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GST may not be the most perfect single tax system, but it is continuously evolving.

GST Council To Consider Implementation Of Lower GST Rates For Realty Sector

GST collections in February dropped to Rs 97,247 crore from Rs 1.02 lakh crore in the previous month

Election Commission Gives Go-Ahead To GST Council Meeting On March 19

Notices have been sent from the GST Council Secretariat to states for the 34th meeting of the Council on March 19

GST Officials Detect Tax Fraud Of Rs 224 Crore By 8 Companies

The fake invoices generated by them involved about Rs 1,289 crore of value and input tax credit of about Rs 224 crore

GST Council Defers Decision On Real Estate Tax; Extends Deadline For Sales Returns Till Feb 22

The due date for filing summary sales return - GSTR-3B - is February 20

Services: An All-round Push

Clifford Alvares

India’s services sector is rolling on. But key sectors such as financial services and hospitality need a big stimulus

Government Offers Tax Sops Under GST To Small Businesses Ahead Of Election

India will exempt small businesses with annual sales of up to Rs 4 million ($56,701) from paying taxes under the GST, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Prepare Yourself For Financial Analyst & GST Advanced

Kounal Gupta

Get to know about the basics and what all is needed for the profiles along with numerous additional factors related to financial analyst and GST Advanced

Employment, Competitiveness and Shared Prosperity: The Indian Conundrum

Ajay Chhibber

It will become the third largest economy by 2030 – an economic superpower but also a happier country if its growth is inclusive and creates decent livelihood for 1.5 billion plus citizens

Arun Jaitley On GST: Future Roadmap Will Be To Work Towards A Single Rate

The government set the range for the Goods and Service Tax from 28 per cent to 5 per cent on most items when the signature reform was introduced last year

Council To Discuss Bringing Natural Gas In GST In Next Meeting

PTI

The inclusion of natural gas within the GST purview on an experimental basis would be put before the GST Council in its forthcoming GST Council meeting

Reforms Key To Making India A Superpower

Saroj Poddar

For us change has been a constant since times immemorial. Perhaps it’s the single-most important reason that enables us to shift gears steadily and ride the thin-and-tough road to progress

Pre-Budget Expectations For IT Sector

Mahesh Jaising

While the GST Council has been taking suitable corrective measures for smooth implementation of GST, there are other aspects which the government needs to focus to boost the economy

Hospitality Trends Of 2017

Naren Mohan Ramesh

Columns

With business-friendly regulations and ease of starting a business improving, there never has been a better time to enter into the hospitality Industry for an entrepreneur

GST Rejig:Tax Rate On 178 Daily Items Reduced To 18% From 28%