GST Council set to meet on September 9 to discuss key issues
In a post on social media platform X, the Council said, “The 54th Meeting of GST Council will be held on 9th September, 2024 at New Delhi.”
In a post on social media platform X, the Council said, “The 54th Meeting of GST Council will be held on 9th September, 2024 at New Delhi.”
Waiver is applicable for demand notices issued under Section 73 of the CGST Act for the fiscal years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, in cases where the taxpayer pays the full amount of tax demanded in the notice upto 31.03.2025, the Council said.
Food preparations in powder form containing at least 70 per cent millets will not have to pay any GST, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
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.
GST council is likely to give clarity on whether tax collected at source (TCS) should be deducted by the buyer or the e-commerce platform
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has introduced Rule 86B in GST Rules, to be applicable from January 1, 2021, which restricts use of input tax credit for discharging GST liability to 99 per cent.
Under the GST law, a National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) and a Standing Committee on anti-profiteering have been set up to examine complaints of not passing on tax rate cut benefits to consumers.
The last meeting of the Council a week back did not result in any consensus among the states as although around 20 states opted for the first among the two options offered by the Union Government, 10 states and Union Territories stayed put on their stand that they would not borrow in lieu of the compensation cess.
The relief, however, would be there for relatively smaller businesses.
Sitharaman made the statement while replying to a debate on supplementary demands for grants in the Lok Sabha.
