Agriculture implements that are currently taxed up to 18 per cent may come under the 12 per cent or the 5 per cent bracket.
There have been demands from a section of stakeholders that the long-term capital gains tax on equities be reimposed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be reciprocating the reception he received from the Israeli PM during his visit last July, report Archis Mohan & PTI.
The government had breached its fiscal deficit target given in the Budget for 2017-18 in November itself, touching 112 per cent of the limit.
Top firms get GST notices on credit claims on Friday; replies sought within hours.
According to a Lancet study an estimated 15.6 million abortions took place in India in 2015, of which about half of the pregnancies were unintended.
Short-term capital gains tax of 30% is likely to be levied if bitcoin is held for less than three years and 20% if held for longer than 36 months.
'Our stable outlook currently points to the fact that the ratings are likely to remain stable for the next couple of years.'
The Income Tax Act might be amended to give effect to "jurisdiction-free assessment"
GST council may propose a faster refund procedure, deferment of electronic way bill, further simplification of composition scheme
While more students are open to entrepreneurship as livelihood option, a whopping 71 per cent fear failure as a stumbling block in their entrepreneurial journey
With recent rate cuts, November collections could be even less
'If the executive is not obeying the judiciary, then it is a Constitutional issue.'
Govt doesn't buy restaurants' input tax excuse and has swing into action and looking into profiteering complaints on social media against prominent restaurant and franchise chains.
A panel will draft direct tax legislation, keeping in mind the system in other countries, international best practices and economic needs of the country
'At the end of the day, we want to see maximum items out and only few items remaining in the 28 per cent slab.'
Rahul Gandhi, who is scheduled to again visit poll-bound Gujarat from Saturday, said the government can't break the back of small and medium businesses, crush the informal sector and destroy millions of jobs.
'Significant reductions in the compliance obligations mean businesses earlier struggling to comply will now have enough time to prepare and comply within the extended timelines.'
The GST Council's agenda includes trimming the number of items in the 28 per cent slab by 75 per cent, easier compliance for assessees and small taxpayers, and a presentation on bringing real estate under GST.
'There is something fundamentally wrong with the GST -- whether be it the rates, compliance, or the GST Network itself.'
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