India’s new Goods and Services Tax (GST), its biggest tax reform since independence, will unify a $2 trillion economy into a single market – and demand massive changes for small businesses that will have to go online to file their taxes. Major software and service players, IT companie…
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Diamond traders fear the rough edge of GST
India’s diamond industry fears that the Goods and Services Tax on each level of the supply chain will starve firms of cash for daily operations, crippling businesses in the $20 billion export-driven sector. “We work on thin margins and the working capital requirement is high given the cost of dia…
Govt to go soft on GST monitoring for a few months, let traders settle down
There will be some leniency in monitoring and implementation of the new goods and services tax in initial months to allow businesses to settle into the new tax regime, a review of GST preparations by a group of senior ministers was told. The discussions held on June 14 saw the ministers being giv…
Telangana ready to roll-out GST from July 1: Official
Telangana is ready to roll out the GST from July one from technology and preparedness perspective, according to a key government official. “We are ready. We have not asked for any postponement (of the launch date)”, Revenue Secretary Somesh Kumar told . “As far as technology and…
GST Jet Set Go: 30 MSME DIs & 18 Tool Rooms assisting MSMEs get GST-ready
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is leaving no stone unturned to simplify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for MSME sector. The Ministry has initiated several schemes to simplify the registration of MSMEs under GST. As per the data provided by Ministry, 54 workshops have been o…
Ahead of GST rollout, producers & traders feel taxed
Recently, pharmacists in many cities sent out mailers to some of their regular clients, especially senior citizens. Stock up on your essential drugs, the customers were told. The ‘advisory’ was not triggered by any trouble at the manufacturing end, but by apprehensions arising from the July 1 rol…
Want job work on apparels also be brought under 5% GST rate: TEA
With almost all textile bodies hailing the GST rate for the industry, Tirupur Exporters Association has requested further reduction in the ‘job work on apparels’ sector. Thanking the GST Council for timely intervention for reduction of GST rate for job work in textiles, TEA President …
Readying for GST: A peek inside frantic preparations for the massive revamp
India will adopt its most comprehensive indirect tax reform—the goods and services tax (GST)—on July 1. As the deadline draws closer, there is a mad rush to get ready for a revamp which most find too complex and tedious. From the government to small businesses, all stakeholders are anxious for a …
‘E-way bill will be a litmus test for Indian logistics industry’
Indian logistics players concerns over the imposition of e-way bill (an electronic way bill), as the policy determines the validity of the bill depending upon the distance the goods are to travel. Adding to the woes is a rule that every change in the medium of conveyance will require generating n…
#GST: ClearTax unveils billbook software to assist SMBs
ClearTax, India’s largest income tax returns e-filing and enterprise compliance service provider, has launched a billbook software to assist small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the country get GST-ready. The GST Billbook is a free of cost software platform that works both online and offline and…