The need to understand the tax on ocean freight came due to its peculiar nature of transaction. Here the term Ocean Freight read by breaking two words in simple language, ocean is a large area of salt water between continents and freight implies transport charges.
The issue circling around charging of tax in cases of ‘Liquidated Damages’ (LD) under Goods and Service Tax (GST) law has been an issue from the beginning of GST law coming into force as even in the earlier regime under Service tax (ST) the issued has cropped many times but no clarification, judgement or ruling had been realised on the matter made at that time. With different school of thoughts giving views equally for and against charging GST on the said receipt of money.
What GST would bring to automobile sector is enumerated below:-The present levies such as NCCD and automobile cess which are out of credit mechanism would be abolished with introduction of GST. Thus, reducing the additional cost burden.
The agriculture sector would be exempted from undertaking GST compliances as well. All basic agriculture goods (not processed) which are not chargeable under current VAT Laws would not be charged to tax in GST.
Thus, GST system of filing return would help to avoid the last minute rush to file the return with regular update for claiming credit. It would also encourage taxpayer to not default as the defaulting parties would not be able to pass on credit which would guard their customer/clients to not work with them. Also with technology playing an important role here all the work would be done from the desk of the tax payer it would avoid the futile wastage of time and energy which can be utilized in advancing the business.
ITC in GST is like the oxygen to human body. Everything revolves around how the credit would get distributed and who would be the person actual bearing the liability to in which treasure box this collection will ultimately fall into Central/State government. To availing the credit only by those who are registered under the GST system being the mandatory condition.
GST is a tax that would be levied on all supplies except those which are specifically exempted or come under non-taxable supplies. Therefore, all the suppliers who are supplying taxable supplies would be required to abide by GST provisions and with India going Digital all the GST procedures are going to be online.
