The onus to explain that the gold jewellery was inherited or bought from known sources of income would be on the owner.
While the government has the option of ensuring the passage of these Bills as money Bills, there are voices within the government advising discretion on the GST roll-out by April 1.
Growth in the third quarter (October-December) is expected to be the weakest in years, with spending hit due to unavailability of enough replacement currency.
Limited IT staff may compel them to focus on big fish than small depositors.
The minister asked jewellers not to recover transaction charges for use of debit or credit cards from customers.
Real reason for crashing gold prices is not Trump victory, says expert.
The study says the entire supply chain of goods and services will suffer a massive liquidity shock.
The concept of gold as an asset capable of getting anytime money is evaporating.
Grains, non-mineral water might be on the list; biscuits, butter and cheese might attract GST
Following the surge in demand, Bitcoin is being quoted on Indian exchanges at 25-28 per cent higher than the international price, reports Rajesh Bhayani.
With a staff crunch, it seems the I-T department would now target only the big fish rather than go after small assessees.
'Day by day, the queues will shorten.'
Information gathered from a person's social media account will be matched with his or her declared income.
The Centre is likely to introduce the Central GST and integrated GST bills in late November or early December in the ongoing session in the form of money Bills.
Have patience and bear with this turmoil. Do not panic. Buy at declines for the long term, says Nirmal Jain.
Amid persistent fear of prosecution and penalty, people across income classes are looking for ways to do away with stacks of higher denomination currency.
The government will assess how cash deposits after the demonetisation could be brought under the tax net, says Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia.
The Modi government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes will drive up interest in the bullion market
"At present, there are two main rate slabs under which sa majority of goods are covered -- five per cent and 12.5 per cent -- which will now increase to three (five per cent, 12 per cent and 18 per cent).Will this result in multiple litigations is anybody's guess."
If receipts from disinvestment, tax buoyancy and black money scheme offset shortfall in spectrum sale, higher expenditure due to pay commission's recommendations and capital expenditure, then the government would be able to meet the target of controlling fiscal deficit at 3.5 per cent of GDP this financial year.
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