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Earlier, the government had fixed August 20 as the last date for filing GSTR-3B forms for July. (Photo: File/Representational)

Only 40 lakh or 62 per cent taxpayers file GSTR-1 in July

Report says deadline for submission of GSTR-1 ended at October 10-11 midnight.

11 Oct 2017 8:46 AM

The markets usually buzzing with people on a shopping spree for Diwali festivities saw less footfall this year owing to the rise in prices of essentials. Debasish Dey

GST shuts lights off traders' Diwali

Shopkeepers, wholesalers say profit margin has come down compared to previous years.

8 Oct 2017 9:11 PM

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a GST Council meet. (Photo: File/PTI)

GST Council will resolve other issues too: MoS Finance

GST Council on Friday raised composition scheme threshold for businesses to Rs 1 crore.

7 Oct 2017 11:03 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government will provide loans to fishermen on less interest rates to help them buy bigger boats. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Diwali has come early due to decisions made in GST Council: Narendra...

PM said the countrymen want the fruits of development to reach them. Nobody wants their children to live in poverty.

7 Oct 2017 8:03 AM

The Congress on Saturday, while speaking on the Goods and Services Tax Council meet, asserted that the Central Government always rejected Congress appeal to revise the tax reforms. (Photo: PTI)

PM, Jaitley have put common man in trouble: Cong after GST Council...

The GST Council 22nd meeting was held in Delhi on Friday and was chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

7 Oct 2017 4:53 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban a disaster, GST stunt, says West Bengal CM Mamata

The chief minister had earlier called the GST roll-out as another epic blunder of the Centre after the demonetisation.

6 Oct 2017 12:55 AM

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt on lack of jobs

Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised 2 crore jobs to the youth every year but had failed to fulfil...

4 Oct 2017 8:51 PM

Arun Shourie is former BJP member and was Cabinet minister during Atal Bihari Vajpayees rule. (Photo: PTI)

Shourie slams demonetisation, says it was idiotic jolt

Former BJP member adds note ban was largest money-laundering scheme ever rolled out by a govt.

4 Oct 2017 7:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Focus on all complaints related to GST, says Modi

Modi said that efforts should be made to introduce systematic changes to minimise people's grouses related to various...

29 Nov 2017 9:37 PM

Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian described the GST implementation as a transformational fiscal reform that the country had not seen in the past. (Photo: File | PTI)

GST may have fewer slabs in days to come, says CEA Arvind Subramanian

Subramanian said going forward 12 per cent and 18 per cent GST slabs may probably be merged.

25 Nov 2017 3:30 AM

The Union finance ministry said that there were some complaints that the taxpayers are not being able to log on to the e-filing website of I-T department or not being able to link Aadhaar with PAN.

Centre sets up panel to rewrite income-tax law

The panel's recommendations may have far-reaching implications and will change the way people now pay income-tax.

22 Nov 2017 7:37 PM

Congress president Sonia Gandhi said, A year later, demonetisation has done nothing but rub salt on the wounds of distressed farmers, small traders, housewives and daily workers. The fortunes of a handful are being built by destroying the future of the poor and the oppressed. (Photo: File | GST)

Modi govt sabotaging Winter Session on trivial grounds: Sonia

Congress President Sonia Gandhi said the Govt was 'ill prepared' to implement GST; demonetisation left millions of...

20 Nov 2017 9:20 AM