While conceptualizing concept of GST, a 3600 view of business and economy was considered specially the nature of business and requirements of almost five crore Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and small traders who account for 25% of employment, 40% of industrial output and 45% of exports of the country. To boosting the cost competitiveness of MSMEs and small traders and for simple compliance, Composition scheme a simple and easy scheme was introduced. The scheme helps small taxpayers get rid of complex GST formalities and pay GST at a fixed rate of turnover.
Issue – 1 : All Suppliers to SEZ Units / SEZ Developers Need to Compulsorily Register under GST- Supplies to SEZ Units / SEZ Developers is treated as Inter-State Transaction as per provisions of Sec 7(5) of IGST Act, 2017. Therefore all such suppliers are Compulsorily Registration under GST irrespective of their Turnover as per Sec 24 of CGST Act.
Defining export of service has been very tricky due to intangible nature of service transaction and contradictory provisions in GST Law. Due to this nature of services, there has been constant confusion regarding meaning of export of services and its ramifications in various types of transactions. Let us discuss here one such case of supply of services to SEZ unit / SEZ Developers.
Merchant exporters are instrumental in a boosting of country’s exports especially exports from MSME and small manufacturers. As per Foreign Trade Policy, Para 9.33 Merchant Exporter means a person engaged in trading activity and exporting or intending to export goods.
Though there is no mention of GTA in the GST Act & Rules, however as per Explanation to 9(iii) of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), Dt.: 28th June, 2017 & Paragraph 2 Clause (ze) to Notification 12-2017 dated 28 June 2017, Goods Transport Agency means any person who provides service in relation to transport of goods by road and issues consignment note, by whatever name called.
Let us discuss in this article whether GST is applicable on Co-operative Housing Societies or Residential Welfare Association. As per Sec 9. (1) 0f CGST Act, 2017, GST is levied and collected and tax shall be paid by the Taxable Person
Indirect taxes in India had been a contentious subject and in a constant state of evolution. Now, with the passage of the One Hundred and First Amendment Act of the Constitution of India enabling the introduction of a comprehensive Goods and Services Tax – GST, the Indian system of indirect taxation witnessed a very significant step in the field of indirect tax reforms in India, by amalgamating a large number of Central and State taxes (Earlier 17 Taxes & and 23 Cesses Subsumed now). In this Short Notes let us understand basic Concepts of GST in a simple way. In short, GST replaces most of indirect taxes to create a Single Tax System, Uniform across the Country making entire Nation as a Single Market. That is One Nation – One Tax – One Market.
With the implementation of GST, trade and exporters are eager to know how will our exports be treated under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime? In this article an attempt is made to guide step by step procedures for export under GST.
With historic lunch of GST, India’s biggest tax reform since independence that will be lunched at midnight on 30th June, 2017 signals new era for Indian Business. As a fall out of this w.e.f. 1st July for all transactions new series of Invoice is need to be issued. An invoice is a document sent by a supplier to a recipient that specifies detailed account of the products or service and a set of other information that can vary a bit depending on the requirements of both the interested parties and also indicates payments and other commercial terms. It forms a very important document for transacting, recording and preserving accounts. Under GST several types of invoices or documents are mandated suitable for different circumstances. Let us in this paper discuss different types of invoices like Tax Invoice, Export Invoice, Bill of Supply, Receipt Voucher, Refund Voucher, Payment Voucher, Debit / Credit Notes, ISD Invoice, Delivery Challan, Consolidated Invoice etc.
To provide greater relief from complex compliance requirements under GST Law for small businesses for taking credit and issuing Tax Invoice, maintaining various records of inputs and outputs, filling mandatory three returns monthly etc., an option is provided to go for a COMPOSITION SCHEME. This scheme provides much needed procedural simplicity for small dealers, small manufacturers and small restaurants.
