What is Anti-Profiteering measure?

What is Anti-Profiteering measure?
Question 33
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 33. What is Anti-Profiteering measure?
Ans. As per section 171 of the CGST/SGST Act, any reduction in rate of tax on any supply of goods or services or the benefit of input tax credit shall be passed on to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in prices. An authority may be constituted by the government to examine whether input tax cr

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Is there any provision in GST for tax treatment of goods returned by the recipient?

Is there any provision in GST for tax treatment of goods returned by the recipient?
Question 32
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 32. Is there any provision in GST for tax treatment of goods returned by the recipient?
Ans. Yes, Section 34 deals with such situations. Where the goods supplied are returned by the recipient, the registered person (supplier of goods) may issue to the recipient a credit note containing the presc

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Different companies have different types of accounting software packages and no specific format are mandated for keeping records. How will department be able to read into these complex software?

Different companies have different types of accounting software packages and no specific format are mandated for keeping records. How will department be able to read into these complex software?
Question 31
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 31. Different companies have different types of accounting software packages and no specific format are mandated for keeping records. How will department be able to read into these comple

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What is the concept of Information Return?

What is the concept of Information Return?
Question 30
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 30. What is the concept of Information Return?
Ans. Information return is based on the idea of verifying the compliance levels of registered persons through information procured from independent third party sources. As per section 150 of the CGST/SGST Act, many authorities who are responsible for maintaining records of registration or

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Whether actionable claims liable to GST?

Whether actionable claims liable to GST?
Question 28
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 28. Whether actionable claims liable to GST?
Ans. As per section 2(52) of the CGST/SGST Act actionable claims are to be considered as goods. Schedule III read with Section 7 of the CGST/SGST Act lists the activities or transactions which shall be treated neither as supply of goods nor supply of services. The Schedule lists actionable cla

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What is the purpose of Compliance rating mechanism?

What is the purpose of Compliance rating mechanism?
Question 27
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 27. What is the purpose of Compliance rating mechanism?
Ans. As per Section 149 of the CGST/SGST Act, every registered person shall be assigned a compliance rating based on the record of compliance in respect of specified parameters. Such ratings shall also be placed in the public domain. A prospective client will be able to s

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How are the disputes going to be resolved under the GST regime?

How are the disputes going to be resolved under the GST regime?
Question 26
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 26. How are the disputes going to be resolved under the GST regime?
Ans. The Constitution (one hundred and first amendment) Act, 2016 provides that the Goods and Services Tax Council shall establish a mechanism to adjudicate any dispute-
(a) between the Government of India and one or more States; or
(b) between

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What is GSTN and its role in the GST regime?

What is GSTN and its role in the GST regime?
Question 25
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 25. What is GSTN and its role in the GST regime?
Ans. GSTN stands for Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN). A Special Purpose Vehicle called the GSTN has been set up to cater to the needs of GST. The GSTN shall provide a shared IT infrastructure and services to Central and State Governments, tax payers and other stakeholders for implementation of GST. The functions of the GSTN would, inter alia, include: (i) facilitating registration; (ii) forwarding the returns to Central and State authorities; (iii) computation and settlement of IGST; (iv) matching of tax payment details with

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What is the scope of composition scheme under GST?

What is the scope of composition scheme under GST?
Question 23
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 23. What is the scope of composition scheme under GST?
Ans. Small taxpayers with an aggregate turnover in a preceding financial year up to [Rs. 50 lakhs] shall be eligible for composition levy. Under the scheme, a taxpayer shall pay tax as a percentage of his turnover in a state during the year without the benefit of ITC. The f

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How will Exports be treated under GST?

How will Exports be treated under GST?
Question 22
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 22. How will Exports be treated under GST?
Ans. Exports will be treated as zero rated supplies. No tax will be payable on exports of goods or services, however credit of input tax credit will be available and same will be available as refund to the exporters. The Exporter will have an option to either pay tax on the output and claim refund

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How will imports be taxed under GST?

How will imports be taxed under GST?
Question 21
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 21. How will imports be taxed under GST?
Ans. Imports of Goods and Services will be treated as inter-state supplies and IGST will be levied on import of goods and services into the country. The incidence of tax will follow the destination principle and the tax revenue in case of SGST will accrue to the State where the imported goods and serv

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How will the goods and services be classified under GST regime?

How will the goods and services be classified under GST regime?
Question 20
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 20. How will the goods and services be classified under GST regime?
Ans. HSN (Harmonised System of Nomenclature) code shall be used for classifying the goods under the GST regime. Taxpayers whose turnover is above ₹ 1.5 crores but below ₹ 5 crores shall use 2-digit code and the taxpayers whose turnover

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What are the benefits available to small tax payers under the GST regime?

What are the benefits available to small tax payers under the GST regime?
Question 19
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 19. What are the benefits available to small tax payers under the GST regime?
Ans. Tax payers with an aggregate turnover in a financial year up to [Rs.20 lakhs & ₹ 10 Lakhs for NE and special category states] would be exempt from tax. Further, a person whose aggregate turnover in the preceding finan

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Who is liable to pay GST under the proposed GST regime?

Who is liable to pay GST under the proposed GST regime?
Question 18
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 18. Who is liable to pay GST under the proposed GST regime?
Ans. Under the GST regime, tax is payable by the taxable person on the supply of goods and/or services. Liability to pay tax arises when the taxable person crosses the turnover threshold of ₹ 20 lakhs (Rs. 10 lakhs for NE & Special Category States) except in

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How will decisions be taken by GST Council?

How will decisions be taken by GST Council?
Question 17
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 17. How will decisions be taken by GST Council?
Ans. The Constitution (one hundred and first amendment) Act, 2016 provides that every decision of the GST Council shall be taken at a meeting by a majority of not less than 3/4th of the weighted votes of the Members present and voting. The vote of the Central Government shall have a weig

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What is the guiding principle of GST Council?

What is the guiding principle of GST Council?
Question 16
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 16. What is the guiding principle of GST Council?
Ans. The mechanism of GST Council would ensure harmonization on different aspects of GST between the Centre and the States as well as among States. It has been provided in the Constitution (one hundred and first amendment) Act, 2016 that the GST Council, in its discharge of various f

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What would be the role of GST Council?

What would be the role of GST Council?
Question 15.
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 15. What would be the role of GST Council?
Ans. A GST Council would be constituted comprising the Union Finance Minister (who will be the Chairman of the Council), the Minister of State (Revenue) and the State Finance/Taxation Ministers to make recommendations to the Union and the States on
(i) the taxes, cesses and surcharges levied by the Centre, the States and the local bodies which may be subsumed under GST;
(ii) the goods and services that may be subjected to or exempted from the GST;
(iii) the date on which the GST shall be levied on petroleum crude, high speed diesel, mo

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What is IGST?

What is IGST?
Question 14
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Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
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What are the benefits which the Country will accrue from GST?

What are the benefits which the Country will accrue from GST?
Question 13
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 13. What are the benefits which the Country will accrue from GST?
Ans. Introduction of GST would be a very significant step in the field of indirect tax reforms in India. By amalgamating a large number of Central and State taxes into a single tax and allowing set-off of prior-stage taxes, it would mitigate the ill ef

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How a particular transaction of goods and services would be taxed simultaneously under Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST)?

How a particular transaction of goods and services would be taxed simultaneously under Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST)?
Question 12
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 12. How a particular transaction of goods and services would be taxed simultaneously under Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST)?
Ans. The Central GST and the State GST would be levied simultaneously on every transaction of supply of goods and services except the exempted goods and services, goods which are outside the purview of GST and the transactions which are below the prescribed threshold limits. Further, both would be levied on the same price or value unlike State VAT which is levied on t

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count of the concerned State Government. Of course, he need not actually pay ₹ 20 (Rs. 10 + ₹ 10) in cash as he would be entitled to set-off this liability against the CGST or SGST paid on his purchases (say, inputs). But for paying CGST he would be allowed to use only the credit of CGST paid on his purchases while for SGST he can utilize the credit of SGST alone. In other words, CGST credit cannot, in general, be used for payment of SGST. Nor can SGST credit be used for payment of CGST.
Illustration II: Suppose, again hypothetically, that the rate of CGST is 10% and that of SGST is 10%. When an advertising company located in Mumbai supplies advertising services to a company manufacturing soap also located within the State of M

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Why was the Constitution of India amended recently in the context of GST?

Why was the Constitution of India amended recently in the context of GST?
Question 11
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Overview of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017
Q 11. Why was the Constitution of India amended recently in the context of GST?
Currently, the fiscal powers between the Centre and the States are clearly demarcated in the Constitution with almost no overlap between the respective domains. The Centre has the powers to levy tax on the manufacture of goods (

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