Launched on 1 July 2017, the Goods & Services Tax (GST) applies to all Indian service providers (including freelancers), traders and manufacturers.
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Launched on July 1 2017, the Goods & Services Tax (GST) applies to all Indian service providers (including freelancers), traders and manufacturers.
A variety of Central taxes like Service Tax, Excise Duty, CST and state taxes like Entertainment Tax, Luxury Tax, Octroi, VAT are absorbed in one tax – GST, implemented on 01.07.2017.
GST is to be charged at every step of the supply chain, with full set-off benefits available.
The procedure for GST is entirely online and requires no manual intervention.
Every product goes through multiple stages along the supply chain, which includes the purchasing of raw materials, manufacturing, sale to the wholesaler, selling to the retailer and then the final sale to the consumer.
Interestingly, GST will be levied on all of these 3 stages. Let’s say if a product is produced in West Bengal but is being consumed in Uttar Pradesh, the entire revenue will go to Uttar Pradesh.
Also, taxpayers with a turnover of less than Rs.1.5 crore can choose composition scheme to get rid of tedious GST formalities and pay GST at a fixed rate of turnover.
GST will have 3 tax components, which includes a central component (Central Goods and Services Tax or CGST) and a state component (State Goods and Services Tax or SGST) where centre and state will levy GST on all entities, i.e.
when a transaction happens within a state. Inter-state transactions will attract the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST), to be levied by the centre, i.e. when a transaction happens one state to another.
Input tax credit lets you reduce your tax you have already paid on inputs and pay the remaining amount at the time of paying tax.
You pay taxes on the purchase when a product is purchased from a registered seller, and when you sell the product, you too collect the tax.
With input credit, you can adjust the taxes paid at the time of purchase with the amount of tax on sales (output tax) and pay the balance liability of tax, i.e. tax on sale minus tax on the purchase.
Every business or corporation that are involved in the buying and selling and good of services have to register for GST. It is mandatory for companies whose turnover is more than Rs.20 lakhs (for supply of services) and Rs. 40 lakhs ( for supply of goods) yearly to register for a GST.
All businesses making interstate outward supplies of goods have to register for a GST too. The same applies to businesses making taxable supplies on behalf of other taxable persons, example Agents and Brokers.
Also, as per the recent notification, e-commerce sellers/aggregators need not register if total sales are less than Rs.20 lakhs.
Items that are considered basic necessities come under exempt list i.e. they are not taxed.
Household necessities and life-saving drugs etc. are taxed at 5%.
Products like computers and processed food are taxed at 12%.
Hair oil, toothpaste and soaps, capital goods, industrial intermediaries and services are taxed at 18%.
Luxury items are taxed at 28%.
You can see the tax rates for all the products here: https://cbec-gst.gov.in/gst-goods-services-rates.html
A GST returns is a document containing details of income that is required to be filed as per the law with the tax authorities.
Under the GST law, a taxpayer has to submit two returns on a monthly basis and one such return annually.
All returns have to be filed online. Please note that there is no provision for revising the returns.
All invoices for the previous tax period that went unreported must be included in the current month.
Under GST, a registered dealer has to file GST returns that include: Purchases, Sales, Output, GST (On sales) and Input tax credit (GST paid on purchases).
GSTIN is a unique identification number given to each GST taxpayer. To verify a GSTIN number a person who has a GST number can log onto the GST portal.
The Goods and Service Tax Network (or GSTN) is section 8 (non-profit), non-government, private limited company.
GSTN is a one-stop solution for all your indirect tax requirements.
GSTN is responsible for maintaining Indirect Taxation platform for GST to help you prepare, file, rectify returns and make payments of your indirect tax liabilities.
Proprietorship
PAN Card and address proof of proprietor
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
PAN Card of LLP
LLP Agreement
Partners’ names and address proof
Private Limited Company
Certificate of Incorporation
PAN Card of Company
Articles of Association (AOA)
Memorandum of Association (MOA)
Resolution signed by board members
Identity and address proof of directors
Digital Signature
The following can be shown as proof of address of a director:-
Passport;
Voter Identity Card;
Aadhar Card;
Ration Card;
Telephone or Electricity Bill;
Driving License;
Bank Account Statement.
One of our GST representatives will collect all the required documents and process the GST application.
Application Filing
Once all the documents are collected, the application will be processed and filed. Then immediately the ARN number will be issued.
GST Registration Certificate
The GST registration certificate and GSTIN will be issued upon verification of GST application and other mandatory documents by the GST officer. Be aware that no hard copies of the certificate will be issued and the GST registration certificate can be downloaded from the GST Portal.
Penalties For Failure To GST Registration
As per the Section 122 of the CGST act, in India, there is a direct penalty for all those taxable persons who fail to register for GST.
Voluntary Registration Under GST (for Companies With A Turnover Below Rs.20 Lakhs)
Any small business with turnover less than 20 lakh can voluntarily register for GST even though it is not compulsory by law. Voluntary GST registration has its own advantages and some of them are:
Take input credit: In GST, there is a flow of input credit right from manufacturers of the goods till the consumers, across the country. Input credit means a taxpayer while paying tax on output can deduct the tax that has already been paid on inputs and pay only the remaining amount. Voluntarily registered businesses can increase their margins and profits through this.
Do inter-state selling with no restrictions: SMEs can increase the scope of their businesses and find prospective customers and explore online platforms
Register on e-commerce websites: SMEs can widen their market by registering through e-commerce sites.
Have a competitive advantage compared to other businesses.
A GST Return Filing is a return document that contains details of the income of the taxpayer. It has to be filed with the GST administrative authority. The document is used tax authorities to calculate the tax liability of a GST taxpayer. A GST Return Filing form has to include the following details.
Output GST (On sales)
Sales
Input tax credit (GST paid on purchases)
Purchases
Sales
Input tax credit (GST paid on purchases)
Purchases
Any individual or business entity that carries out taxable supplies of goods or services
Annual turnover of the business exceeds the prescribed threshold limit (currently ₹20 lakhs for most businesses)
E-commerce operators that facilitate the supply of goods and services through their platform
Non-resident taxable persons who occasionally supply goods or services in India
Businesses that are involved in inter-state supply of goods or services
Input service distributors who distribute input tax credit to their branches or units
Casual taxable persons who supply goods or services occasionally in India
Businesses that were previously registered under the old tax regime (VAT, Service Tax, etc.) and have migrated to GST.
Some of the best reasons to choose us are:
Easy to get GST registration service and GST Identification Number online.
No hassle compliances as we completely take control of them.
All your returns will be filed duly
Our legal representatives are available to explain the whole gst registration process and clear any queries you may have.
Although the GST Portal has a user-friendly interface, the GST Forms have a lot of complex fields.
Hence, it is highly recommended that you seek the help of a professional for submitting the application, the required procedures, filing your returns and completing other formalities in the portal.
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