The revenues for November are the second highest ever since introduction of GST. The highest-ever revenues were collected in April this year.
Read MoreSource: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/vivek-johri-appointed-as-cbic-chairman-11638117968487.html
Johri, a senior civil servant, is currently a member of the CBIC, handling GST and tax policy
Read MoreThis tax complication comes at a time when top companies are complaining of high attrition. The ruling in the case of Bharat Oman Refineries is set to result in scrutiny by the tax department in the coming months as there's already confusion over the issue.
Read MoreSource: https://taxguru.in/goods-and-service-tax/gross-gst-collection-fy-2021-22-shows-increasing-trend.html
The gross GST Collection in FY 2021-22 post COVID-19 pandemic outbreak are showing an increasing trend. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Read MoreThe indirect tax authority urged senior officials to guide field officers to gently remind all taxpayers to file returns and deposit the due tax amount in time
Read MoreThe proposed merger of 12 per cent and 18 per cent slabs to a single rate will result in a staggering increase of 30 per cent in the GST rate for garments.
Read MoreThe Government wanted to correct a tax anomaly, but in the process the apparel, textiles and footwear sectors believe the move would lead to a significant hike in their cost of production.
Read MoreRAI asked "the central and state governments and GST Council to reconsider its decision to prevent a complete collapse of the sector and maintain an atmosphere of hope and certainty." It further said, "A far more beneficial and reasonable solution is to make the entire value chain subject to a flat 5 % GST rate. This will not only resolve the inverted duty structure anomaly but also give a fillip to the industry."
Read MoreSources said the Fitment committee, comprising tax officers from states and the centre, has made many "sweeping" recommendations regarding slab and rate changes and taking items out of the exemption list.
Read MoreExperts said though there is a provision in GST law to claim the unutilised Input Tax Credit (ITC) as a refund, there were other complications and resulted in more compliance burden. The inverted tax structure caused an effective increase in the rate of taxation of the sector.
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