<h1>GST Council Eases Compliance: Higher Composition Scheme Threshold, Exemptions for Small Service Providers, Suspends Reverse Charge.</h1> The GST Council, chaired by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, recommended several changes to ease compliance for small and medium businesses. The composition scheme threshold increased to Rs. 1 crore, benefiting more taxpayers, especially in special category states. Service providers with annual turnovers below Rs. 20 lakhs are exempt from registration for inter-state supplies. Quarterly return filing and tax payments are introduced for businesses with turnovers up to Rs. 1.5 crores. The reverse charge mechanism is suspended until March 2018, and GST on advances for small dealers is deferred. Goods Transport Agencies' services to unregistered persons are exempted from GST.