This is to inform taxpayers about recent developments concerning the application process for GST registration. It is advised to keep the following key points in mind during the registration process. 1. Rule 8 of the CGST Rules, 2017 has been amended to provide that an applicant can be identified on the common portal, based on data analysis and risk parameters for Biometric-based Aadhaar Authentication and taking a photograph of the applicant along with the verification of the original copy of the documents uploaded with the application. 2. The above-said functionality has been developed by GSTN. It has been rolled out in Jharkhand and Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 15th February, 2025. 3. The said functionality also provides for the document verification and appointment booking process. After the submission of the application in Form GST REG-01, the applicant will receive either of the following links in the e-mail,
The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has introduced a new feature in the E-Way Bill (EWB) portal through which unregistered persons (URPs) can generate an e-Way Bill without taking out a GST registration. This feature has been enabled from February 11, 2025 and requires filing of ENR-03 form. Under GST rules no goods over Rs 50,000 value can be transported if the corresponding e-Way Bill is generated. GST officials can seize both the transport vehicle and the goods if a valid e-Way is not generated for transporting the goods. "Earlier if there were no registered buyers or sellers in the transaction where the taxable value of goods are above Rs 50,000, the transporter would had to create the E-way Bill or one of the parties had to register for GST to generate it. Now this requirement is done away with effect from February 11, 2025if either one of them files ENR-03 and generated an e-Way Bill," says Chartered Accountant Bimal Jain, founder, A2Z Taxcorp LLP.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is considering reducing tax rates on certain items to stimulate consumption while balancing revenue needs, Mint reported, citing sources familiar with the discussions. The Council may also eliminate the 12 percent slab, shifting items either to the 5 percent or 18 percent categories where necessary. This move aims to simplify the tax structure while providing a consumption boost, according to a source who spoke to Mint on condition of anonymity. A second source told Mint that the Centre’s recommendations have been placed before a ministerial panel led by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary. The panel is also considering adjustments that balance tax cuts with revenue requirements, including moving some items to higher tax slabs.
In line with recent developments in the GST registration process, applicants must adhere to the following steps as per Rule 8 of the CGST Rules, 2017: 1. Applicants Not Opting for Aadhaar Authentication: • If you choose not to authenticate via Aadhaar, you must visit the designated GST Suvidha Kendra (GSK) for photo capturing and document verification. • Upon selecting "NO" for Aadhaar authentication, an email will be sent with GSK details and required documents. • You can schedule an appointment via a link in the email. An appointment confirmation will follow through mail. • Visit the GSK at the scheduled time for photo capturing, document verification.
GST evasion of over Rs 1.88 trillion was detected by Central GST officers during April-December 2024, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said GST evasion, including ITC fraud cases, in 72,393 cases between April and December stood at Rs 1.88 trillion. 132 arrests were made and recovery of Rs 20,128 crore was made during the period. In the 2023-24 fiscal, CGST officials detected GST evasion of Rs 2.30 trillion in 20,582 cases. Recovery of Rs 31,758 crore was made and 223 people were arrested. In 2022-23 and 2021-22, GST evasion of Rs 1.32 trillion and Rs 73,238 crore was detected by CGST officials, respectively.
This is to inform taxpayers about recent developments concerning the application process for GST registration. It is advised to keep the following key points in mind during the registration process. 1. Rule 8 of the CGST Rules, 2017 has been amended to provide that an applicant can be identified on the common portal, based on data analysis and risk parameters for Biometric-based Aadhaar Authentication and taking a photograph of the applicant along with the verification of the original copy of the documents uploaded with the application. 2. The above-said functionality has been developed by GSTN. It has been rolled out in Maharashtra and Lakshadweep on 8th February, 2025 3. The said functionality also provides for the document verification and appointment booking process. After the submission of the application in Form GST REG-01, the applicant will receive either of the following links in the e-mail,
The Centre may push back against a proposal to give goods and services tax (GST) exemption for certain insurance policies, as it reckons that this would raise the cost of insurers, leading a firming up of premium amounts. However, it will strongly pitch for a major reduction in the GST rates for insurance sector. This view may be conveyed to the GST Council as it meets next. The Council is likely to consider the report of group of ministers (GoM), which reviewed taxation of health and life insurance premiums in its next session. Giving health and life insurance premiums a complete exemption from the GST may lead to an increase in their costs, which will be contrary to what the government intends to do, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said on Thursday.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) registered taxpayers who failed to file GSTR-9C, which is a reconciliation statement filed along with GSTR-9 annual return, can now file GSTR-9C on or before March 31, 2025, to get a complete waiver of all late fees. This late fee is up to Rs 200 per day for a maximum of 0.5% of turnover. This will now be waived off provided taxpayers file their pending GSTR-9C before the date specified above. According to CBIC, multiple representations have been received by taxpayers about how exactly the waiver of late fees be calculated since GSTR-9C cannot be filed independently without first filing the GSTR-9 annual return. CBIC on January 30, 2025, issued a circular to give clarity about how the waiver will be calculated and which taxpayers are going to be eligible for this waiver of late fees.
Clarification on E-Way Bill Requirement for Goods under Chapter 71 Rule 138(14) of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017, read with its Annexure S.Nos. 4 and 5, states that goods covered under Chapter 71 viz., Natural or cultured pearls and precious or semi-precious stones; precious metals and metals clad with precious metal, Jewellery, goldsmiths’, and silversmiths’ articles, except those classified under HSN 7117(Imitation Jewellery), are exempt from the mandatory requirement of generating an E-Way Bill. Pursuant to the introduction of the E-Way Bill (EWB) for goods classified under Chapter 71, excluding HSN 7117 (Imitation Jewellery), in the state of Kerala for intra-state movement, the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has provided an option to generate EWBs for goods covered under Chapter 71 except 7117 under the category "EWB for Gold" on the EWB portal.
Jammu and Kashmir Bank (J&K Bank) announced on Wednesday that it has received a Goods and Services Tax (GST) notice amounting to over Rs 16,000 crore. Of this, Rs 8,130.66 crore pertains to the GST demand, with an equal amount imposed as a penalty, issued by the joint commissioner of the central GST commissionerate in Jammu. The bank has stated that it has taken appropriate legal action in the matter, as it believes that it has a strong case on merit. Expert opinions on the subject have stated that the demand is without legal justification and will be set aside by a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
After rationalising income tax rates in the Union Budget, the government may also be looking at rationalising the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates, sources told Moneycontrol. The process has already begun, with the Centre working towards bringing all states on board, sources said. "The process is already underway to rationalise GST, and we want to ensure a consensus among states before finalising any changes," a source aware of the matter said on condition of anonymity. The move follows Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s recent Budget announcement on February 1, where she offered significant relief to the middle class by exempting individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh from income tax while also tweaking tax slabs for others.
Following the stipulation in a recent GST council meeting and issue of a circular, Budget 2025 has deleted obsolete provisions relating to goods and services tax (GST) on gift vouchers. However, it should be noted that allied activities like marketing of these vouchers will still be subject to gift tax. Rohit Jain, deputy managing partner, at Economic Laws Practice said, "The Karnataka high court had held that vouchers do not fall in the category of goods or services and cannot be subject to GST. Subsequently, a circular issued in Dece, stated that GST does not apply on vouchers. Consequently there is no need to determine the time of supply.
A supplier of goods or services can issue a credit note to the buyer in several instances. Typically this happens if the supplier has made mistakes in the original invoice, such as declaring a value higher than the value of goods or services actually provided or has mentioned an incorrect higher GST rate. A credit note is also issued when goods are returned by the buyer. Rohit Jain, deputy managing partner, at Economic Laws Practice explains, "There exists a possibility that the recipient (buyer) could have taken input tax credit (ITC) based on the original invoice and subsequently, the supplier issues a credit note and claims adjustment (refund). The Budget proposes that it is now necessary for the supplier to ensure that the recipient reverses ITC before such adjustment is claimed."
This is to inform taxpayers about recent developments concerning the application process for GST registration. It is advised to keep the following key points in mind during the registration process. 1. Rule 8 of the CGST Rules, 2017 has been amended to provide that an applicant can be identified on the common portal, based on data analysis and risk parameters for Biometric-based Aadhaar Authentication and taking a photograph of the applicant along with the verification of the original copy of the documents uploaded with the application. 2. The above-said functionality has been developed by GSTN. It has been rolled out in Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh on 28th January 2025. 3. The said functionality also provides for the document verification and appointment booking process. After the submission of the application in Form GST REG-01, the applicant will receive either of the following links in the e-mail,
From April 1, 2025 onwards, businesses with Aggregate Annual Turnover (AATO) greater than Rs 10 crore will not be allowed to report e-invoices older than 30 days on the date of reporting under the goods and services tax (GST). The reform will ensure on-time tax payment and will regulate the delays in reporting of tax invoices, streamlining the GST ecosystem as a whole. Earlier this time limit restriction was applicable for taxpayers with AATO greater than or equal to 100 crores. "From 1st April 2025, taxpayers with an AATO of 10 crores and above would not be allowed to report e-Invoices older than 30 days from the date of reporting on IRP portals," said an advisory issued late Tuesday, by the GST e-invoice systems. The e-Invoice System is for GST-registered people for uploading all the business-to-business (B2B) invoices to the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP). The IRP generates and returns a unique Invoice Reference Number (IRN), digitally signed e-invoice and QR code to the user.
Instant mixes, including idli, dosa and khaman flour, cannot be classified as chhatua or sattu and 18% GST should be levied on them, the Gujarat Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (Gaaar) has ruled. Gujarat-based Kitchen Express Overseas Ltd had approached the AAAR against the ruling by the GST advance authority, saying that its seven 'instant flour mixes' are not 'ready to eat' but are required to undergo certain cooking procedures and can be termed 'ready to cook'. The company sells flour mixes of gota, khaman, dalwada, dahi-wada, dhokla, idli and dosa in powder form and pleaded that it is akin to Sattu and should attract Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 5 per cent. The GAAAR rejected the appellant's contention, saying that ingredients which go into the making of 'instant flour mixes" are not covered under the relevant GST rules as is the case with Sattu. According to a CBIC circular, small amounts of ingredients, which are mixed to make Sattu, are specified in the GST rules to be eligible for a 5% tax rate. "However, the said clarification is not applicable in the present case as the products being supplied by the appellant contain spices and other ingredients, which is not the case with the 'chhatua or sattu'," the Gaaar said.
Please refer to the notification Notification No. 04/2024 – Central Tax dated 05-01-2024 to seek information from taxpayers dealing in the goods mentioned therein. Two forms have been notified vide this notification namely GST SRM-I and GST SRM-II. The former pertains to the registration and disposal of machines while the latter asks for information on inputs and outputs during a month. Form GST SRM-I meant for registration of machines has already been made available on the portal w.e.f. 15-05-2024. Concerned taxpayers are using the same for the registration of machines and other information asked therein. Now, the second form namely, Form GST SRM-II is also available on the portal. Taxpayers dealing in the manufacture of Pan Masala and Tobacco products can now report the details of inputs and outputs procured and consumed for the relevant month.
Infant food products containing ingredients other than milk may be subject to an 18 per cent goods and services tax (GST), contrasting with the 5 per cent applicable to milk products, if a judgment by the Rajasthan Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) sets a precedent. The AAR issued the ruling in response to an application submitted by Jaipur-based Bebymil seeking clarification on the GST rate for its products — milk food for infants and milk for infants — marketed under the trade name Momylac. The authority noted that the primary product manufactured by the company is infant milk formula, which includes cereals and protein supplements, serving as a substitute for mother’s milk. GST rates for goods are determined based on their Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) codes. In this instance, the authority observed that the products are classified under HSN 1901, encompassing products where milk is one of the ingredients, rather than HSN 0402, which specifically relates to milk products, explained Sandeep Sehgal, partner at tax and consulting firm AKM Global.
GSTN is pleased to inform that NIC is releasing the E-Way Bill 2 Portal (https://ewaybill2.gst.gov.in) on 1st June 2024. This portal ensures high availability and runs in parallel to the e-way Bill main portal (https://ewaybillgst.gov.in). The e-way bill 2 portal synchronises the e-way bill details with main portal within a few seconds. The highlights of the portal are as follows: • Presently, E-Way Bill 2 Portal provides the critical services of E-Way Bill system, and gradually it will be extended with other services of e-way bill system. • E-Way Bills can be generated and updated on the E-Way Bill 2 Portal independently. • E-Way Bill 2 portal provides the web and API modes of operations for e-way bill services. • The taxpayers and logistic operators can use the E-Way Bill 2 portal with the login credentials of the main portal. • The taxpayers and logistic operators can use the E-Way Bill 2 portal during technical glitches in e-way bill main portal or any other exigencies. • The Criss-Cross operations of printing and updating of Part-B of E-Way Bills can be carried out on these portals. That is, updating of Part-B of the E-Way bills of portal 1 can be done at portal 2 and vice versa. • In case E-Way Bill main portal is non-operational because of technical reasons, the Part-B can be updated to the E-Way Bills, generated at Portal 1, at portal 2 and carry both the E-way Bill slips. • For further details, please visit the e-way bill portals.
GST authorities are working out a mechanism to deal with the taxation and registration issues related to shared warehouses maintained by e-commerce companies, where multiple suppliers store their goods for the last mile delivery, an official said. The issue of taxation for warehouses has cropped up after multiple suppliers have geo-tagged the same warehouse as their 'additional place of business' under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rules. "We are working to see whether a 'shared workplace' or 'coworking space' concept can be implemented for the warehouses maintained by e-commerce companies to store goods of multiple suppliers," the official told PTI.
Real estate developers are contesting the 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) levy on the transfer of development rights within joint development agreements (JDA) between developers and landowners. They believe the JDA does not involve any sale of land and hence the transfer of the rights is not taxable. Earlier this week, a developer filed an appeal in the Supreme Court (SC) against a ruling of a Telangana High Court, which held that JDAs should be taxed. The apex court has issued a notice to Centre to seek its response and will hear the matter on September 9. As no stay has been given on the Telangana High Court order, landowners and the developers will have to pay the taxes after valuing the service till the matter is finally decided.
Apr 10, 2024 Advisory on Reset and Re-filing of GSTR-3B of some taxpayers This has reference to the facility for re-filing of GSTR-3B for some of the taxpayers. It was noticed that there were discrepancies in the returns of some taxpayers during the filing process between the saved data in the GST system and actually filed data in the fields of ITC availment and payment of tax liabilities. The matter was examined and deliberated by the Grievance Redressal Committee of the GST Council and as a facilitation measure the Committee decided that these returns shall be reset, in order to give opportunity to such taxpayers to correct the discrepancy. Accordingly, only the affected taxpayers have been communicated on their registered email-ids and the affected returns are visible on their respective dashboards for the purpose of refiling with the correct data. The taxpayers who have received such communication, are requested to visit their dashboard and re-file their GSTR-3B within 15 days of receipt of such communication.
Apr 10, 2024 Auto-populate the HSN-wise summary from e-Invoices into Table 12 of GSTR-1 GSTN is pleased to inform that a new feature to auto-populates the HSN-wise summary from e-Invoices into Table 12 of GSTR-1 is now available on the GST portal. This allows for direct auto-drafting of HSN data into Table 12 based on e-Invoice data. Please note that the HSN-wise summary data auto-populated into Table 12 is intended for your convenience. Please ensure that you reconcile the data with your records before its final submission.
The Supreme Court has consolidated multiple pleas challenging the 28% GST on online gaming companies, ordering the transfer of 27 writ petitions to be heard together. During a hearing led by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday, the Supreme Court ordered the transfer of 27 writ petitions pending in 11 high courts across the country.
GST on corporate guarantees: Experts await more clarity Indirect tax experts are awaiting clarity on the levy of goods and services tax (GST) on corporate guarantees given by Indian companies on behalf of their subsidiaries following a notification issued by the finance ministry in October. The 26 October notification had clarified how much value to be ascribed to a transaction that provides corporate guarantees when there is no financial consideration involved.
The GST Council is likely to soon clarify that Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) will not be required to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST), an official said.According to the official, RERA, which functions as a regulator as well as facilitator for the realty sector, is covered under Article 243G of the Constitution dealing with powers, authority and responsibilities of panchayats. RERA was set up in different states to ensure transparency in real estate projects, protect the interest of consumers and to establish an adjudicating mechanism for speedy dispute redressal.
The government has permitted GST Network to share data about GST-registered businesses, based on their consent, with the Reserve Bank's 'Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit'. The move will help entities get loans faster on the basis of shared Goods and Services Tax (GST)-related information. The platform, created by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) subsidiary Reserve Bank Innovation Hub, is intended to enable seamless flow of necessary information to lenders to help in disbursing credit. In a notification, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has said "the Central Government, on the recommendation of the Council, notifies 'Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit' as the system with which information may be shared by the common portal based on consent...". The platform has been developed for the operation of a large ecosystem of credit, to ensure access of information from various data sources digitally.
The Supreme Court recently issued a notice to the Centre on the “anti-profiteering provisions†in the Central Goods and Services (CGST) Act, as well as the rules issued, on an appeal against a Delhi High Court ruling. Priyansh Verma explains what the mechanism is meant for, and the controversy around it l What are the anti-profiteering norms?THE GOODS AND Services Tax (GST), due to its comprehensive nature, and embedded facility of seamless credits to businesses for input taxes, was supposed to have a sobering effect on prices. The government is keen the benefits of any reduction in tax rate and input tax credit for businesses reach the final consumers by way of a commensurate reduction in the prices of then relevant goods and services.
In a recent ruling, the Telangana State Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) located in Bibinagar, Telangana, is not eligible to claim Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption on pure services received by it from vendors. AIIMS-Telangana, a prestigious addition to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences network, was established to meet the rising demand for high-quality healthcare, medical education, and research in the region. It sought an advance ruling on whether it could claim GST exemption on pure services received from vendors, including manpower, housekeeping, and consultancy services, which were subject to an 18% GST rate. The institution had been reversing the entire Input Tax Credit (ITC) availed, as it provided exempt services (In other words its output services were exempt from GST).
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the union government in a case relating to the constitutional validity of anti-profiteering provisions under the goods and services tax (GST).
A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a special leave petition against the order of the Delhi High Court upholding the constitutional validity of the provisions.The petitioner, detergent manufacturer Excel Rasayan Private Ltd, submitted that the High Court erred in failing to appreciate that the impugned provisions are ultra vires the constitution.