Goods and Services Tax evasion balloons despite success of e-invoicing In the fiscal year 2023-24, Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion in India escalated significantly, reaching a staggering ₹2.01 lakh crore, as per data released by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI). This marks
Goods and Services Tax Council recommends B2B e-invoicing extension with B2C pilot and voluntary option The GST Council, which overseas the operations of India’s GST regime, on 9 September 2024 at its 54th meeting said that it is now recommending a voluntary pilot for B2C
Talks begin September on consolidating 12% & 5% Goods and Services Tax rates Following the ruling BJP party failing to secure a majority in this months national general election, India’s GST Committee is to revisit the consolidation of the country’s five rates to four (inc
1st Aug 2024: Budget removes contentious tax on non-resident providers of digital services The latest Indian budget has confirmed the scrapping of the 2% equalisation levy on digital companies, online education-providing firms, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers without a permanent physical presence in India. This is
India’s Union Budget includes Goods and Services Tax rate changes and simplifications India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, published the 2024 – 25 budget on 25th July. Aside from a range of GST simplifications, it also included wider administrative changes for the Finance Bill 2024. India
AI adopted on more interpretative elements of GST law sparks huge uplift in Show-Cause Notices Indian Goods & Services Tax registered businesses from the shipping, gaming, insurance and airline sectors have been flagging to the Ministry of Finance a sudden rise in Show-Cause Notices (SCN).
1 October 2023 top rate GST for online gaming, casinos and horse racing The Indian GST Council, which oversees the national Goods and Services Tax, has subjected online gaming, casinos and horse racing to the top rate 28% GST from 1 October 2023. The previous
GST Network delays 7-day e-invoice upload deadline from May to August 2023 The GST Network (GSTN) has postponed by three months a new seven day deadline for e-invoice uploads o the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP). Instead of 1 May, this obligation will now come into
Jan 2023 published lowering of e-invoicing threshold will not go ahead; threshold remains ₹10 per annum The Indian Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has refuted reports of a cut to the annual sales threshold for clearing e-invoices to ₹5 per annum for 1
Latest threshold drop brings thousands more taxpayers into electronic invoicing requirements From 1 January 2023, the next round of Indian taxpayers obliged to digitally authenticate sales invoices with the GST Invoice Registration Portal operated by the GST Network. The annual sales threshold for clearing e-invoices
