) vs The Joint Commissioner or GST (Appeals)

Madras HC: GST Registration and Tax Payment After Inspection Are Not Voluntary Acts

The Madras High Court Single Bench of Justice K Kumaresh Babu in a decision mentioned that the act of availing a Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration and paying tax dues post inspection could not be cited as voluntary, keeping the levying of penalty on the GST taxpayer. The writ petition was furnished contesting the […]

GST Collection for January 2025

GST Collection Sees a Remarkable Growth of 11% in January 2025

Net goods and services tax (GST) of ₹1.71 trillion in January has been collected by the Centre and states, the highest in nine months. As per the official data, the collection is 10.9% higher from ₹1.54 trillion in the year-ago period. In April FY25, the net collection stood at ₹1.92 trillion. Last month the gross […]

Budget 2025 Proposes Several GST Amendments

FM Sitharaman Proposes Changes to GST Laws to Facilitate Trade in Budget 2025

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament addresses the Union Budget 2025-26. Amendments to the GST laws have been proposed under the budget to ensure trade facilitation. These proposed changes are- Such amendment shall come into force from a notified date in coordination with states, under the suggestions […]

HP HC's Order in Case of Amit Kashyap vs. Principal Secretary & Ors.

HP High Court Admits Plea Against Eligibility Conditions for GSTAT Technical Member Post

A petition has been admitted by the Himachal Pradesh High Court contesting the eligibility prerequisites for the appointment of a Technical Member in the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT). Important questions have been raised by the case for the interpretation and relaxation of qualifications cited u/s 110(1)(d) of the Central Goods and Services […]

GST Circular No. 245/02/2025 on Penal Charges

GST Cir. No. 245: Tax Exemption on Penal Charges Levied by NBFCs and Banks

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), via Circular No. 245/02/2025-GST incurred the clarifications for the applicability of GST on penal charges being imposed by the Regulated Entities (REs) given RBI instructions on 18.08.2023 asking such Regulated Entities (REs) to assess penal charges in place of penal interest. The clarification was grounded on […]

GST Circular No. 244/01/2025 on Co-Insurance Premium

CBIC Clarifies GST Applicability on Co-Insurance Premium and Reinsurance Commission via Cir No. 244/01/2025

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) through the Circular No. 244/01/2025-GST, regularised the GST payment on co-insurance premium apportioned by the lead insurer to the co-insurer and on ceding/ re-insurance commission deducted from the reinsurance premium filed via the insurer to the reinsurer. The circular was furnished via the granted authority by […]

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