53rd GST Council Meeting Mandates Notification Setting 3-Months Period For Filing GST Appeals Before GSTAT

The newly appointed Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, headed this meeting. It is the GST Council's first meeting after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The GST Council recommended amending Section 112 of the CGST Act, 2017 to allow the three-month period for filing appeals before the Appellate Tribunal to start from a date to be notified by the Government in respect of appeal/revision orders passed before the date of notification. This will give sufficient time to the taxpayers to file an...

FM Proposes Minimum Threshold Monetary Limit For GSTAT, High Courts And Supreme Court: 53rd GST Council Meet

The 53rd GST Council meeting happened on June 22, 2024, in New Delhi, nearly eight months after the last one. The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, chaired the 53rd GST Council.The Union Finance Minister, Niramala Sitharam, has proposed the Minimum Threshold Monetary Limit for Goods and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), High Courts, and Supreme Court.The Finance Minister has set a minimum threshold limit of Rs 20 lakh for GSTAT, Rs 1 crore for high...

Demand Notices, Interest, And Penalty Will Be Waived Off If Tax Is Paid By March 31, 2025: 53rd GST Council Meet

The 53rd GST Council meeting happened on June 22, 2024, in New Delhi, nearly eight months after the last one. The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, chaired the 53rd GST Council.The council has proposed the insertion of Section 128A in CGST Act, to provide for conditional waiver of interest or penalty or both, relating to demands raised under Section 73, for FY 2017-18 to FY 2019-20.Considering the difficulties faced by the taxpayers, during the initial...

53rd GST Council Meet Tomorrow: What's The Key Expectations?

About Eight and a half months after its previous meeting, the Center has decided to call a meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on June 22, 2024.Although the meeting's agenda is yet unknown, state finance ministers should bring forth ideas for an indirect tax system that might be included in the Union Budget, which is anticipated to be unveiled next month.Here are the key expectations:Set monetary threshold limits for GST casesIt is probable that the GST Council would establish...

IBBI Amends CIRP Regulations W.E.F. 15th February 2024

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (“IBBI”) has issued a notification dated 15.02.2024, whereby amendments have been made to the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 (“CIRP Regulations”). The key amendments are: Operating separate bank accounts for real estate projects: To ensure financial transparency and accountability, the amendment makes it mandatory to have a separate bank account for each real estate project under a corporate ...

Flat In Possession Of Allottee Not To Be Included In Liquidation Estate; IBBI Introduces Key Amendments To Liquidation Process Regulations

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (“IBBI”) has amended the IBBI (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016, with effect from 12.02.2024. The amendments have been introduced to strengthen the regulatory framework of liquidation process by ensure accountability and bolstering the confidence of stakeholders in the liquidation process. Key Amendments The liquidator may reduce the reserve price by up to 25% for assets with existing valuation of the Corporate Insolvency...

IBBI Amends Voluntary Liquidation Process Regulations w.e.f. 31st January 2024

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (“IBBI”) has amended the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017, with effect from 31.01.2024. Amendments The following amendments have been made to streamline the voluntary liquidation process and facilitate the distribution of unclaimed proceeds to the stakeholders before the dissolution of the corporate person: The directors of the corporate person while initiating the voluntary...

IBBI Amends Regulations Regarding Insolvency Professionals w.e.f. 31st January 2024

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (“IBBI”) has amended the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016 (“IP Regulations”), with effect from 31.01.2024. Amendments The Clause 22 of First Schedule of IP Regulations deals with occupation, employability and restrictions on Insolvency Professionals. The IBBI has amended the Clause 22 by inserting Clause 22A thereafter, which reads as under: “22A. An insolvency professional...

IBBI Amends Regulations Relating To Insolvency Resolution Process & Bankruptcy Process For Personal Guarantors To Corporate Debtors w.e.f. 31st January 2024

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (“IBBI”) has amended the 'Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Personal Guarantors to Corporate Debtors) Regulations, 2019' and 'Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Bankruptcy Process for Personal Guarantors to Corporate Debtors) Regulations, 2019', with effect from 31.01.2024. The amendments are as under: Amendments The amendment removes the restrictions on an Insolvency Professional (IP)...

IBBI Amends Regulations Relating To 'Model ByeLaws & Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies', w.e.f. 31st January 2024

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (“IBBI”) has amended the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model ByeLaws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) Regulations, 2016 (“IPA Regulations”), with effect from 31.01.2024. The Regulation 12A of IPA Regulations deals with Authorisation for Assignment. The sub clause 6 of Regulation 12A states that, “An authorisation for assignment issued or renewed by the Agency shall be valid for a period of one year from ...

CBIC Notifies Creation Of Principal Bench Of GSTAT At New Delhi

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the creation of the principal bench of the Goods and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) at New Delhi.“The Government has invoked the powers under section 109(3) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (“the CGST Act”). This supersedes a previous Notification No. S.O.1359(E) dated March 13, 2019, with the exception of prior actions. Acting on the recommendation of the GST Council, the Central Government establishes...

CBIC Notifies Mandatory Requirement Of BIS Registration And Random Sampling for Imported Electronic and IT Goods

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the mandatory requirement of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Registration and random sampling for imported electronic and IT goods.The CBIC on review of the different practices in the implementation and streamlining the process including sampling issued the directions.The Customs Officer shall check for BIS registration in the system in all cases.The Risk Management System shall randomly select the consignments for sampling and...