If one looks at the trend in economic growth, it is seen that gross value added in the economy has been slowing down with 7.9% in 2015-16, 6.6% in 2016-17 and just 5.6% in Q1 of 2017-18. On the same lines, industrial capacity utilization as well as industrial production has been slipping. Not only this, fiscal deficit and interest rates have also been declining. While all this was happening, demonetization and GST came along which added to disruption of economy.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) in now a reality and then most of the present indirect taxes on goods and services shall become history making GST indeed historic. The launch ceremony at Parliament House has rewritten a new destiny, this time an economic one. GST, though has been claimed as one of the biggest tax reforms ever, it is also being seen as one of the most challenging times for automobile sector. Compensation Cess adds to make GST impact more messy.
As India celebrates its 71st year of independence from British raj, the country also celebrates the independence from even older tax laws. Goods and Services Tax (GST) which turns just 45 days, has freed us from old tax laws including the one in existence even prior to country’s independence, viz, Central Excise Act of 1944.
Goods and Services Tax (Laws, concepts & Impact Analysis for Traders and Service Providers) – with CD Authors Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal and CA Sanjeev Malhotra Publication August, 2017 Publishers Bloomsbury, India Price Rs. 1995/- Pages __________ Yet another classic work from Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal and CA Sanjeev Malhotra analyzing the GST provisions in a […]
GST is now a reality with its mega launch on the midnight of 30th June, 2017 and 1st July, 2017. With about three weeks into GST regime, there have been many teething problems and issues requiring clarity by the tax payers on taxability, tax rates and other procedural aspects.
GST is now one month old and Government as well as other stakeholders face a testing and challenging timings ahead. While implementation issues will be there which are bound to be, and will also be sorted out at last, the Government including the all powered GST Council, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) ought to address the following issues, sooner the better
Health care services have been specifically kept out ride the scope of GST net. This is a fact and a perception too. These include services provided by medical establishments, clinics, medical practitioners, diagnostic centers etc.
Legally speaking, alcoholic beverages meant for human consumption are out of the scope of Goods and Services Tax (GST) net and anybody who knows this would understand that there can not be any new impact, whatsoever, on alco- beverages in GST regime. However, this may not actually happen. Let’s look at how and why this may not hold good.
Who would have ever thought of in the decade of nineties that we will have a levy called ‘Service Tax’ in India after over 45 years of independence which will continue for as long as 23 long years without even a proper tax law of its own
The GST Council meeting held on 3rd June, 2017 at New Delhi succeeded on completing the pending issues on the agenda which inter alia included fitment of rates on textiles, bidi’s, biscuits, gold & jewellery etc.
