#GST_Update - 24th GST Council Meet - Implementation of E Way Bill w.e.f. 1st Feb 2018 and all other deadlines for E Way Bill System

Today, the 24^th Meeting of the GST Council was conducted by mode of Video Conferencing to decide the E Way Bill Mechanism.

In the GST Council meet, following decisions were approved:

1) Nationwide E Way Bill system will be ready on trial basis latest by 16^th January, 2018.

2) For Interstate moment of goods (as defined in e way bill rules), E Way Bill is mandatory with effect from 1^st February, 2018.

3) It means that 16^th January 2018 to 31^st January 2018 will be on trial basis for traders, transporters. From 1^st February, for interstate moment of goods it is mandatory.

4) The nationwide E Way bill system will be ready for both i.e. intrastate and interstate moment of goods from 16^th January, 2018.

5) However, the states may choose their own timing for implementation of e-way bill for intrastate moment of goods but latest by any date before 1^st June, 2018.

6) States have been given option to choose nationwide e way bill system for intrastate moment of goods before 1^st June, 2018. After 1^st June, 2018, it is mandatory for the states to follow nationwide e way bill system.

7) Certain states are already ready and may adopt to implement nationwide e way bill system from 1^st February, 2018 itself. 

Detailed Article on Effect of GST on Intrastate / Interstate Branch Transfers and Warehouse Business

Dear Friend,

It has been around six months; the GST law is being introduced. During the six months, many changes were being made by the GST Council.

Mainly such changes relates to either procedural issue or the rate of taxation.

However, there will be very rare instances in which the Council will change the place of supply, value of supply etc. which are the core fields of GST Law.

In continuing the series of articles on GST, we are presenting this article which is mainly focusing on the cautions to be taken at the time of Branch Transfers by Companies doing the branch transfer and the warehouse owners.

The entire article can be accessed from our website. 

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