Tag: GST

India: Supreme Court To Clarify The Position Relating To Arrest Provisions Under GST

Sourc:- emondaq.com The Hon’ble Supreme Court, vide its order dated 29 May 2019, while refusing to interfere with the order of the Bombay High Court, has held that the position regarding the arrest provisions under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) and the corresponding state goods and services tax laws (SGST Acts) will be clarified

Can tax authorities arrest individuals for GST evasion? Supreme Court to examine the matter

Source:- thehindubusinessline.com As different High Courts of the country have taken divergent views in the matter, we are of the view that the position in law should be clarified by this court, the Supreme Court said The Supreme Court agreed to examine the powers of tax authorities to arrest an individual for GST evasion saying that different High

GST: Consumer goods firms allay retailers’ fears

Source – livemint.com Mumbai: Consumer packaged goods companies such as Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) and Dabur India Ltd are reaching out to distributors and modern trade retailers to allay fears of losses that could occur during the transition from the current tax regime to the goods and services tax (GST) starting