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October 2026
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GSTGross GST collection for September 2026 at ₹2,03,521 crore, up 14.7%; net revenue ₹1,76,520 crore after refunds of ₹27,001 crore
₹2,03,521 crore, up 14.7%Gross GST revenue for September 2026 was ₹2,03,521 crore against ₹1,77,365 crore in September 2025, a growth of 14.7%. Domestic revenue grew 10.1% and import revenue 25.9%. Refunds were ₹27,001 crore, 3.0% lower, leaving net revenue of ₹1,76,520 crore, up 18.1%. The figures are provisional.
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GSTGST portal opens “Multistate Registration”: apply for several States under one PAN in one go
One PAN, many StatesNew facilityGSTN has added a Multistate Registration tab on the portal home page. Common details are entered once through a Master TRN and flow into each State application. For now it is only for normal taxpayers.
September 2026
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InsolvencyIBBI starts charging ₹500 a month for late liquidation forms due on or before 30 September 2026
₹500 a monthAction neededBy Circular IBBI/LIQ/107/2026, each liquidation form that was due on or before 30 September 2026 and is submitted after its due date must carry a fee of ₹500 plus GST for every month of delay.
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GSTNew DSC token issued on or after 21 September 2026? Upgrade to emSigner 3.3 for the GST portal
emSigner 3.3Action neededGSTN has released emSigner version 3.3 for tokens issued on or after 21 September 2026. Older versions will not work with the new tokens; existing working DSCs need no change.
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GSTCGST Delhi South arrests iron and steel trader over fake ITC of ₹25.22 crore
₹25.22 croreThe Anti-Evasion Branch found inadmissible input tax credit availed and passed on through bogus invoices of about ₹140.14 crore. The proprietor was arrested under section 69 of the CGST Act.
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GSTGST appeal in Form APL-01 can now be filed even when the demand order shows NIL or zero
APL-01 opens for NIL demandReliefGSTN has removed the portal validation that stopped appeals against demand orders showing a NIL or zero amount, where the liability is disputed and the payment was made before the order.
August 2026
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SEBINPS Point of Presence charges from 1 October 2026: ₹200 one-time onboarding per PRAN and 0.20% of AUM a year for all schemes and NPS Lite; dormant accounts not charged
PoP: ₹200 + 0.20% of AUMRule changePFRDA has revised what Points of Presence can charge for all schemes under NPS and NPS Lite from 1 October 2026: a one-time onboarding charge of ₹200 per PRAN, recovered at ₹50 a quarter, and an annual charge of 0.20% of AUM adjusted through NAV. Dormant accounts are not charged. Fully digital onboarding may attract a reduced ₹100 charge. GST is extra.
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CustomsRaw sugar imported under Advance Authorisation and moved to TRQ: IGST to be paid on a reassessed Bill of Entry, interest waived
Interest waivedClarifiedCircular 37/2026-Customs lays down how an Advance Authorisation holder pays the earlier-exempted IGST at the port of import after the one-time conversion to the Tariff Rate Quota scheme, so that input tax credit can flow to GSTN.
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GSTCBIC asks CGST zones to take illegal-mining data from State Mining Departments and examine it for GST evasion
Nodal Officer in each zoneRule changeInstruction 01/2026-GST follows a draft C&AG performance audit on GST on minerals, which found no structured mechanism for State Mining Authorities to share cases of illegal mining and transport with the GST formations.
May 2026
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GSTGST refund of accumulated ITC: Annexure-B must now be filed through the portal’s offline utility
Annexure-B in ExcelAction neededThe GST portal advisory of 18 May 2026 replaces the PDF Annexure-B with a standard Excel offline utility for refunds of accumulated input tax credit — exports and SEZ supplies without tax, inverted tax structure, and export of electricity. Invoices are reported HSN/SAC-wise and checked against GSTR-2B.
February 2026
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GSTPan masala and tobacco: GST value now worked out from the retail sale price, from 1 February 2026
Value = RSP less taxRule changeFrom 1 February 2026, the value of supply of pan masala and notified tobacco goods on which a retail sale price is declared is the retail sale price less the tax, under new rule 31D of the CGST Rules read with Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax.
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