GST 3-Year Cutoff Rule: Pending Returns Locked, ITC at Risk If your books show GST returns that were never filed for 2022 or earlier, the portal may already be closed to you. Since the three-year limit went live, the GST system simply refuses late returns once that window passes. Paying a late fee does not […]
57th GST Council Meeting 2026: Key Decisions The 57th GST Council Meeting, held on 8 October 2026 at the Summit Room, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, delivered the biggest process-reform package since GST was launched in 2017. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the meeting. If the 56th meeting in September 2025 was about rates (GST […]
RBI FEMA Export Regulations 2026: Unified EDF Replaces SOFTEX For more than two decades, an Indian company shipping goods abroad had to declare every export, a software firm had to file a SOFTEX form, and a consultant, agency or freelancer billing foreign clients for services had no declaration to file at all. That asymmetry ended […]
GST Portal Multi-State Registration 2026: Master TRN Guide Last updated: 2 October 2026. This article covers the Multi-State Registration option that went live on the GST Common Portal on 1 October 2026, along with the related auto-population facility introduced by GSTN on 10 September 2026. Opening a branch, warehouse or office in a new state […]
EPF wage ceiling 25000: Effective Date, Pension & Take-Home Impact Quick summary: The EPF wage ceiling for mandatory Provident Fund coverage has been raised from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month, effective 17 September 2026. More employees now come under EPF, EPS (pension) and EDLI (insurance) coverage. Contribution rates are unchanged, but the wage base is […]