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IRAS collected S$47 billion in tax revenue in FY2016/17. [7] Tax arrears remained low at 0.68% of net tax assessed and cost of collection was also kept low at 0.84 cents for every dollar collected. In FY2016/17, IRAS uncovered 10,626 non-compliant cases and recovered about $332 million in taxes and penalties through rigorous audits and ...
Pre-GST, the statutory tax rate for most goods was about 26.5%; post-GST, most goods are expected to be in the 18% tax range. The tax came into effect from 1 July 2017 through the implementation of the One Hundred and First Amendment to the Constitution of India by the Government of India . 1 July is celebrated as GST Day. [ 4 ]
Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Singapore is a value added tax (VAT) of 9% levied on import of goods, as well as most supplies of goods and services. Exemptions are given for the sales and leases of residential properties, importation and local supply of investment precious metals and most financial services. [1]
Budget Management, Expenditure Control, Earnings Accountal, Financial scrutiny of various executive proposals are some of the functions performed by IRAS officers. Every expenditure in Indian Railways has to pass through Financial scrutiny. The IRAS cadre exercises substantial control over the affairs of the Indian Railways.
Revenue intelligence: On the indirect tax side, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, i.e., DRI (for custom duty evasion, smuggling etc.) and Directorate General of GST Intelligence, i.e., DGGI (for GST evasion) are the agencies which are responsible for the collection of intelligence regarding evasion and smuggling of indirect taxes and also ...
Direct tax in the form of an income tax was introduced by Sir James Wilson in India in 1860 to overcome the difficulties created by the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [12] The organisational history of the Income-tax Department, however, starts in the year 1922, when the Income-tax Act [4], 1922 gave, for the first time, a specific nomenclature to various Income-tax authorities.
Thus, as of January 1, 2024, the GST exemption amount is $13.61 million per person (inclusive of the inflation adjustment) and twice that for a married couple. However, the increased exemption authorized by the TCJA will sunset on January 1, 2026, unless Congress changes the law. The tax rate remains 40% under current (post-TCJA) law.
In April, 2008, the EC submitted a report, titled "A Model and Road map for Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India" containing broad recommendations about the structure and design of GST. In response to the report, the Department of Revenue made some suggestions to be incorporated in the design and structure of proposed GST bill.