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First India Stack Developer Conference
After the COVID pandemic, India emerged as one of the pioneers in digital technologies. To develop them further, the Ministry of Electronics and IT recently conducted the India Stack Developer Conference. This is the first time India is hosting such ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
GoI facilitates filling of NIL GST Return through SMS
The Government of India has allowed taxpayers to fill their NIL GST monthly reurn form through SMS. This will improve ease of GST compliance to more than 22 lakh taxpayers. Highlights The facility of filing the NIL form through SMS ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
GST Council Meet: GST of Mobile Phones increased from 12% to 18%
On March 14, 2020, the GST Council met for the 39th time in New Delhi. The Council was headed by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman. Highlights The Council has increased the GST of mobile phones from 12% to 18%. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Second National GST Conference of Central and State Tax Commissioners held
On January 7, 2020, the second National GST Conference and Central and State Commissioners was held to streamline the Goods and Services Tax. The Revenue Secretary of Ministry of Finance Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey was the Chairman of the conference ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Cabinet approves conversion of GSTN into government entity
The Union Cabinet has approved conversion of Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) into government-owned company. Government will now own 100% of GSTN which is IT backbone to GST regime. Majority of Goods and Services Tax (GST) processes including registration, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
GST Council approves converting GSTN into government owned entity
The 27th meeting of GST Council chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has approved proposal of convert GST Network (GSTN) into government entity from current private entity status by taking over stakes held by private entities. The council has agreed ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
GSTN launches excel-based offline tool to file initial GSTR-3B returns
The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has launched excel-based offline facility to allow taxpayers to finalise their GSTR-3B forms on their own computers before uploading it onto the portal in order to minimise chances of errors before uploading on ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
GSTN reopens composition scheme window for small traders
The GST Network (GSTN) has reopened composition scheme window facility for small taxpayers with turnover of up to Rs.75 lakh to opt for composition scheme, which offers easy compliance for business as returns are to be filed only quarterly. The ..