₹ 75,000 crore released to States and UTs with Legislature as GST Compensation shortfall
Ministry of Finance has released today ₹75,000 crores to the States and UTs with Legislature under the back-to-back loan facility in lieu of GST Compensation.  This release is in addition to normal GST compensation being released
GST: Centre releases Rs 8,698 crore as Compensation to States
Post-implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws which aims at “One nation, One Tax, One Market,” the Central Government has reportedly released Rs 8,698 crore to States to compensate them for revenue loss
Supreme Court upholds Validity of GST Cess Laws [Read Judgment]
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court has today upheld the validity of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 enacted by Parliament as well as the Goods and Services Tax Compensation
Compensation Received by Assessee as Salary Received in Advance: ITAT holds Assessee can Avail Relief on Terminal Compensation [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the assessee can avail relief on terminal compensation since compensation received by the assessee as salary received in advance. The appellant, Suryaji Shriram Patekar
Centre Releases Rs.36,400 Crore as GST Compensation to States
Taking stock of the current situation due to COVID-19 where State Governments need to undertake expenditure while their resources are adversely hit, the Central Government has released the GST Compensation of Rs.36,400 crore to the States/UTs
Govt Notifies GST Compensation Cess Rules, 2017 [Read Notification]
The Central Government notified the Goods and Services Tax Compensation Cess Rules, 2017. The Government, in order to compensate the loss of the manufacturing States under the new indirect tax regime, has introduced a new
President clears GST (Compensation to States) Amendment Act, 2017 [Read Act]
As the President gave assent to the GST (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill, 2017, the parliament has, now enacted the Act enabling an increase in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) cess on motor vehicles,
Govt reveals Amount of GST Compensation Paid to States till Feb 2018
The Central Government has revealed Amount of GST Compensation Paid to States till February 2018. The Government is providing claims to the States under GST. As per provisions in Section 7 of the GST (Compensation
Receipt of Compensation for Hardship is in Nature of Capital Receipt and shall not be liable to Tax: ITAT deletes Addition made on corpus fund [Read Order]
The Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) deleted the addition made on the corpus fund and held that the receipt of compensation for hardship is in the nature of capital receipt and
Exporter can Claim Refund of GST Compensation Cess on Exported Goods: Govt [Read Circular]
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has clarified that exporter is eligible for refund of GST Compensation Cess in respect of goods exported by him. The Board has explained this in a circular
Centre releases Rs. 1,65,302 Crore as GST Compensation to States/UTs for the FY 2019-20 against Cess collection of Rs. 95,444 cr
The Central Government has recently released the GST Compensation of Rs. 13,806 crore to States for March’2020. Taking this amount into account, entire compensation up to 2019-20 has been released to States. The total amount
GST: Govt notifies Rates of Compensation Cess on Supply of Specified Services [Read Notification]
The Central Government notified the rates of compensation cess applicable to specified services under the new indirect tax regime. As per the notification, for the services like transfer of the right to use any goods
No Material to Challenge Interest on Compensation to Deceased Person: Delhi HC directs Oriental Insurance Company to pay Interest on Compensation from the Date of Filing To Realization of Compensation [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court directed the Oriental Insurance Company to pay interest on compensation from the date of filing to the realization of compensation as directed by the Tribunal as the insurance company failed to
14th Instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore released to the States to meet the GST compensation shortfall
The Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has released the 14th weekly installment of Rs. 6,000 crore to the States today to meet the GST compensation shortfall. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 5,516.60 crore
Compensation received for Compulsory Land Acquisition not subject to Income Tax: CBDT [Read Circular]
Recently, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) clarified that the compensation received in respect of acquisition of both agricultural and non-agricultural land are exempted from Income Tax. Normally, the agricultural land is not a