Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman launches 12 GST Seva Kendras in Vapi, Gujarat

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 8-11-2023 – News – Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman launches 12 GST Seva Kendras in Vapi, Gujarat Dated:- 8-11-2023 – Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar campaign a great success: State FM Shri Kanubhai Desai 6 customers emerge winners of Rs 10 lakh under Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar Scheme of CBIC Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today launched 12 Goods and Services Tax (GST) Seva Kendras at Gyandham School, Vapi, in Gujarat. The Union Finance Minister also gave away prizes to 6 customers with a cheque award of Rs 10 lakh to who participated in Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar scheme . The winners had upload ed their valid GST bills on the a

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the nation by asking for a bill from the trader or shopkeeper while making a purchase. It is the right of the consumer to take the bill and it is the duty of the trader-shopkeeper to pay the bill, Smt. Sitharaman added. The Finance Minister said that such incentives will encourage more and more people to take bills and upload bills on the portal for participate in the scheme. Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar (MBMA) is a scheme was launched by the CBIC on 1st Sept. 2023 to promote the culture of generating bills/invoices during sale purchase transactions. A campaign in support of the MBMA scheme to create awareness among the people is already going on. State Finance Minister Shri Kanubhai Desai thanked the Union Finance Minister for gifti

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DGGI Meerut Officials bust a massive syndicate involving 102 fake entities with a staggering turnover of Rs. 1,481 crore, four held

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 7-11-2023 – News – DGGI Meerut Officials bust a massive syndicate involving 102 fake entities with a staggering turnover of Rs. 1,481 crore, four held Dated:- 7-11-2023 – In a significant breakthrough, the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), Meerut Zonal Unit, has accomplished a major feat by cracking down on a large-scale fake invoicing syndicate that issued invoices with a taxable turnover of Rs. 1,481 crore, resulting in passing on of fraudulent Input Tax Credit of Rs. 275 crore through 102 fake firms to over 1,000 beneficiary companies. Through meticulous data mining and application of mind, the DGGI Meerut Zonal Unit has successfully dismantled a major syndicate

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creation, GST returns filing, and maintaining sale-purchase ledgers of the fraudulent firms, took place. To aid in their operations, the syndicate recruited several assistants. Further, the syndicate maintained connections with numerous middlemen who provided essential information for generating counterfeit invoices to benefit the ultimate beneficiaries. As the investigation unfolds, it has also revealed the involvement of bank officials in the establishment of bank accounts under the names of fictitious firms. During the operation, DGGI officers conducted coordinated raids at multiple locations and seized a vast cache of incriminating evidence, including Laptops, desktops, Electronic Storage Devices, PAN Card, Aadhar Card, Cheque-Books

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Advisory for Pilot Project of Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication and Document Verification for GST Registration Applicants of Gujarat and Puducherry

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 6-11-2023 – News – Dear Taxpayers, 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 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 was launched in Puducherry on 30th August 2023 and will be

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g process. 5. However, if the applicant receives the link as mentioned in point 3(b), she/he will be required to book the appointment to visit the designated GSK, using the link provided in the e-mail. Once the applicant gets the confirmation of appointment through e-mail (the appointment confirmation e-mail), she/he will be able to visit the designated GSK as per the chosen schedule. 6. At the time of the visit of GSK, the applicant is required to carry the following details. (a) a copy (hard/soft) of the appointment confirmation e-mail (b) the details of jurisdiction as mentioned in the intimation e-mail (c) Aadhaar Number (d) the original documents that were uploaded with the application, as communicated by

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GST revenue collection for October 2023 is second highest ever, next only to April 2023, at ₹1.72 lakh crore; records increase of 13% Y-o-Y

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 1-11-2023 – News – GST revenue collection for October 2023 is second highest ever, next only to April 2023, at ₹1.72 lakh crore; records increase of 13% Y-o-Y Dated:- 1-11-2023 – Revenue from domestic transactions (including import of services) is also 13% higher Y-o-Y Average gross monthly GST collection in FY 2023-24 now stands at ₹1.66 lakh crore; 11% higher Y-o-Y The gross GST revenue collected in the month of October, 2023 is ₹ 1,72,003 crore out of which ₹ 30,062 crore is CGST, ₹ 38,171 crore is SGST, ₹ 91,315 crore (including ₹ 42,127 crore collected on import of goods) is IGST and ₹ 12,456 crore (including ₹ 1,294 crore collected on import of goods) is cess. The government has settled ₹ 42,873 crore to CGST and ₹ 36,614 crore to SGST from IGST. The total revenue of Centre and the States in the month of October, 2023 after regular settlement is ₹7

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2022-23 2023-24 Growth 2022-23 2023-24 Growth Jammu and Kashmir 1,318 1,762 34% 4,299 4,817 12% Himachal Pradesh 1,341 1,546 15% 3,368 3,302 -2% Punjab 4,457 4,903 10% 11,378 13,115 15% Chandigarh 351 389 11% 1,227 1,342 9% Uttarakhand 2,805 3,139 12% 4,513 4,890 8% Haryana 10,657

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24% Nagaland 125 177 42% 564 619 10% Manipur 166 210 27% 812 659 -19% Mizoram 105 168 60% 488 573 18% Tripura 242 299 23% 847 928 9% Meghalaya 265 353 33% 841 988 17% Assam 2,987 3,428 15% 7,237 8,470 17% West Bengal 12,682 13,799 9%

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-15% Maharashtra 48,870 58,057 19% 74,612 84,712 14% Karnataka 20,165 23,400 16% 37,924 42,657 12% Goa 1,111 1,307 18% 2,024 2,299 14% Lakshadweep 6 16 162% 18 66 259% Kerala 7,016 8,082 15% 17,450 18,370 5% Tamil Nadu 20,836 23,661 14% 34,334 37,476 9% Puducherry 271

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Advisory related to changes in GSTR-5A

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 28-10-2023 – News – Notification 51/2023 dated 29.09.2023 has introduced Table 5B in GSTR 5A w. e. f 01.10.2023. In this notification, Table 5B has been introduced to report supplies made to Registered GSTINs (B2B supplies). This would be implemented shortly at GSTN and till such time, OIDARs are advised to file the return in the existing GSTR 5A itself. Thanking you, Team GSTN – News – Press release – PIB Tax Management India – taxmanagem

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In fight against fake ITC, DGGI detects more than 6,000 fake ITC cases involving more than Rs. 57,000 crore GST evasion with the arrest of 500 persons between April 2020 to September 2023

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 19-10-2023 – News – In FY23-24, DGGI detects Rs. 1.36 lakh crore overall GST evasion involving voluntary payment of Rs. 14,108 crore Being the premier Intelligence and Investigating Agency of GST tax evasion across the country, the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) had initiated a Special Drive against the practice of claiming fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) to plug the leakage in Government revenue from November, 2020, and continues to check ITC evasion actively. From April 2020 to September 2023, more than 6,000 fake ITC cases involving more than Rs. 57,000 crore GST evasion has been detected and a total of 500 persons have been arrested. Since June 2023, DGGI has laid special em

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Advisory: Person supplying of Online Money Gaming services or OIDAR or Both– Form GST REG-10 and Form GSTR-5A

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 18-10-2023 – News – General : In terms of the recent amendments made in the CGST /SGST Act, the IGST Act and the CGST /SGST Rules, any person located outside taxable territory making supply of online money gaming to a person in taxable territory, is liable to get registered in GST and is required to pay tax on such supply. In this context, every person located outside taxable territory making such supplies of online money gaming to a person in India is now mandated to take registration/amend his existing registration in accordance with the proposed Row (iia) in FORM GST REG-10 and also required to furnish information regarding the supplies in the proposed Tables in FORM GSTR-5A . GSTN is in th

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g for registration. Existing already registered taxpayers of OIDAR services also would have to amend their registrations by furnishing the said information at Row (iia). b) As a workaround, it is hereby advised that any person engaged in the supply of Online Money Gaming, who is required to be registered in accordance with the recent amendments, can file their registration application in the existing Form GST REG-10 itself. Along with the said application, such person will also be required to upload a pdf copy of the information furnished in Row 2(iia) of the amended FORM GST REG-10 in the Documents Upload section available in the Part -A of Form GST REG-10 (in the enclosed format). 2. Return( Form GSTR-5A ): a) Person

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pply of online information and database access or retrieval services (c) Both (a) and (b) above Part B 2. Date of commencement of the online service or online money gaming in India. DD/MM/YYYY 3. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) of the website/ platform/ name of the application, etc, as applicable through which online money gaming or online information and database access or retrieval services are provided: 1. 2. 3… 4. Declaration I hereby solemnly affirm and declare that the information given herein above is true and correct to the b

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Facility of enrolment for supply of goods through e-commerce operators by GST un-registered suppliers.

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 13-10-2023 – News – In terms of the recent amendments to the Act and the rules and notification number 34/2023 dated 31.07.2023 , persons supplying goods through e-commerce operators shall be exempt from mandatory registration under the CGST Act even if they supply goods through e-commerce operators (ECO) if they satisfy the following conditions: (a) such person is engaged in the supply of goods through the ECO and such supplies are made only in one State/UT, (b) such person does not make any inter-state supply, (c) the said person has a Permanent Account Number (PAN) under the Income Tax Act, 1961, (d) such persons shall declare his PAN (which shall be validated) on the common portal

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Facility for the e- commerce operators through whom unregistered suppliers of goods can supply goods

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 13-10-2023 – News – GSTN has also provided APIs for ECOs (through whom unregistered persons can supply goods) to integrate with GSTN to obtain the details and facilitate the unregistered suppliers. The APIs are for validating the demographic details of the said suppliers and also for use in tracking and reporting supplies by such persons. The details of the APIs are as follows:- a) The name of the APIs developed are : 1. Unregistered Applicants API : To get the details of Unregistered Applicant by passing the enrolment ID in the GET request 2. Unregistered Applicants Validation API : To validate the Mobile Number and Email ID of a Enrolment ID b) The following is noteworthy for the e-Co

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Recommendations of 52nd GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 7-10-2023 – News – Recommendations of 52nd GST Council Meeting ST Council recommends amendments in conditions of appointment of President and Member of the proposed GST Appellate Tribunals regarding eligibility and age GST Council recommends nil rate for food preparation of millet flour in powder form and containing at least 70% millets by weight when sold in loose form, and 5% if sold in pre-packaged and labelled form GST Council recommends to keep Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) used for manufacture of alcoholic liquor for human consumption outside GST GST Council recommends reducing GST on molasses from 28% to 5% in relief to cane farmers for faster clearance of dues and to reduce cost of manufacturing cattle feed To promote tourism, GST Council recommends conditional and limited duration IGST exemption to foreign flag foreign going vessel when it converts to coastal run The 52nd GST Council met under the Chairpersonship o

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To clarify that imitation zari thread or yarn made out of metallised polyester film /plastic film, falling under HS 5605, are covered by the entry for imitation zari thread or yarn attracting 5% GST rate. However, no refund will be allowed on polyester film (metallised) /plastic film on account of inversion. Foreign going vessels are liable to pay 5% IGST on the value of the vessel if it converts to coastal run. GST Council recommends conditional IGST exemption to foreign flag foreign going vessel when it converts to coastal run subject to its reconversion to foreign going vessel in six months. II. Other changes relating to Goods GST Council recommended to keep Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) used for manufacture of alcoholic liquor for human consumption outside GST. Law Committee will examine suitable amendment in law to exclude ENA for use in manufacture of alcoholic liquors for human consumption from ambit of GST. To reduce GST on molasses from 28% to 5%. This s

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ly, public health, sanitation conservancy, solid waste management and slum improvement and upgradation supplied to Governmental Authorities. IV. Other changes relating to Services To clarify that job work services for processing of barley into malt attracts GST @ 5% as applicable to job work in relation to food and food products and not 18%. With effect from 1 st January 2022, liability to pay GST on bus transportation services supplied through Electronic Commerce Operators (ECOs) has been placed on the ECO under section 9(5) of CGST Act, 2017 . This trade facilitation measure was taken on the representation of industry association that most of the bus operators supplying service through ECO owned one or two buses and were not in a position to take registration and meet GST compliances. To arrive at a balance between the need of small operators for ease of doing business and the need of large organized players to take ITC, GST Council has recommended that bu

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r section 107 of the said Act, against the demand order under section 73 or 74 of CGST Act, 2017 passed on or before the 31st day of March, 2023, or whose appeal against the said order was rejected solely on the grounds that the said appeal was not filed within the time period specified in sub-section (1) of section 107 . In all such cases, filing of appeal by the taxpayers will be allowed against such orders upto 31 st January 2024 , subject to the condition of payment of an amount of pre-deposit of 12.5% of the tax under dispute, out of which at least 20% (i.e. 2.5% of the tax under dispute) should be debited from Electronic Cash Ledger. This will facilitate a large number of taxpayers, who could not file appeal in the past within the specified time period . ii) Clarifications regarding taxability of personal guarantee offered by directors to the bank against the credit limits/loans being sanctioned to the company and regarding taxability of corporate guarantee pr

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proposed sub-rule (2) of rule 28 of CGST Rules, 2017 , irrespective of whether full ITC is available to the recipient of services or not. iii) Provision for automatic restoration of provisionally attached property after completion of one year: The Council has recommended an amendment in sub-rule (2) of Rule 159 of CGST Rules, 2017 and FORM GST DRC-22 to provide that the order for provisional attachment in FORM GST DRC-22 shall not be valid after expiry of one year from the date of the said order. This will facilitate release of provisionally attached properties after expiry of period of one year, without need for separate specific written order from the Commissioner. iv) Clarification on various issues related to Place of Supply: The Council has recommended to issue a Circular to clarify the place of supply in respect of the following supply of services: (i) Supply of service of transportation of goods, including by mail or courier, in cases where the

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ake supply of goods or services (except the commodities like pan masala, tobacco, gutkha, etc. mentioned in the Notification No. 1/2023-Integrated Tax dated 31.07.2023) to the Special Economic Zone developer or the Special Economic Zone unit for authorised operations on payment of integrated tax and claim the refund of tax so paid. C. Other measures pertaining to law and procedures: i) Alignment of provisions of the CGST Act, 2017 with the provisions of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 in respect of Appointment of President and Member of the proposed GST Appellate Tribunals: The Council has recommended amendments in section 110 of the CGST Act, 2017 to provide that: an advocate for ten years with substantial experience in litigation under indirect tax laws in the Appellate Tribunal, Central Excise and Service Tax Tribunal, State VAT Tribunals, by whatever name called, High Court or Supreme Court to be eligible for the appointment as judicial member;

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Advisory in respect of introduction of Compliance Pertaining to DRC-01C (Difference in Input Tax Credit (ITC) available in GSTR-2B & ITC claimed in the GSTR-R3B)

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 6-10-2023 – News – Dear Taxpayers, 1.The Government vide Notification No. 38/2023 Central Tax dated 04th Aug, 2023 inserted the Rule 88D in CGST Rule, 2017 dealing with difference in input tax credit available in GSTR-2B and ITC availed in GSTR-3B . This functionality vis a vis this rule has now started operating on the GST portal. 2. The system now compares the ITC available as per GSTR-2B /2BQ with the ITC claimed as per GSTR-3B /3BQ for each return period. If the claimed ITC exceeds the ITC available as per GSTR-2B by predefined limits, as directed by competent authority, the taxpayer shall receive an intimation in the form of Form DRC-01C . 3. Upon receivin

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Advisory: e-Invoice JSON download functionality Live on the GST e-Invoice Portal

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 4-10-2023 – News – 1. GSTN is pleased to inform you that the e-Invoice JSON download functionality is now live on the GST Portal. To help you to navigate and make the most of this feature, some key steps are as below. 2. To download the generated and received e-Invoices in JSON format, please follow these steps: Step 1: Log in Visit the e-Invoice Portal at https://einvoice.gst.gov.in Log in using your GST Portal credentials. Step 2: Navigate to Download E-invoice JSONs Section On the main portal page, find the Download E-Invoice JSONs section. It has two tabs: Generated and Received. The Generated tab is designed for e-Invoices generated by y

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Click DOWNLOAD E-INVOICE (JSON) to get all e-Invoices in JSON format for that month. Step 6: Excel Format e-Invoice List (By Period) To get an e-invoice list in Excel format for a specific period: Visit the List of IRNs tab. Select the desired Financial Year and Month. Click DOWNLOAD E-INVOICE (Excel). Step 7: Downloading History The requested e-Invoices remain in downloading history for 2 days only. Post 48 hours fresh request needs to be initiated. 3. Additionally, this functionality allows to download all e-invoices reported across all six IRPs (Invoice Registration Portals), i.e. complete data. 4. Regarding accessibility, you can download e-Invoice JSON files for up

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₹1,62,712 crore gross GST revenue collected during September 2023; records 10% Year-on-Year growth

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 3-10-2023 – News – GST collection crosses ₹1.60 lakh crore mark for the fourth time in FY 2023-24 ₹9,92,508 crore gross GST collection for the first half of FY 2023-24 marks 11% Y-o-Y growth Average monthly gross GST collection in FY 2023-24 at Rs. 1.65 lakh crore with 11% Y-o-Y growth The gross GST revenue collected in the month of September, 2023 is ₹1,62,712 crore out of which CGST is ₹29,818 crore , SGST is ₹37,657 crore , IGST is ₹83,623 crore (including ₹41,145 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹11,613 crore (including ₹881 crore collected on import of goods). The government has settled ₹33,736 crore to CGST and ₹27,578 crore to SGST from IGST. The total revenue of Centre and the States in the month of September, 2023 after regular settlement is ₹63,555 crore for CGST and ₹65,235 crore for the SGST. The revenues for the month

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er 2022. Table-2 shows the state-wise figures of post settlement GST revenue of each State till the month of September 2023. Chart: Trends in GST Collection State-wise growth of GST Revenues during September, 2023 [1] State/UT Sep-22 Sep-23 Growth (%) Jammu and Kashmir 428 563 32% Himachal Pradesh 712 784 10% Punjab 1,710 1,866 9% Chandigarh 206 219 6% Uttarakhand 1,300 1,392 7% Haryana 7,403 8,009 8% Delhi 4,741 4,849 2%

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West Bengal 4,804 4,940 3% Jharkhand 2,463 2,623 7% Odisha 3,765 4,249 13% Chhattisgarh 2,269 2,684 18% Madhya Pradesh 2,711 3,118 15% Gujarat 9,020 10,129 12% Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu 312 350 12% Maharashtra 21,403 25,137 17% Karnataka 9,760 11,693 20% Goa 429 497 16% Lakshadweep 3

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Rs. in crore) Pre-Settlement SGST Post-Settlement SGST [2] State/UT 2022-23 2023-24 Growth 2022-23 2023-24 Growth Jammu and Kashmir 1,138 1,515 33% 3,546 4,102 16% Himachal Pradesh 1,150 1,314 14% 2,770 2,778 0% Punjab 3,846 4,216 10% 9,215 10,869 18% Chandigarh 300 335 12% 1,002 1,147 15% Uttarakhand 2,401

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34% Arunachal Pradesh 253 343 35% 807 1,013 26% Nagaland 108 155 43% 474 539 14% Manipur 143 177 24% 681 566 -17% Mizoram 93 147 58% 419 491 17% Tripura 206 258 25% 696 790 13% Meghalaya 227 311 37% 711 860 21% Assam 2,562 2,906 13%

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 330 315 -5% 566 508 -10% Maharashtra 42,043 50,062 19% 62,010 72,741 17% Karnataka 17,196 20,097 17% 31,076 36,162 16% Goa 957 1,109 16% 1,678 1,940 16% Lakshadweep 5 14 192% 16 60 283% Kerala 6,014 6,986 16% 14,594 15,827 8% Tamil Nadu 17,712

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Advisory: Temporary /Short Period Pause in e-Invoice Auto Population into GSTR-1

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 27-9-2023 – News – Dear Taxpayers, 1. GSTN wishes to inform you that the auto population of e-Invoice in GSTR-1 is temporarily halted due to essential system upgrades, which will involve the implementation of e-Invoice JSON download functionality. 2. This will have a temporary impact on the e-Invoice data auto population in GSTR-1 which will not be available from 26th September 2023 to 29th September 2023 from all six IRP portals. 3.

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Advisory: Geocoding Functionality for the Additional Place of Business

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 20-9-2023 – News – Dear Taxpayers, 1. GSTN is pleased to inform that the geocoding functionality for the Additional Place of Business address is now active across all States and Union Territories. This builds upon the geocoding functionality earlier implemented for the principal place of business, operational since February 2023. 2. To date, over 2.05 crore addresses have been geocoded for both principal and additional places of business by GSTN. Moreover, since March 2022, all new addresses are geocoded at the point of registration, ensuring consistent accuracy and standardisation from the beginning. 3. Here is a brief guide on how to utilize this feature: i. Access: Navigat

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Advisory: Time limit for Reporting Invoices on the IRP Portal

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 13-9-2023 – News – Dear Taxpayers, 1. It is to inform you that it has been decided by the Government to impose a time limit on reporting old invoices on the e-invoice IRP portals for taxpayers with AATO greater than 100 crores. 2. To ensure timely compliance, taxpayers in this category will not be allowed to report invoices older than 30 days on the date of reporting. 3. Please note that this restriction will apply to the all document ty

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₹1,59,069 crore gross GST revenue collected during August 2023; records 11% Year-on-Year growth

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 1-9-2023 – News – GST Revenues from domestic transactions (including import of services) are 14% higher Year-on-Year The gross GST revenue collected in the month of August, 2023 is ₹1,59,069 crore of which CGST is ₹28,328 crore , SGST is ₹35,794 crore , IGST is ₹83,251 crore (including ₹43,550 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹11,695 crore (including ₹1,016 crore collected on import of goods). The government has settled ₹37,581 crore to CGST and ₹31,408 crore to SGST from IGST. The total revenue of Centre and the States in the month of August, 2023 after regular settlement is ₹65,909 crore for CGST and ₹67,202 crore for the SGST. The revenues for the month of August, 2023 are 11% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, revenue from import of goods was 3% higher and the revenues from domestic transactions (includ

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1813 10 Chandigarh 179 192 7 Uttarakhand 1094 1353 24 Haryana 6772 7666 13 Delhi 4349 4620 6 Rajasthan 3341 3626 9 Uttar Pradesh 6781 7468 10 Bihar 1271 1379 9 Sikkim 247

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4 Jharkhand 2595 2721 5 Odisha 3884 4408 14 Chhattisgarh 2442 2896 19 Madhya Pradesh 2814 3064 9 Gujarat 8684 9765 12 Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli 311 324 4 Maharashtra 18863 23282 23 Karnataka

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3173 3479 10 Ladakh 19 27 39 Other Territory 224 184 (18) Center Jurisdiction 205 193 (6) Grand Total 100526 114503 14 Table-2: Amount of SGST SGST portion of IGST settled to States/UTs in August, 2023 (Rs. In crore) State/UT SGST collection SGST portion of IGST Total Jammu and Kashmir 220 420 640

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1,336 1,990 Sikkim 42 43 85 Arunachal Pradesh 40 100 140 Nagaland 23 59 82 Manipur 21 62 83 Mizoram 17 54 72 Tripura 36 84 120 Meghalaya 50 86 136 Assam 440 691 1,131 West Bengal 1,797

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5,656 Goa 174 111 285 Lakshadweep 0 2 2 Kerala 1,035 1,437 2,472 Tamil Nadu 3,301 2,212 5,513 Puducherry 43 51 94 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 10 22 33 Telangana 1,439 1,746 3,186 Andhra Pradesh 1,122 1,481 2,603 Ladakh

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Introducing Electronic Credit Reversal and Reclaimed statement

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 1-9-2023 – News – Vide Notification No. 14/2022 Central Tax dated 05th July, 2022 (read with circular 170/02/2022-GST, Dated 6th July,2022 ), the Government introduced certain changes in Table 4 of Form GSTR-3B so as to enable the taxpayers in reporting correct information regarding ITC availed, ITC reversal, ITC re-claimed and ineligible ITC. The re-claimable ITC earlier reversed in Table 4(B)2 may be subsequently claimed in Table 4(A)5 on fulfilme

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Advisory for applicants where GST Registration application marked for Biometric-based Aadhaar Authentication

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 29-8-2023 – News – Dear Taxpayers, 1. Rule 8 of CGST Rules had been amended to provide that those applicants who had opted for authentication of Aadhaar number and identified on the common portal, based on data analysis and risk parameters, shall be placed for biometric-based Aadhaar authentication and taking photograph(s) of the applicant. 2.Pilot for implementation of the above change is ready and the functionality is ready for roll out by GSTN portal. This functionality is being launched in Puducherry from 30th August, 2023 in the pilot phase. After submission of application in Form GST REG-01 and before generation of ARN, the applicant will either get the message for visiting GST

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ADVISORY: MERA BILL MERA ADHIKAAR SCHEME

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 26-8-2023 – News – Dear Consumers /users, 1.As per the direction from the Government, the GSTN has developed and launched a mobile application (available on iOS and Android platforms) and also a web portal for the Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar scheme. 2.This scheme will be implemented from 1st September, 2023 initially in the States of Gujarat, Assam, Haryana and UTs of Puducherry and Daman Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli, as per the policy decision of the Government. 3. Mobile Application and Web Portal: The mobile application is available for download on both iOS and Android platforms and links are given below. a. Android Link: https://play.google.com/store/

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Advisory: E-Invoice Glossary and Steps

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 18-8-2023 – News – Dear Taxpayers, GSTN has prepared an informative resource in the form of an e-invoice glossary and a step-by-step guide for your reference. You can access and download the PDF document by clicking on the link below: 1.E-Invoice Glossary: https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/downloads/news/pamphlet_e_invoicing_glossary_updated_17_08_2023_approved_final.pdf 2.Step by Step Guide: https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/downloads/news/pamphlet_e_i

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THE INTEGRATED GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 12-8-2023 – News – AS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA Bill No. 120 of 2023 THE INTEGRATED GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 A BILL further to amend the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows : Short title and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Amendment of section 2. 2. In section 2 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in clause (17), for sub-clause (vii), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely: (vii) online gaming, excluding the online money gaming as defined in clause (80B) of section 2 of the Central Go

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he invoice shall be deemed to be the recording of the address of the said person; . Insertion of new section 14A. 5. After section 14 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely: Special provision for specified actionable claims supplied by a person located outside the taxable territory. 14A. (1) A supplier of online money gaming as defined in clause (80B) of section 2 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017.), not located in the taxable territory, shall in respect of the supply of online money gaming by him to a person in the taxable territory, be liable to pay integrated tax on such supply. (2) For the purposes of complying with provisions of sub section (1), the supplier of online money gaming shall obtain a single registration under the Simplified Registration Scheme referred to in sub-section (2) of section 14 of this Act: Provided that any person located in the taxable territory representing such supplier f

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ervice Tax Council (GST Council) in its 50th and 51st meetings considered representation from various associations on the issues regarding taxability of Casinos, Horse Racing and Online Gaming and recommended to make certain amendments in the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (the Act) to provide clarity regarding taxability of Casinos, Horse Racing and Online Gaming. 2. The proposed Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, inter alia, provides to (i) amend clause (17) of section 2 of the Act to exclude online money gaming from the definition of Online Information and Data Access or Retrieval (OIDAR) services; (ii) amend the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Act, to provide that in case of import of such goods, that may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the GST Council, the levy of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) may not be required to be done in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Customs T

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osted in any computer resource used for supply of online money gaming by such supplier in case of failure to comply with provisions of registration and payment of tax in such manner as specified in the Information Technology Act, 2000. 3. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN. New Delhi; The 9th August, 2023. FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM The proposed Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 does not involve any recurring or non-recurring expenditure from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India. ANNEXURE EXTRACTS FROM THE INTEGRATED GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017 (13 OF 2017) Definitions. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, * * * * * (17) online information and database access or retrieval services means services whose delivery is mediated by information technology over the internet or an electronic network and the nature of which renders their supply essentially automated

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THE CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 12-8-2023 – News – AS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA Bill No. 119 of 2023 THE CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 A BILL further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows: Short title and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. Amendment of section 2. 2. In section 2 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),

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(c) in clause (105), the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely: Provided that a person who organises or arranges, directly or indirectly, supply of specified actionable claims, including a person who owns, operates or manages digital or electronic platform for such supply, shall be deemed to be a supplier of such actionable claims, whether such actionable claims are supplied by him or through him and whether consideration in money or money's worth, including virtual digital assets, for supply of such actionable claims is paid or conveyed to him or through him or placed at his disposal in any manner, and all the provisions of this Act shall apply to such supplier of specified actionable claims, as if he is the supplier liable to pay the tax in relation to the supply of such actionable claims; ; (d) after clause (117), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: (117A) virtual digital asset shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (4

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nsidered representation from various associations on the issues regarding taxability of Casinos, Horse Racing and Online Gaming and recommended to make certain amendments in the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (the Act) to provide clarity regarding taxability of Casinos, Horse Racing and Online Gaming. 2. The proposed Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, inter alia, provides to (i) define the expressions online gaming , online money gaming , specified actionable claim and virtual digital asset ; (ii) insert a proviso in the definition of supplier to provide clarity regarding supplier in case of supply of specified actionable claim ; (iii) substitute specified actionable claim in paragraph 6 of Schedule III of the Act, for the present entries lottery, betting and gambling , so as to provide clarity regarding taxability of actionable claims involved in or by way of casinos, horse racing and online gaming; and (iv) insert a new claus

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Recommendations of 51st GST Council Meeting

Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 3-8-2023 – News – GST Council recommends certain amendments in CGST Act 2017 and IGST Act 2017, including amendment in Schedule III of CGST Act, 2017, to provide clarity on taxation of supplies in casinos, horse racing and online gaming GST Council also recommends inserting a specific provision in IGST Act, 2017 to provide for liability to pay GST on supplier located outside India supplying online money gaming to a person in India GST Council recommends GST on valuation of supply of online gaming and actionable claims in casinos at entry level 2 nd August 2023 The 51 st GST Council met under the Chairpersonship of Union Minister for Finance Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

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r . Accordingly, the GST Council in its 51 st meeting recommended certain amendments in the CGST Act 2017 and IGST Act 2017, including amendment in Schedule III of CGST Act, 2017 , to provide clarity on the taxation of supplies in casinos, horse racing and online gaming. The Council also recommended to insert a specific provision in IGST Act, 2017 to provide for liability to pay GST on the supply of online money gaming by a supplier located outside India to a person in India, for single registration in India for the said supplier through a simplified registration scheme and also for blocking of access by the public to any information generated, transmitted, received or hosted in any computer resource used for supply of onli

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