Stories
GST Council Meeting Rescheduled To October 8 With Major Enforcement And Compliance Reforms
N
News18•06-10-2026, 07:55
GST Council Meeting Rescheduled To October 8 With Major Enforcement And Compliance Reforms
- •The 57th GST Council meeting has been rescheduled to October 8 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi to focus on GST 2.0 reforms.
- •Key proposals include raising the prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore and potentially requiring judicial authorization for GST arrests.
- •Genuine buyers may receive input tax credit protection when suppliers default, and businesses could claim ITC on employee health and life insurance.
- •Small e-commerce sellers might get easier multi-state registrations using platform warehouses, alongside simpler return filing and registration redesigns.
- •Tax demands below Rs 10,000 could face restrictions on notices to curb small-value litigation, while precious metal import exemptions for certain agencies are under review.
Key Questions Answered
The government is considering requiring judicial authorization for arrests instead of direct tax authority powers and raising the prosecution threshold from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore.
Genuine buyers possessing a valid invoice without evidence of deliberate evasion will be protected, shifting recovery action primarily toward defaulting suppliers rather than denying credit to the buyer.
Small e-commerce sellers may be permitted to use an e-platform's warehouse as a registered place of business in states where they lack local premises, pending a primary genuine presence and platform consent.
