The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry had organized a Webinar, ‘National Webinar : GST@6+ : Settling The Unsettled’  on 25th August, 2023 on an e-platform.

Opening remarks was given by Mr. Vivek Jalan, Chairperson, Fiscal Affairs & Taxation Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Partner, Tax Connect Advisory Services LLP.

Opening Session was started with a Special Address by Shri Devendra V. Nagvenkar, Additional Director General, Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) – Pune on Warranties under GST and Metal Scrap under GST. From the Commercial Taxes Department, Government of West Bengal, Special Address was given by Ms. Nabanita Pal, Special Commissioner of Revenue & PRO, Directorate of Commercial Taxes, West Bengal.

Technical Session I was on Credit Notes : Discounts Vs Incentives ; Pre Vs Post Commercial or Taxable settlement and Expats payments under GST and was addressed by Mr. P K Saha, Mentor, Fiscal Affairs & Taxation Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Partner - Tax & Regulatory Services, Price Waterhouse & Co. LLP. 

Mr. Vivek Jalan, Chairperson, Fiscal Affairs & Taxation Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Partner, Tax Connect Advisory Services LLP addressed the Technical Session II on Threadbare discussion on all new circulars / notifications/ rules and provisions under GST, 1 Vs 3B / 2B Vs 3B / E-Waybill Vs 1/2B/3B and also on New issues and perspectives.

In the Technical Session III, Mr. Goutam Sengupta, General Manager – Taxation, Eveready Industries India Limited, shared Industry perspectives with regard to ISD Vs Cross Charge - setting and settling past & future systems.

Mr. Raju Iyer, General Manager - Corporate Taxation, Larsen & Toubro Limited, deliberated on employer-employee relationship under GST - salary, canteen, transportation in the next Technical Session IV.

Last Session, Technical Session V, was on Changes in Input Tax Credit after Budget 2023 and post the 50th GST Council Meeting including correlation of GSTR 2A and GSTR 3B and was deliberated by Mr Rajarshi Dasgupta, Executive Director & Head of Indirect Taxes, AQUILAW.

The deliberations were followed by an interactive session with the participants at the end. The Webinar was attended by more than 120 delegates.