Calls for major reforms: Rate rationalisation; dispute resolution; input tax credits India’s Goods and Services Tax is up for reform.GST was implemented in July 2017, and gave the country’s internal market a major boost be simplifying internal trade by removing complex and overlapping multitude of
Goods and Services Tax evasion balloons despite success of e-invoicing In the fiscal year 2023-24, Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion in India escalated significantly, reaching a staggering ₹2.01 lakh crore, as per data released by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI). This marks
Talks begin September on consolidating 12% & 5% Goods and Services Tax rates Following the ruling BJP party failing to secure a majority in this months national general election, India’s GST Committee is to revisit the consolidation of the country’s five rates to four (inc
1st Aug 2024: Budget removes contentious tax on non-resident providers of digital services The latest Indian budget has confirmed the scrapping of the 2% equalisation levy on digital companies, online education-providing firms, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers without a permanent physical presence in India. This is
Global VAT & GST adopted in 175 countries Value Added Tax turns 70 today, 10th April 2024. It was introduced in France VAT to a limited number of businesses and supplier as part of a fiscal reform to simplify its jumbled fiscal regime. It was
Imposition on digital platforms Goods & Services Tax 1 April 2024 on ride and accommodation sharing New Zealand has imposed on gig & sharing economies platforms GST collections obligations from 1 April 2024. This shifts the indirect tax requirements from the accommodation and transportation service providers
