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A. Amendment

KGST Circular no.7/2025 dt 14.03.25 VC option for PH

Office of the Commissioner of State GST Department of Kerala issued Circular no.07/2025 -Kerala GST dated 14.03.2025 regarding Video conferencing option for personal hearing.

Circular No. 8/2025- Customs dated 24.03.2025

CBIC issued Circular no. 8/2025-Customs dated 24.03.2025 giving Clarification on the scope of the Camera Module of Cellular Mobile Phones.

Notification No.2/2025-Customs (ADD) dated 17.03.2025

CBIC issued Notification no. 2/20215-Customs (ADD) dated 17.03.2025 Seeking to impose provisional ADD on Aluminium Foil upto 80 microns, excluding Aluminium Foil below 5.5 micron for non-capacitor application from China PR

Circular No. 8/2025- Customs dated 24.03.2025

CBIC issued Circular no. 8/2025-Customs dated 24.03.2025 giving Clarification on the scope of the Camera Module of Cellular Mobile Phones.

Notification No.2/2025-Customs (ADD) dated 17.03.2025

Notification No.3/2025-Customs (ADD) dated 17.03.2025

CBIC issued Notification no. 3/20215-Customs (ADD) dated 17.03.2025 Seeking to impose Anti-dumping duty on Vaccum Flasks from China PR

Notification No.4/2025-Customs (ADD) dated 18.03.2025

CBIC issued Notification no. 4/20215-Customs (ADD) dated 18.03.2025 Seeking to impose provisional ADD on Soft Ferrite Cores from China PR

Notification No.5/2025-Customs (ADD) dated 21.03.2025

CBIC issued Notification no. 5/20215-Customs (ADD) dated 21.03.2025 regarding ADD on Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin originating in or exported from China PR, Korea RP, Malaysia, Norway, Taiwan and Thailand

Notification No. 14/2025-Customs (N.T.) dated 18.03.2025

CBIC issued Notification No. 14/2025-Customs (N.T.) dated 18.03.2025 Seeking to amend Notification No. 81/2020-Customs (N.T.), dated 21.08.2020 to notify Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Amendment Rules, 2025

Notification No. 18/2025-Customs dated 20.03.2025

CBIC issued Notification No. 18/2025-Customs dated 20.03.2025 Seeking to amend notification No. 09/2012-Customs, dated 09.03.2012 to provide for variance in height of re-imported diamonds

Notification No. 19/2025-Customs dated 20.03.2025

CBIC issued Notification No. 19/2025-Customs dated 20.03.2025 Seeking to amend notification No. 27/2011-Customs dated 01.03.2011 to withdraw the export duty of 20% on Onion (HS 0703 10) from 1 St April, 2025.

B. Tax in Media

GST crackdown! DGGI blocks 357 offshore e-gaming sites to curb tax evasion ahead of IPL 2025

GST intelligence officers have blocked 357 websites of illegal offshore online gaming firms and attached about 2,400 bank accounts. The Finance Ministry said on Saturday, March 22, that about 700 offshore e-gaming companies are under the DGGI scanner for evading GST by failing to register, concealing taxable pay-ins, and bypassing tax obligations.

Central GST authority adopts ‘soft nudging’ to bring unorganised sectors under tax net

The Central GST Administration has adopted a policy of ‘soft nudge’ against non registered GST assessees to bring them under the tax base.

FM Sitharaman Set To Meet GoM To Resolve Deadlock On 12% GST Slab: Report

Despite the Centre’s push to simplify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure by eliminating the 12% slab, the Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST rate rationalisation remains divided on the proposal.

Omar govt introduces bill to align J&K’s GST law with CGST

Deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary, on behalf of finance minister Omar Abdullah, introduced the Jammu & Kashmir Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Bill-2025 in the House. The bill sought to align J&K’s GST law with the amendments carried out in the Central Goods and Services Tax law.

GST officials step up drive to register more traders under tax regime

As part of the Union Finance Ministry’s outreach to increase the country’s tax base, the field formations of the Central GST (CGST) Commissionerate have launched awareness campaigns to increase registration and compliance under the GST regime.

Star Health Insurance Hit With ₹49 Crore GST Demand Across Multiple States For Alleged Violations

The private insurer Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd has been slapped with 25 tax demand orders across its zonal offices in Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka of Rs 49 crores including penalties by the Goods & Services Tax (GST) and Central Excise authorities.

GST fraud: man held for issuing fake invoices worth over ₹171 crore

Officers of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Visakhapatnam Zonal Unit, arrested Maddi Prasad in Karnataka for allegedly being involved in a GST fraud involving bogus invoices worth ₹171.45 crore. This fraud resulted in tax evasion of ₹30.85 crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Over 9 mn updated I-T returns filed, ₹9,118 cr additional taxes mobilised

Over 9 million updated Income Tax Returns have been filed over the last four years which fetched ₹9,118 crore to the exchequer, Parliament was informed on Monday.

Over Rs 11.8 trn locked in direct tax litigation, FM informs Rajya Sabha

The total amount of tax revenue locked in litigation for direct taxes stands at Rs 11.83 trillion, with over 71,453 cases pending across the Supreme Court, High Courts, and tax tribunals as of December 31, 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to move Finance Bill in Lok Sabha today

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday (March 24) for discussion and approval. The bill aims to implement the government’s proposals for the financial year 2025-26.

How tax harvesting helps investors save on taxes

Tax harvesting is a smart strategy that investors use to minimise tax liabilities by offsetting capital gains with capital losses. This approach is widely practiced in the US and can be leveraged by Indian investors as well.

This tax-free perquisite value for salaried employee will see a positive change in New Tax Bill 2025

In the proposed Income Tax Bill, 2025 the phrase which determines tax free perquisite for a salaried employee for any expenditure incurred by the employer for the use of a vehicle has been tweaked.

CBI arrests Superintendent of GST Medak for bribery

The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested the Superintendent of GST Medak, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8000 on Friday.

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