1 July: GST Day

1st July 2019 is being celebrated as GST (Goods & Services Tax) Day. This year marks the 2nd anniversary of implementation of historic tax reform of Goods & Services Tax. Background First GST Day was celebrated on 1 July 2018, as to mark the first anniversary of new indirect tax regime i.e. Goods and Services ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Anurag Thakur • Cash Ledger System • Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs • Central Goods & Services Tax • Cess • CGST • Goods and Service Tax Act • Goods and services tax • GST • GST Commendation Certificates • GST Day • GST for MSME • IGST • Indirect Tax • Integrated Goods & Services Tax • Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs • SGST • State Goods & Services Tax

Union Ministry of Finance launches Project Sparrow for online writing of Annual Performance Appraisal Report

The Union Ministry of Finance has launched Project Sparrow for online writing of Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) in SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window) for Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ Officers of Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC). SPARROW-CBIC is one of its kinds in terms of Scale/ number of employees ..

Topics: Apar • Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs • Central Civil Services • Economy • Finance in India • Goods and services tax • Ministry of Finance • Taxation in India

CBIC organises meeting of WCO’s Asia Pacific Region

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under Ministry of Finance is organising a meeting of Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Kochi (in Kerela) from 8th to 10th May, 2019. As India currently holds seat of Vice Chairperson of Asia Pacific region (assumed on ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Topics: CBIC • Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs • India • Ministry of Finance • Pranab Kumar Das • Regional Intelligence Liaoning Office • Regional Office for Capacity Building • WCO Council • World Trade Organization • WTO

Kochi hosts World Customs Organisation (WCO) regional custom heads meeting

The meeting of the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) is being organized by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) in Kochi from 08th to 10th May, 2019. India is hosting this meeting in its capacity as Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific region ..

Topics: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs • Chairperson Central Board of Excise & Customs • Commercial policy • Customs • Customs duties • Customs services • International Relations • Ministry of Finance • Organizations • WCO • World Customs Organization

Terror Monitoring Group for Jammu and Kashmir

The Union Home Ministry has announced setting up of a Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) to ensure synergised and concerted action against terror financing and terror-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Mandate of the Terror Monitoring Group Taking action against hardcore sympathisers among government employees including teacher’s etc providing overt or covert support to such activities. ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Topics: CBDT • CBI • CBIC • Central Board of Direct Taxes • Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs • ED • Enforcement Directorate • IB • Intelligence Bureau • Jammu and Kashmir • NIA • Terror Financing • Terror Monitoring Group • Union Home Ministry