This Article is From Aug 01, 2018

Cabinet Gives Approval For Amendments To GST Laws

In all, there are 46 amendments, which will allow employers to claim input tax credit on facilities like food, transport and insurance provided to employees under any law.

Cabinet Gives Approval For Amendments To GST Laws

Amendments to the Central GST law, Integrated GST law will be tabled in the ongoing monsoon session.

New Delhi:

The Cabinet gave approval to GST laws amendments today, which included hiking threshold limit for availing composition scheme dealers to Rs 1.5 crore, among other things.

The government will now table amendments to the Central GST law, Integrated GST law, Compensation Cess law in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament.

"GST laws amendments have been cleared," an official source said after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In all, there are 46 amendments, which will allow employers to claim input tax credit on facilities like food, transport and insurance provided to employees under any law.

It also provides for modification of reverse charge mechanism, separate registration for companies having different business verticals, cancellation of registration, new return filing norms and issuance of consolidated debit/credit notes covering multiple invoices.  
 

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