What is GST?, What is Goods and Service Tax, GST and India. The Goods and Services Tax, Globally known as VAT or GST is levied on “Taxable Supply”. Since India is a federal country, it has Central as well as State as its participants. The GST also has two components such as CGST (Central Goods and Services Tax) and SGST (State Goods and Services Tax), these are levied by Central and State respectively and these are applied on both, whether it is Goods or Services. These taxes are levied on each stage and benefit of taxes paid on previous stage will be given as input credit.
The credit of taxes paid on input is available in case of CGST, whether the transaction is Inter State or Intra State. But there are restrictions that CGST input can be claimed from CGST output only and same SGST input can be set off against output SGST. In case of interstate transactions a combined CGST and SGST is levied in the form of IGST ( Integrated Goods and Services Tax) and same will be available for setoff to both CGST and SGST.What is Goods and Service Tax (What is GST)?
GST IS A CONSUMPTION BASED TAX BASED ON VAT PRINCIPLE
GST and INDIA;
The introduction of GST to replace the existing multiple tax structure of Central and State taxes is not only desirable but imperative in the emerging economic environment. The GST will bring harmonisation in indirect taxation system in India. In GST, both the cascading effect of CENVAT and Service Tax are removed with setoff, and a continuous chain of setoff from the original producers’ point and service providers’ point up to retailers’ level would be established. In GST taxes are levied on single point as against on multiple stages in present taxation system. This will bring more transparency and administration of taxes.Now we can achieve following goals by implementing GST;
- It will reduce cascading effect of taxes;
- Compliance cost will reduce;
- Few numbers of rates;
- Time saving due to call of Entry, Octroi taxes;
- Reduction of corruption;
- Simplification of tax collection and administration;
- Lower burden of taxes on end consumers;
- Give edge to the industry on their foreign competitors;
- Easy flow of resources across the country;
- Reduction in inflation;
- Widening tax base and tax collection of Central as well as States
Which of the existing taxes are proposed to be subsumed under GST?
Ans. The GST would replace the following taxes:- a. Central Excise duty
- b. Duties of Excise (Medicinal and Toilet Preparations)
- c. Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance)
- d. Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Products)
- e. Additional Duties of Customs (commonly known as CVD)
- f. Special Additional Duty of Customs (SAD)
- g. Service Tax
- h. Central Surcharges and Cesses so far as they relate to supply of goods and services
- a. State VAT
- b. Central Sales Tax
- c. Luxury Tax
- d. Entry Tax (all forms)
- e. Entertainment and Amusement Tax (except when levied by the local bodies)
- f. Taxes on advertisements
- g. Purchase Tax
- h. Taxes on lotteries, betting and gambling
- i. State Surcharges and Cesses so far as they relate to supply of goods and services