The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry had organized a 'Workshop on GST and its impact on Exports' on 13th June, 2019 at Fortune Park Pushpanjali, Durgapur. Welcome address was given by Mr. T. B. Chatterjee, Chairperson - Indirect Taxes Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Senior Partner & Mentor, Tax Connect Advisory Services LLP. The Chief Guest of the Workshop was Shri Pradeep Kumar, IRS, Commissioner, CGST & Central Excise, Bolpur Commissionerate. Special address was deliberated by Mr. Kiran Sankar Chakrabarti, Astt. Commissioner, CGST, Bolpur. Mr. T. B. Chatterjee, Chairperson - Indirect Taxes Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Senior Partner & Mentor, Tax Connect Advisory Services LLP and Mr. Vivek Jalan, Co-Chairperson - Indirect Taxes Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Partner, Tax Connect Advisory Services LLP addressed the 3 Technical Sessions of the Workshop covering:

• Recent Critical issues under GST

• How to make successful representations before Ministry of Finance and Commerce

• Areas of future litigation

• Recent critical advance rulings on following areas like ITC, Valuation, Time and Place of Supply, Classification

• Analysis of recent circulars and notifications

• How to reply to departmental notices under GST like 3B Vs 2A, 3B Vs 1, High ITC Utilization, etc.

• How to handle inspections and other departmental appeals and assessments under GST

• GST Audit - Critical Issues

• Exports & Imports under GST

• GST & Foreign Trade Policy

• Documentation under GST

There was also a presentation made by Busy Infotech Pvt. Ltd. on their accounting software on simplification of GST procedures from billing to return filing. The deliberations after each session were followed by an interactive session with the participants. The Workshop was attended by more than 70 delegates.