Major indirect tax reformation is in full swing and it is going to gear up from 1st April 2017, till now empowered committee proposals and draft rules and formats and several frequently asked questions has been published by the government to help us to transformation process from the current indirect tax system to GST module smoothly. Currently we have different indirect taxes and the taxable event and taxable time is differs depends on the act. Now the current GST module consolidated and proposed different taxable time and taxable event under chapter IV of the model GST act. This article discussed about the same.
For supply of Goods:
A. If the goods can be removed physically then
| Event | Taxable date |
| The date of removal of goods by the supplier to the recipient | Whichever is earlier |
| The date of supplier issues the invoice for the supply | |
| The date of supplier receives the payment for the supply | |
| The date of receipt of the goods in the books of recipient |
B. If the goods cannot be removed physically or assembled and installed or supplied to his agent or his principal then
| Event | Taxable date |
| The date on which goods are made available to the recipient
Meaning of made available is when the goods are placed at the disposal of the recipient |
Whichever is earlier |
| The date of supplier issues the invoice for the supply | |
| The date of supplier receives the payment for the supply | |
| The date of receipt of the goods in the books of recipient |
Events depends on the invoice and payment shall deemed to have been made to the extent it is covered by the invoice or the payment, which means the taxability covered only to the extent of invoice amount raised or payment received.
It is further clarified that the payment received by the supplier is the date on which the payment entered in his books of accounts or the date on which the payment is credited to his bank account whichever is earlier.
C. If the continuous supply involved then
| Event | Taxable date |
| Where successive statements of accounts or successive payments are involved | The time of supply shall be the date of expiry of the period to which such successive statements of accounts or successive payments relate |
| If there are no successive statements of account | Date of issue of Invoice or date of receipt of payment whichever is earlier |
D. If the supplies are covered under reverse charge basis taxation then
| Event | Taxable date |
| Date of receipt of goods | Whichever is earlier |
| Date on which payment is made | |
| Date of receipt of invoice | |
| Date of debit in the books of account |
E. Goods supplied on sale or return basis or Sale on approval basis
Taxable date would be the date on which actual sales taken place or 6 month from the date of removal from actual supplier whichever is earlier
F. All other cases which is not covered above all 5 categories
Taxable date would be
In case where a periodical return has to be filed – date on which the periodical return would be filed
Other cases – the date on which CGST/SGST is paid
For supply of Services:
In case invoice has issued within the prescribed period – Date of issue of invoice or date of receipt of payment whichever is earlier
Incase invoice not been issued within the prescribed period- Date of completion of service or date of receipt of payment whichever is earlier
In any other case – Date on which the recipient shows the receipt of service in his books of accounts
In case of continuous supply of service
Contract terms: where the due date of payment is ascertainable from the contract, the date on which the payment is liable to be made by the recipient of service, whether or not any invoice has been issued or any payment has been received by the supplier of service
No clarity in contract: Incase no clarity in payment terms in the contract then the date of invoice issued or payment received whichever is earlier
If the payment is depends on event: Where the payment is linked to the completion of an event, the time of completion of event.
If the services are covered under reverse charge basis taxation then
| Event | Taxable date |
| Date of receipt of services | Whichever is earlier |
| Date on which payment is made | |
| Date of receipt of invoice | |
| Date of debit in the books of account |
Incase supply of services ceases under a contract before completion of supply, such services shall be deemed to have been provided at the time when the supply ceases.
A. All other cases of supply of services which is not covered above categories
Taxable date would be
In case where a periodical return has to be filed – date on which the periodical return would be filed
Other cases – the date on which CGST/SGST is paid
Change in rates – in case of supply of services
| Services | Invoice | Payment | Tax rate applicability date |
| Services provided before change of rate | Issued after change of rate | Received after change of rate | Invoice issue date or payment date whichever is earlier |
| Issued before change of rate | Received after change of rate | Invoice issue date | |
| Issued after change of rate | Received before change of rate | Payment received date | |
| Services provided after change of rate | Issued before change of rate | Received after change of rate | Payment received date |
| Issued after change of rate | Received before change of rate | Invoice issue date | |
| Issued after change of rate | Received after change of rate | Invoice issue date or payment date whichever is earlier |
Above are the draft GST procedures for taxation point under model GST law. There may or may not be any changes on the final act.
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