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Paytm Mall Revamps Seller Platform, Delists 85,000 Vendors, Focuses On Quality
17Jul By PriyankaNo Comments
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Paytm Mall Revamps Seller Platform, Delists 85,000 Vendors, Focuses On Quality

Paytm Mall, the online retail arm of Paytm e-Commerce, has flushed out about 85,000 sellers that did not meet its new quality standards. According to Paytm, the move was part of its strategy to revamp its seller registration and on-boarding process to enhance its user experience on its platform. According to the company’s new policy, sellers will now have to mandatory furnish brand authorization letters before being able to sell their goods on the online platform. They will also have to submit their registration number, shop location and photos, and goods and services tax identification number in order to list their products on the platform, Paytm said. While the move comes a fortnight after the GST kicked in, Paytm maintains that the move to delists sellers is independent of the imp...
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Softwares and Apps You Can Use For GST Registration
3Jul By AnkitaNo Comments
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Softwares and Apps You Can Use For GST Registration

With the rolling out of GST on the 1st of July, the small and medium businesses are majorly confused due to a completely new method of indirect tax collection. GST is not only a financial or a compliance reform, but it’s a technological reform, as well. We would like to share some of the best apps and softwares that promise to help businesses in understanding GST better.                                                 Cleartax Cleartax is a widely known company funded by Y-Combinator, that’s come out with its own GST software for chartered accountants as well as business owners. It’s a platform where taxpayers can connect with traders for scheduling and filing returns or bills. It aims to help both small and large enterprises by providing free invoicing, detailed reports and 100 ...
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GST is a ‘Good and Simple Tax’ That Will End Small Biz Harassment: PM Modi
1Jul By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
INDIA

GST is a ‘Good and Simple Tax’ That Will End Small Biz Harassment: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has billed GST as a 'good and simple tax' that will end harassment of traders and small businesses while integrating India into one market with one tax rate. At an event to launch the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at the historic Central Hall of Parliament, Modi said the indirect tax reform is a result of combined efforts of various political parties at different points of time. GST, he said, is an example of cooperative federalism as the centre and states together thrashed out the new law with consensus. Besides being a transparent and fair system that will end generation of black money and corruption, GST will promote new governance culture that will end harassment at the hand of tax officials. Touching upon initial teething troubles that may be wi...
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Software Testing For GST Complete, Ready For Smooth Rollout: GSTN
28Jun By kriti singhNo Comments
INDIA

Software Testing For GST Complete, Ready For Smooth Rollout: GSTN

GST Network, the company providing technology backbone for the new indirect tax regime today said it has completed all software trials and testings necessary to successfully rollout GST from July 1. Over 66 lakh taxpayers have enrolled on the GSTN portal, Chairman Navin Kumar said. "GST IT system has undergone all mandatory tests and has been opened for new registrations and enrolments on June 25. We would like to assure everyone that the system is functioning smoothly," he said. The GSTN portal has also started accepting registrations from new taxpayers from June 25 even as the process of migration of existing taxpayers is already on. Registration has also started for GST practitioners, deduction of tax at source and e-commerce operators (TCS). The government has however deferred...
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Impact of GST on Startup and Businesses
27Jun By AnkitaNo Comments
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Impact of GST on Startup and Businesses

Goods & Services Tax (GST) is a consolidated, consumption based tax which will be levied on the supply of goods and services at a national level. It will combine major taxes like excise duty, CST, octroi, service tax, and VAT (value added tax) etc. into a single tax called GST, which will come into effect starting July 1st, 2017. Here are some of the ways startups and other common businesses will be impacted by GST-   Small traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs. 20 lakh won’t be required to register the new GST Act, and with the north-east States, the exemption threshold is Rs.10 lakh. This would save many small scale traders and service providers from undertaking GST agreements and reduce a substantial weight off the shoulders of tax authorities.   The GST in...
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How Walmart Will Be Benefited From GST in India
26Jun By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
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How Walmart Will Be Benefited From GST in India

Walmart will be benefited by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which will be a win-win situation for all, the American retail giants top official in India said here today as the landmark tax reform measure is all set to be rolled out on July 1. "For instance, in the medium to long term when it becomes one national unified market, you dont need warehouse in every single state. Thats a big benefit in terms of economies of scale, how one can drive economies of scale," Krish Iyer, president and CEO of Walmart India, told PTI in an interview. "Eventually, if we are able to run the business at lower cost, we will pass it onto the consumers, and the prices of the central commodities can come down, so its a win-win for everyone, for the consumer, for the state, as well as for the business," said ...
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Online retailers like Paytm and 1mg Offer Discounts Ahead of GST
15Jun By AnkitaNo Comments
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Online retailers like Paytm and 1mg Offer Discounts Ahead of GST

Online retailers like Paytm are offering special discounts to consumers to ensure that their sellers stock is cleared before the GST tax regime sets in from next month. Paytm has a Pre-GST Sale going on, hosting over 6,000 retailers across more than 500 brands. Consumers can get discounts and cashback on a range of product categories like TV, laptops, mobile phones, ACs, refrigerators, DSLRs and footwear, among other items. "This sale has come at an opportune time for offline retailers who are looking to offload their entire inventory before the new tax rates become effective," Paytm said in an emailed response of Pixr8. Even online drug marketplace, 1mg has joined the bandwagon. "Due to GST, there may be shortage of medicines in July. Stock medicines@20 per cent off on 1mg.com to ...
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Online E-commerce Company Flipkart, Snapdeal & Amazon Raises Concern Over TCS Clause in GST
10Feb By AnkitaNo Comments
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Online E-commerce Company Flipkart, Snapdeal & Amazon Raises Concern Over TCS Clause in GST

Online retailers Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon came together to raise concerns about the tax collection at source (TCS) clause under draft model GST law, saying it could result in a capital lock-down for sellers and discourage them from selling online. This is the first time that the three companies locked in intense competition for leadership of the booming Indian e-commerce market -- have come together to voice their concerns on an industry issue. In the past, they have even taken potshots at one another through social media platforms like Twitter and also offline. Stressing that GST is one of the most forward-looking tax initiatives, the players exuded confidence that it will have a transformative impact on the sector. However, the TCS clause would lead to a capital lock-down o...
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Indian Software Company Launched Toll Free Helpline For GST Related Queries
5Jan By PriyankaNo Comments
INDIA

Indian Software Company Launched Toll Free Helpline For GST Related Queries

Software development company KDK Softwares has launched a national toll-free helpline service for resolving GST-related queries. The toll-free helpline number (1800 103 9271) will be available in six languages like English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada and Malayalam. The helpline service was inaugurated by Rajeev Swarup, Principal Secretary, Small Industries, government of Rajasthan. "As the GST will be rolled out soon, small industries will be looking for helping hands on transition from multiple taxes and filing of returns with separate departments (VAT) to one tax (GST). Unlike the existing return processes, GST requires to be filed every month by businessmen which will make it easier once the 'hands on' processes are set," Swarup said at the launch. "The helpline is a ...
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Moglix, a Leading B2B Commerce Company Launches GST Technology for the Manufacturing Sector
19Dec By AdityaNo Comments
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Moglix, a Leading B2B Commerce Company Launches GST Technology for the Manufacturing Sector

Leading B2B commerce start-up Moglix, today announced the launch of its GST (Goods and Services Tax) technology for the manufacturing sector. In its endeavor to boost the manufacturing sector, Moglix aims to empower SME to large suppliers and buyers through its GST technology (business.moglix.com) to file indirect taxes seamlessly, while maintaining a close vigil on the 100% reconcilability of the entire value chain. Recently, Moglix partnered with a couple of GSP applicants to demonstrate its GST technology to the GSTN (Goods and Services Tax Network) panel for taxpayers and businesses to achieve 100% compliance. Moglix has been working with 200+ large enterprises and 40,000+ SMEs on their supply chain and B2B commerce, powering them with its integrated digital supply chain technology....
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Automobile Major Mahindra Wants Electric Cars Out From GST Tax
28Oct By NitishNo Comments
Automobile, News

Automobile Major Mahindra Wants Electric Cars Out From GST Tax

Automobile major Mahindra hopes that the proposed GST regime will not treat electric cars as luxury items and therefore, it should be taxed accordingly. "We hope that the upcoming GST regime will not treat electric cars as luxury items and will not be taxed at high rates," Mahesh Babu, CEO-designate of Mahindra Electric, told reporters here today. Launching the 'e2o Plus' hatchback electric car here today, he said that the initial cost of acquisition of such cars are very high, compared to conventional ones in the same category. "The cost price of an electric car is pretty steep even after passing on the special incentive given by the government to the buyer. But the cost of ownership is very low," Babu said. The sole automobile company manufacturing electric cars in India, has pr...
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