Under the GST regime, there will be a standardized form for making any claim for refunds. The claim and sanctioning procedure will be completely online and time bound, which is a marked departure from the existing time consuming and cumbersome procedure.
As per Section 48 of the CGST Act provides for the authorization of an eligible person to act as approved GST practitioner. A registered person may authorise an approved GST practitioner to furnish information, on his behalf, to the government.
Before GST a manufacturer who is compliant under Central Excise, Service Tax, and VAT has to file returns as specified by each of the states. With this GST in place, whether you are a trader, manufacturer, reseller or a service provider, you only need to file GST returns.
In India, the concept of reverse charge under GST is being introduced which is already present in service tax. Currently, there is reverse charge mechanism in supply of services only. But in GST RCM applicable for both services and goods.