National Conference on GST - Navigating Key Issues and Way Forward

The recent GST developments encompass a spectrum of facets, including demand notices, regulatory amendments, and clarifications, which have reverberated across multiple sectors. In the above backdrop, ASSOCHAM is organizing a “National Conference on GST - Navigating Key Issues and Way Forward” on 6th December 2023 at 9.30 am at Hotel The Lalit, New Delhi. The conference aims to keep the industry informed about the impact of important developments under the GST regime and to provide ground-level feedback to the Government.

The conference will discuss several important topics in the panel discussion including:

• Key recent issues under GST
  • Recent demand notices/clarifications/amendments under GST (secondment issues, Airline notices, Insurance companies, online gaming etc, ISD-cross charge way forward, other circulars, etc.)
  • Current trends on clarifications, retrospective applicability, and way forward
  • Recent decisions and their impact/pending litigation and its potential consequences (Saraf developers, Writ on credit under RCM, Writ pending with Supreme court on arrests under GST, etc.
• Dispute Resolution under GST
  • Investigations, Audits, and Assessments - a closer look at the provisions / Taxpayers’ rights
  • Multiplicity of Proceedings - the Judicial Landscape
  • Criticality of GSTR-9 and 9C and its importance in Department Audit/investigation)
  • GSTAT
• Importance of Tax technology – Tax compliances and litigation management
  • Bridging the Data Gap: GSTR-2A/3B and GSTR-1 Reconciliation, GSTR-1 vs. GSTR 3B, Ewaybill vs. GSTR-1 notices

CONFIRMED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

• Mr. Shashank Priya, Special Secretary & Member (GST), CBIC, Ministry of Finance
• Mr. Sanjay Mangal, Principal Commissioner (GST), GST Policy wing, CBIC, Ministry of Finance 
• Mr. Dheeraj Rastogi, EVP Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)
• Ms. Ashima Bansal, Joint Secretary, GST Council Secretariat

EMINENT TAX EXPERTS

• Mr. Pratik Jain, Chairman, National Council on Indirect Taxes ASSOCHAM & Partner, Price Waterhouse & Co LLP
• Mr. Ritesh Kanodia, Co-chairman, National Council on Indirect Taxes, ASSOCHAM & Partner, Aurtus Consulting LLP
• Mr. J.K. Mittal, Co-chairman, National Council on Indirect Taxes, ASSOCHAM
• Mr. Sudipta Bhattacharjee, Partner- Indirect Taxes, Khaitan & Co.
• Mr. Rajesh Shukla, Head Indirect Taxes, Tata Motors Ltd
• Mr. Himanshu Goel, Partner, T R Chadha & Co. LLP
• Mr. Prashanth Agarwal, Partner, Tax and Regulatory Services, PwC India
• Mr. Sanjay Gulati, EVP & Group Head (Corporate Tax – IDT & Litigation), GMR Group
• Mr. Narendra Mantri, President Commercial & CFO, Jindal Saw Ltd

PARTICIPATION FEE (Including GST)

Rs. 3,000 per participant.
10% discount for two and 20% discount for three or more nominations from the same organization.