GST

GST Compliance Calendar August, 2021

GST Compliances for August, 2021

Compliances play an essential role for taxpayers as well as government. These compliances keeps the checks and balances for each GST registered taxpayer. The GST compliances for month of August, 2021 are as follows:

QRMP SCHEME

Quarterly Return Monthly Payment Scheme under GST

In order to provide relief to small scale businesses of GST registered taxpayers, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has published Quarterly Monthly Payment (QRMP) Scheme. It can be availed by taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 5 crores.

GST Compliance Calendar July, 2021

GST Compliance Calendar: July, 2021

Time & again various extensions have been provided to taxpayers to comply with filing of returns. GST Compliance for July, 2021 is as follows:

Extension of DUE DATES due to COVID-19

Extension of due dates due to COVID-19

Many taxpayers have received financial help from their employers and well-wishers for meeting their expenses incurred for treatment of COVID-19. In order to ensure that no income tax liability arises on this account, it has been decided to provide income-tax exemption to the amount received by a taxpayer for medical treatment from employer or from any person for treatment of COVID-19 during FY 2019-20 and subsequent years.

Inspection, Search, Seizure and Arrest under GST

Inspection, Search, Seizure & Arrest under GST

nspection, Search or Seizure can only be carried out when an officer, of the rank of Joint Commissioner or above, has reasons to believe the existence of any exceptional circumstances. In such cases the Joint Commissioner may authorise, in writing, any other officer to cause inspection, search and seizure. However, in case of arrests the same can be carried out only where the person is accused of offences specified for this purpose and the tax amount involved is more than specified limit. Further, the arrests under GST Act can be made only under authorisation from the Commissioner.

Various Types of Supply under GST

Various Types of Supply Under GST

Article 366 of the Indian Constitution defines “goods and services tax” as any tax on supply of goods, or services or both except taxes on the supply of the alcoholic liquor for human consumption. The Central and State governments have simultaneous powers to levy GST on Intra-state supply. However, the Parliament alone have exclusive power to make laws with respect to levy of goods and services tax on Inter-state supply.