GST 2.0 Explained: Slabs, Rates, Exemptions & What Changed
The 56th GST Council Meeting (September 2025) approved India's most comprehensive indirect tax overhaul — GST 2.0. Effective from 22 September 2025, this reform simplifies rate slabs, expands nil-rate exemptions on essentials like insurance, medicines, and food, and introduces faster ITC refunds for exporters. Learn how GST 2.0 impacts consumers, MSMEs, manufacturers, and farmers — and what your business must do to stay compliant.
E-Way Bill: 'Ship To GSTIN' & Voluntary Closure Deadline Extended to 1 August 2026
Good news for businesses and transporters: GSTN has pushed back two key E-Way Bill changes — the mandatory "Ship To GSTIN" in Bill-To/Ship-To transactions and the new Voluntary Closure option — from 15 June to 1 August 2026. The extra time lets taxpayers, GSPs and ERP providers get their systems, APIs and master data ready. Here's what's changing and how to prepare.
E-Way Bill Explainer: How 'Ship-To GSTIN' & Voluntary Closure Will Work from 1 August 2026 TDS on Salary from April 2026: Everything Has Changed Except the Tax Rate GST Refunds: Annexure-B Now Mandatory via Offline Excel Utility (PDF Discontinued) ITC Hard Block on GST Portal: GSTR-3B Filing Blocked if ITC Exceeds GSTR-2B (April 2026) GST Portal Update: Pre-Deposit Field in Form APL-01 Now Editable — GSTN Advisory No. 656
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Adv. Mahtab Ali Ansari
Advocate · Bar Council of U.P. · Enrl. No. UP00272/23
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