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Composition scheme under the GST law is for small businesses where they can opt to pay a fixed percentage of turnover as tax in lieu of standard rate of tax and be relieved from the detailed compliance of the provisions of law. Section 10 of CGST Act deals with composition levy.
With every emerging tax regime there comes compliances with statutory provisions that needs to be adhered in a efficient and timely manner. With the introduction of GST in India there comes compliances which could have been a challenge to small businesses. However to protect the interest of small businesses befitting provisions exists in GST by […]
Ramesh Chandra Jena The Composition Scheme is an alternative method of levy of tax designed for small business entities whose aggregate turnover is up to prescribed threshold limit. The objective of the Government by implementing this scheme to facilitate the small business entities to comply the minimum compliance burden in GST regime. The Composition Scheme […]
COMPOSITION Q.1 Whether a person can avail the composition scheme on Small Retail Trading of goods if he is holding both incomes like Sale of business: Rs. 25 lakh (Small Retail Trader) and Rental income: Rs. 12 lakh, whereas the person was registered earlier in VAT Composition Scheme and was paying Service Tax on rental income? […]
जीएसटी लागू हुए लगभग अब दो माह पूरे होने को है तो आइये अब समय आ गया है की हम चर्चा प्रारम्भ करें जीएसटी होने के बाद की समस्याओं की और आज चर्चा कर रहें है कुछ् ऐसे ही छोटे व् मध्यम दर्जे की डीलर्स की व्यवहारिक रूप से सिर्फ कम्पोजीशन स्कीम के तहत ही काम कर सकते है लेकिन जी.एस.टी. के सिस्टम की तकनीकी खामियों के कारण उन्हें कपोजीशन के लाभ से वंचित कर दिया गया है .
GST law has made provision for composition scheme for small businesses in order to spare them from cumbersome compliances imposed on businesses falling under the purview of GST. Although on the face of it, the option may seem attractive, but on deeper examination, it may not be advisable for many small businesses also.
Exemption provided on tax liability under reverse mechanism seems to be rectified in near furture.
As per section 10(1) of the CGST/HGST Act, 2017, read with Rule 7 of GST Composition Rules rates under composition scheme are as under: (i) 2% (1% CGST+1% SGST) of the turnover in the State in case of manufacturers. (ii) 5% (2.5% CGST+2.5% SGST) of the turnover in the State in case of food/restaurant services. (iii) 1% (0.5% CGST+0.5% SGST) of the turnover in the State in case of other suppliers (like traders/agents).
The article discusses composition scheme from three views: i) Customer ii) Government iii) Businessmen. The law says that the composition dealer will not be permitted to collect GST. Further, there is a anti-profiteering clause under GST which states that the benefit of reduction in tax rates under GST should pass on to the customer. In composition scheme, the dealer is not allowed to collect tax and therefore the benefit should pass to the customer.
Tax runs the society and the legislature always outreach to make the levy and collections of the tax in a broader base i.e. include as many persons as possible in the taxable net. The government always encourage small tax payers to come voluntarily within the taxable net and try to make the procedure simplified for them.
