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Budget 2023:&nbsp;There are multiple terminologies that are used in the Budget. But commoners are unable to relate to those words. Tax is the most talked about the topic ahead of the budget as people expect some announcements.

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Already stressed due to huge NPAs, commercial banks now find themselves in a situation where they might have to end free services for the common man.&nbsp;

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According to the sources, preliminary scrutiny indicated that several newly created LLPs and HUFs as well as proprietary firms have claimed transitional credit for which they were not eligible. The CBEC has already asked chief commissioners to scrutinise all transitional credit claims of over Rs 1 crore.&nbsp;As part of transition to GST last July, taxpayers were allowed to file Form TRAN-1 and avail tax credit on the basis of closing balance of the credit declared in the last return under the pre-GST regime.

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"It can be seen that only 8.87%&nbsp;of recoverable arrears could be recovered by the department during 2016-17. Given the significant amounts of arrears to be recovered, it is essential that the tax department specifically focuses on legacy issues even after transition to GST," said the CAG report.

Govt recovered less than 9% service tax arrears in FY17: CAG

The Budget session of Parliament may begin on January 30 with President Ram Nath Kovind addressing the Joint Session of both the Houses of Parliament, a senior government official said.

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Top domain experts and officials from the GST Intelligence and the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) briefed judges about the new tax system recently, according to documents available in the public domain.

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Just few months after the introduction of the GST, the new tax regime has seen several teething troubles and compliance issues.

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However, GST, as accepted by the Government, is going to see some hiccups in the beginning as is the case with any disruption. Past few weeks has seen companies destocking their products at a rate faster than expected. Industry experts believe that normalisation may return to the Indian economy only by the third quarter (Q3FY18) of the current fiscal, i.e. September to December 2017 period.&nbsp;

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On Sunday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in 17th meeting said that GST on restaurants in five-star hotels was reduced to 18% from 28%, bringing it at par with standalone air-conditioned restaurants.

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The collections of excise duty may take hit&nbsp;as dealers are refraining from purchasing goods from manufacturers as they are not sure about tax credits and rates under GST, which is slated for July 1 launch.

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The government will try to finalise the rates of tax for each item at the earliest, the Revenue Secretary said.

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Government issues new guidelines on Service Charge in Hotels, but doubts still remain

In January, the Department of Consumer Affairs stated that service charge on food bills is not compulsory and a customer can choose to have it waived if not satisfied with experience.

Restaurants cannot decide service charge, Govt says

"Our Department's view is that imposing service charge is an unfair trade practice and consumers need not pay," Paswan had said in January.

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Service tax on a restaurant bill has been laid down in the Service Tax Act.&nbsp;

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The ministry said, "As against the Revised Estimate, the provisional figure of tax collection is&nbsp;Rs 17.10 lakh crore, which is a growth of around&nbsp;18%&nbsp;compared to last."&nbsp;

India's FY17 tax collection reaches Rs 17.10 lakh crore

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Budget 2023: There are multiple terminologies that are used in the Budget. But commoners are unable to relate to those words. Tax is the most talked about the topic ahead of the budget as people expect some announcements.

Already stressed due to huge NPAs, commercial banks now find themselves in a situation where they might have to end free services for the common man. 

According to the sources, preliminary scrutiny indicated that several newly created LLPs and HUFs as well as proprietary firms have claimed transitional credit for which they were not eligible. The CBEC has already asked chief commissioners to scrutinise all transitional credit claims of over Rs 1 crore. As part of transition to GST last July, taxpayers were allowed to file Form TRAN-1 and avail tax credit on the basis of closing balance of the credit declared in the last return under the pre-GST regime.

"It can be seen that only 8.87% of recoverable arrears could be recovered by the department during 2016-17. Given the significant amounts of arrears to be recovered, it is essential that the tax department specifically focuses on legacy issues even after transition to GST," said the CAG report.

The Budget session of Parliament may begin on January 30 with President Ram Nath Kovind addressing the Joint Session of both the Houses of Parliament, a senior government official said.

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