Threshold for auditor consent requirement increased under Companies Audit and Auditors Rules, altering appointment eligibility.
Amendment to the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 substitutes the word "twenty" with "fifty" in rule 5(b). The change is effected under section 139 read with sub sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 and comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Commencement of State GST provisions appointed; specified sections notified to come into force as appointed.
The State Government, under powers conferred by the Tripura SGST Act, appoints the 22nd day of June, 2017 as the date on which certain operative provisions of the Act shall come into force, and issues a formal Finance Department notification listing the specified sections to be brought into effect on that appointed date.

Common GST Electronic Portal notified as the official portal for registration, tax payment, returns and e way bill processing.
Notification designates the Common Goods and Services Tax Electronic Portal as the official platform, authorised to facilitate registration, tax payment, furnishing of returns, computation and settlement of integrated tax and electronic way bill functions. The portal is defined as the website managed by the Goods and Services Tax Network, a section 8 company, and the notification specifies the date on which this designation takes effect under powers conferred by the Tripura SGST Act and the Integrated GST Act.

Reverse charge supplies exempt from registration under Tripura GST law, specifying recipient liability and registration relief.
Specifies that persons exclusively making supplies of taxable goods or services, where total tax is payable on reverse charge by the recipient under the Tripura State GST framework, are exempted from obtaining registration under the Tripura State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, pursuant to the authority conferred by section 23(2), with the notification effective as stated in the instrument.

Anti-dumping duty on sewing machine needles from China, sustaining import duty obligations and compliance for a limited statutory period.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on sewing machine needles under sub-heading 8452 30 originating in or exported from China PR (and on exports from China PR irrespective of origin), applicable to any specification, producer or exporter, expressed per lakh needles and payable in Indian Rupee. The duty continues following a review under section 9A and relevant Customs Tariff Rules for a period of five years from publication unless earlier revoked, with exchange rate for calculation as per notifications under section 14 and the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Reverse charge supplies exemption: exempts suppliers making only supplies where tax is payable by recipient from registration.
Persons who exclusively make supplies of taxable goods or services where tax is payable by the recipient under the reverse charge basis are specified as a category exempted from obtaining registration; the specification applies only to those whose outward supplies are entirely subject to recipient liability and takes effect from the notification date.

Common GST Electronic Portal designated as nationwide platform for registration, tax payment, returns and e-way bill processing.
Notification under Section 146 designates www.gst.gov.in as the Common Goods and Services Tax Electronic Portal, to be used for registration, payment of tax, furnishing of returns, computation and settlement of integrated tax, and electronic way bill functions, and identifies the portal as the website managed by the Goods and Services Tax Network, a company incorporated under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Goods and services tax rules set electronic procedures for composition scheme opt in, registration, stock declarations and cancellations.
The rules prescribe electronic procedures and timelines for opting into and withdrawing from the composition levy, including required intimations (FORM GST CMP-01/02/03), stock declarations, eligibility conditions and prescribed rates; they also establish a comprehensive registration regime-provisional enrolment of existing taxpayers, validation of PAN, mobile and email, forms and timelines for grant or deemed approval (FORM GST REG-01/06/25), and detailed amendment, cancellation and revocation processes with standardised notices, replies and orders.

Appointment of Taxation Inspectors under the Haryana GST Act establishes authorised inspectors for enforcement and compliance.
Appointment of Taxation Inspectors under the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 is effected by executive notification invoking the appointing authority conferred by sub section (1) of section 4 of the Act; the notification designates individuals as Taxation Inspectors for purposes of that provision and specifies the date on which the appointments take effect.

Appointment of State tax commissioners under GST Act designates excise and taxation officers to perform State tax functions.
The Governor, under section 3 of the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, designates the Additional Excise & Taxation Commissioner as Additional Commissioner of State tax; Joint Excise & Taxation Commissioner as Joint Commissioner of State tax; Deputy Excise & Taxation Commissioner as Deputy Commissioner of State tax; Excise & Taxation Officer as Excise & Taxation Officer of State tax; and Assistant Excise & Taxation Officer as Assistant Excise & Taxation Officer of State tax, with the notification effective from 22nd June, 2017.

Appointment of Commissioner of State Tax under the Haryana GST Act designates the Excise and Taxation Commissioner to administer state tax obligations.
Appoints the Excise and Taxation Commissioner of Haryana as the Commissioner of State Tax under the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 to perform the functions of State tax Commissioner; the appointment takes effect on 22 June 2017 and is notified by the Excise and Taxation Department.

Commencement of GST provisions: specified sections of the Haryana Act brought into force on appointed date.
Pursuant to the power under Section 1(3), the Governor designates 22 June 2017 as the appointed date on which a defined list of provisions of the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 shall come into force; the notification lists the operative sections to be commenced and notes an omission in the published list.

Return Filing Deadline revised for quarterly service tax returns; specific submission and revision timelines prescribed.
The amendment inserts provisos into the Service Tax Rules prescribing that the return for April-June 2017 be submitted by the fifteenth day of August 2017 in Form ST-3 or ST-3C, and that any revised return for that period be submitted within forty-five days from the date of submission of the original return.

Sikkim GST Rules set electronic procedures for composition levy, registration, withdrawal and cancellation obligations under state GST.
The Rules implement the Sikkim GST Act by prescribing electronic procedures for composition levy (intimation, stock details, conditions, rates, withdrawal and denial processes) and for registration (PAN/email/mobile verification, TRN, FORM GST REG-series approvals, certificates, special categories including casual, non-resident, SEZ and online suppliers), along with amendment, migration, provisional and suo-moto registration mechanisms, mandatory digital authentication and display obligations for registration and GSTIN.

Effective date of GST provisions set as 22 June 2017 for specified sections of the SGST Act.
Under the exercise of the power conferred by the introductory provision, the State Government appoints 22 June 2017 as the date on which a specified set of sections of the Sikkim Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 shall come into force, by notification issued through the Finance, Revenue and Expenditure Department, Commercial Taxes Division.

Common Goods and Services Tax Electronic Portal designated as www.gst.gov.in for GST registration, payments, returns and e way bill facilitation.
The State Government, under section 146 of the Sikkim GST Act read with section 20 of the IGST Act, notifies www.gst.gov.in as the Common Goods and Services Tax Electronic Portal to facilitate registration, tax payment, returns filing, computation and settlement of integrated tax, and electronic way bill; the site is managed by the Goods and Services Tax Network, a company incorporated under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, and the notification takes effect on the stated date.

Reverse charge supplies exempt persons making only such supplies from mandatory GST registration under state law.
Persons exclusively making supplies of taxable goods or services for which the tax is payable by the recipient on reverse charge are specified as exempt from the obligation to obtain registration under the State Goods and Services Tax Act; the specification is limited to those whose outward supplies attract recipient liability under the reverse charge mechanism.

Import prohibition on milk and milk products from China extended through 23.6.2018 or until further orders.
The notification extends a country-specific prohibition on import of milk and milk products from China, including chocolates, confectionery and food preparations with milk solids, by amending the ITC (HS) import schedule under the Foreign Trade Policy; the ban previously effective to 23/06/2017 is extended until 23/06/2018 or until further orders.

Manipur GST Rules govern composition levy, electronic registration, stock reporting, and procedures for amendment and cancellation.
The Rules implement the Act from 22 June 2017, defining terms and establishing procedures for composition levy (electronic intimation, eligibility conditions, stock disclosure, rates, withdrawal and show-cause process), comprehensive electronic registration processes for various taxpayer categories (PAN/mobile/e-mail verification, provisional registration, forms-based applications, time limits and GSTIN structure), and prescribed procedures for amendment, cancellation, revocation, migration and physical verification, with mandated electronic authentication and standardized forms to operationalise compliance and enforcement.

Special Economic Zone designation establishes Puppalguda area as SEZ and creates an Approval Committee and inland container depot status.
Notification designates 2.63 hectares at Puppalguda Village as a Special Economic Zone for IT/ITES proposed by M/s. Phoenix Spaces Private Limited, following grant of a letter of approval. It constitutes an Approval Committee comprising specified ex officio members and a developer representative as special invitee, and appoints the notification date as the date from which the SEZ shall be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.