GST Registration

Goods And Services Tax(GST)

GST (Goods and Services Tax) is the biggest indirect tax reform of India. GST is a single tax on the supply of goods and services. It is a destination based tax. GST will subsume Central Excise Law, Service Tax Law, VAT, Entry Tax, Octroi, etc.

Need for GST in India:

Introduction of GST is considered to be a significant step in the reform of indirect taxation in India. Amalgamating of various Central and State taxes into a single tax would help mitigate the double taxation, cascading, multiplicity of taxes, classification issues, taxable event, and etc., and leading to a common national market. VAT rates and regulations differ from state to state. On the other hand, GST brings in uniform tax system across all the states. Here, the taxes would be divided between the Central and State government.

Importance of GST in Indian Economy:

GST Regime:

GST is one of the biggest indirect tax reforms in the country. GST is expected to bring together state economies and improve overall economic growth of the nation.

GST is a comprehensive indirect tax levy on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods as well as services at the national level. It will replace all indirect taxes levied on goods and services by states and Central.

There are around 160 countries in the world that have GST in place. GST is a destination based taxed where the tax is collected by the State where goods are consumed. India is going to implement the GST from July 1, 2017 and it has adopted the Dual GST model in which both States and Central levies tax on Goods or Services or both.

SGST – State GST, collected by the State Govt.

CGST – Central GST, collected by the Central Govt.

IGST – Integrated GST, collected by the Central Govt.

Benefits of GST:

To trade	To Consumers
Reduction in multiplicity of taxes	Simpler Tax system	Create unified common national market for India, giving a boost to Foreign investment and “Make in India” campaign
Mitigation of cascading/ double taxation	Reduction in prices of goods & services due to elimination of cascading	Boost export and manufacturing activity and leading to substantive economic growth
More efficient neutralization of taxes especially for exports Development of common national market	Uniform prices throughout the country Transparency in taxation system	Help in poverty eradication by generating more employment Uniform SGST and IGST rates to reduce the incentive for tax evasion