Archive · 10 Oct 2026
IAMAI Welcomes GST Council Proposals to Simplify Compliance
The GST Council has recommended changes to make tax rules easier for businesses.
The Internet and Mobile Association of India welcomed the proposals.
One change would remove GST officers’ power to arrest people under the framework.
Another would raise the amount at which prosecution can begin from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore.
IAMAI said the threshold could be raised even more.
It also said simpler registration could help online sellers and faster refunds could help businesses manage their money.
The association supports tax credits for employers who pay for workers’ health insurance.
It wants the same benefit to cover gig workers insured by the companies that connect them to jobs.
The Internet and Mobile Association of India welcomed GST Council recommendations to simplify compliance, reduce litigation and rationalize enforcement.
IAMAI praised the proposed removal of GST officers’ arrest powers as a way to limit coercive enforcement and strengthen trust.
The proposal would raise the prosecution threshold from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore, though IAMAI said it could be higher.
IAMAI said simpler GST registration for e-commerce sellers and faster automated input tax credit refunds could ease burdens and improve business cash flow.
The association supported input tax credit for employer-funded health insurance and called for extending it to gig-worker insurance bought by aggregators.
- Who
- The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and the GST Council.
- What
- IAMAI welcomed GST Council recommendations aimed at simplifying compliance, reducing litigation and changing enforcement provisions.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- The proposals are intended to reduce compliance burdens and litigation and improve regulatory certainty and the business environment.
IAMAI’s requested reforms
GST Council proposals
Prosecution threshold
IAMAI’s requested reforms
IAMAI said the proposed increase from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore may not be sufficient and that there is scope to raise it further.
GST Council proposals
The GST Council recommended raising the statutory threshold for initiating prosecution from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore.
Input tax credit for gig-worker insurance
IAMAI’s requested reforms
IAMAI recommended extending eligibility to aggregators that voluntarily buy insurance for gig workers on their platforms.
GST Council proposals
The stated proposal allows input tax credit on employee health insurance expenditure incurred by employers; the article does not report a Council proposal covering aggregator-provided gig-worker insurance.
GST treatment across service channels
IAMAI’s requested reforms
IAMAI urged the Council to maintain parity between offline and online services, including non-AC bus booking and ed-tech services.
GST Council proposals
The article does not state a Council position on IAMAI’s request for parity.
- Association
- Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)
- Council
- Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council
- Prosecution threshold
- Proposed increase from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore
- Enforcement proposal
- Removal of GST officers’ arrest powers
- E-commerce proposal
- Simplification of GST registration for e-commerce sellers
- Refund proposal
- Faster input tax credit refunds through greater automation and shorter processing timelines
- Insurance proposal
- Input tax credit for employer spending on employee health insurance; IAMAI seeks extension to aggregators insuring gig workers