Jun 2026GST
GST 2.0 — two-slab structure now operational
The next-generation rate reform from the 56th GST Council — primary slabs of 5% and 18%, with 40% for demerit and luxury goods — is now embedded across invoicing. Businesses should ensure their ERP rate masters reflect the revised slabs.
Source · GST Council / CBIC
17 Jun 2026GST
Ship-to GSTIN to be mandatory from 1 Aug 2026
A GSTN advisory makes the Ship-to GSTIN mandatory in the IRN and e-Way Bill APIs wherever Ship-to information is present. A voluntary e-Way Bill closure facility has also been introduced.
Source · GSTN advisory
2026GST
Hard-locking, IMS and the three-year filing bar are live
Output liability is now hard-locked in GSTR-3B, Input Tax Credit is governed through the Invoice Management System, and a statutory three-year bar blocks filing of old-period returns.
Source · CBIC / GSTN