Key GST changes effective from April 1, 2025, in India include the mandatory implementation of the Input Service Distributor (ISD) mechanism for distributing common credit, mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users on the GST portal, and a 30-day time limit for reporting e-invoices for taxpayers with a ₹10 crore+ turnover. Other key updates include restrictions on e-way bill generation for older invoices and new, simplified 2-slab tax rates.
Latest GST Changes 2025 (Rates, Compliance, Tax Slabs)
What is New in 2025 HST/GST Credit Increase? Every year, the CRA adjusts federal tax benefits based on inflation. For 2025, the CRA HST credit will rise by 2.7%, starting with the July 2025 GST HST payment. While this increase is lower than 2024's 4.7%, it still brings welcome support for millions across the country.
Several major income tax changes are scheduled to take effect from April 1, 2025. These revisions include changes to tax slabs and the implementation of a rebate up to Rs. 60,000.
e-Invoice Time Limit: From April 1, 2025, businesses with an Annual Aggregate Turnover (AATO) of Rs. 10 crore+ must upload e-invoices to the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP) within 30 days. It reduces the chances of fake GST invoices, allowing only genuine input tax credit claims.
For any standard-rated supplies of goods or services that you make on or after 1 Jan 2024, you must charge GST at 9%. For instance, if you issue an invoice and receive payments for your supply on or after 1 Jan 2024, you must account for GST at 9%.
Any supplier of a taxable service who is an insurer, banking company, financial institution, or Non-banking financial company is exempt from the applicability of e-invoicing. When the supplier is a goods transport agency providing services related to the transportation of goods by road in a goods carriage.
April 2025 heralds some of the most important changes to employment law in several decades, with the Government's Employment Rights Bill beginning implementation, as well as the obligatory National Minimum Wage increase.
TABLE 4A, 4B, 4C, 6B, 6C - B2B INVOICES - RECEIVER-WISE SUMMARY. In this table, you can add details of taxable outward supplies made to registered person. Additionally, invoices auto-populated from e-invoices will be available in this table. This page provides you the receiver-wise summary of the already added invoices ...
February 13, 2025: Introduction of The Income-tax Bill, 2025
A landmark step: the Income-tax Bill, 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha on 13th Feb 2025, intended to replace the Income-tax Act, 1961 with a clearer, simplified framework and proposed commencement from 1st April 2026.
India's GST regime is undergoing a landmark transformation with the 56th GST Council meeting unveiling GST 2.0 - next-generation reforms simplifying tax slabs to 5%, 18%, and 40%. Effective from September 22, 2025, these reforms aim to ease compliance, boost consumption, and fuel economic growth.
In order to qualify for this, you have to have worked in 2023 and had an income below $150,000. You also qualify if you received Employment Insurance, paid EI premiums or made CPP contributions. You should receive this via cheque or direct deposit by April 2025.
Subtracting GST from Price
To calculate how much GST was included in the price, divide the total price by 11 ($1000∕11=$90.91). To calculate the price without GST, divide the price by 1.1 ($1000∕1.1=$909.09).
Goods and services tax credit
According to the federal government, the maximum annual amount an individual may receive from July 2025 to June 2026 is $533, while a married or common-law couple could see up to $698 combined.
GST Reforms 2025: Key Changes in GST Rates Across Categories
Key categories have seen rate reductions: daily essentials have dropped from 12%/18% to 5%, agricultural equipment from 12%/18% to 5%, healthcare services to 5% or exempt, and education services are now fully tax-exempt.
20th August 2025
Due to the incessant rains in various parts of Maharashtra, the government has extended GSTR-3B due date for July 2025 from 20th August to 27th August 2025.
B2B transactions refer to the sale of goods or services from one business to another. Under GST, these transactions have specific requirements and benefits, such as the eligibility for Input Tax Credit (ITC), which directly impacts the cost-effectiveness and operational efficiency of businesses engaged in B2B trade.
Form GSTR-4A is an auto-drafted and view only form for composition taxpayer, created on basis of data from the saved/submitted/filed Form GSTR-1/A & 5 of their suppliers, where composition taxpayer is the recipient. The composition taxpayer cannot take any action in Form GSTR-4A and this form is only for view.
is also seen that sub-rule ( 4) of rule 55 of the said Rules provides that where the goods being transported are for the purpose of supply to the recipient but the tax invoice could not be issued at the time of removal of goods for the purpose of supply, the supplier shall issue a tax invoice after delivery of goods.
Marcos Jr. on Thursday declared April 1, 2025 as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid'l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan. Marcos signed Proclamation 839 following the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos' (NCMF) recommendation to declare the date a national holiday.
The standard deduction increased for everyone in 2025 due to inflation and an extra boost from the Working Families Tax Cut Act. Plus, seniors age 65 and older can claim a new temporary extra $6,000 standard deduction from 2025 through 2028 (subject to income limits).
A bus carrying students and faculty from the Federal University of Santa Maria veered off a highway in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, killing seven and injuring 20. (menafn.com.)
The e-invoicing system is mandatory for all B2B and B2G businesses with an annual aggregate turnover exceeding Rs. 5 crore. Starting 1 April 2025, businesses with an AATO of Rs. 10 crore or more must upload their invoices to the IRP within 30 days of issuance.
The following category of tax persons are exempted from payment of 1% of GST in Cash 1. Registered taxpayers who have paid income tax above Rs 1.00 in Income Tax during the last two years continuously 2. Taxpayers who have zero-rated supplies without payment of duty and claimed refund of more than Rs 1.00 lac 3.
As there is no federal mandate for e-Invoicing, there are currently no specific penalties for non-compliance. However, in states where e-Invoicing is required for B2G transactions, failure to comply could result in delays in payment or rejection of invoices.