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GST 26th Council Meeting - 10/03/2018

Intra State E-Way Bills: Staggered Rollout

  • From April 1 interstate movement of goods will need generation of e-way bill
  • State have divided into four groups for the purpose of E-Way bills implementation
  • The mechanism will be rolled out in a staggered manner, with one new zone be added every week.
  • will try and complete the rollout of intra-state E-Way bills by April end.

Reverse Charge Mechanism:

  • The reverse charge mechanism has been extended by three months

Relief For Exporters:

  • The tax relief for exporters has been  extended by 6 months.
  • Exporters presently availing various promotion schemes can now continue to avail such exemptions on their imports up to october1, by which time an e-wallet scheme is expected to be in place to continue the benefits in future.
  • Council directed GSTN to expeditiously forward the balance refund claims to the customs / Central / State GST authorities, as the case may be, for their immediate solution and disbursal.

Return Filing:

  •  No concrete decision was taken today on the GST return filing system.
  • Current system of filing will be extended for three more months


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CA.R.Jeyarajan
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