Is it necessary for the Govt. Organization to get registration?

Question 17 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 17 – Q 17. Is it necessary for the Govt. Organization to get registration? Ans. A unique identification number (ID) would be given by the respective state tax authorities through GST portal to Government authorities / PSUs not making outwards supplies of GST goods (and thus not liable to obtain GST registration) but are making inter-state purchases. – Statutory Provisions, Acts, Rules, Regulat

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Is it necessary for the UN bodies to get registration under GST?

Question 15 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 15 – Q 15. Is it necessary for the UN bodies to get registration under GST? Ans. Yes. In terms of Section 25(9) of the CGST/SGST Act, all notified UN bodies, Consulate or Embassy of foreign countries and any other class of persons so notified would be required to obtain a unique identification number (UIN) from the GST portal. The structure of the said ID would be uniform across the States in

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Whether the Department through the proper officer, can suo-moto proceed to register of a Person under this Act?

Question 12 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 12 – Q 12. Whether the Department through the proper officer, can suo-moto proceed to register of a Person under this Act? Ans. Yes. In terms of sub-section (8) of Section 25, where a person who is liable to be registered under this Act fails to obtain registration, the proper officer may, without prejudice to any action which may be taken under this Act, or under any other law for the time be

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Is possession of a Permanent Account Number (PAN) mandatory for obtaining a Registration?

Question 11 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 11 – Q 11. Is possession of a Permanent Account Number (PAN) mandatory for obtaining a Registration? Ans. Yes. As per Section 25(6) of the CGST/SGST Act every person shall have a Permanent Account Number issued under the Income Tax Act,1961(43 of 1961) in order to be eligible for grant of registration. However as per the proviso to the aforesaid section 25(6), a person required to deduct tax u

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Is there a provision for a person to get himself voluntarily registered though he may not be liable to pay GST?

Question 10 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 10 – Q 10. Is there a provision for a person to get himself voluntarily registered though he may not be liable to pay GST? Ans. Yes. In terms of Sub-section (3) of Section 25, a person, though not liable to be registered under Section 22 may get himself registered voluntarily, and all provisions of this Act, as are applicable to a registered taxable person, shall apply to such person. – Statut

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Whether a person having multiple business verticals in a state can obtain for different registrations?

Question 9 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 9 – Q 9. Whether a person having multiple business verticals in a state can obtain for different registrations? Ans. Yes. In terms of the proviso to Sub-Section (2) of Section 25, a person having multiple business verticals in a State may obtain a separate registration for each business vertical, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. – Statutory Provisions, Acts, Rules, Regulations,

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If a person is operating in different states, with the same PAN number, whether he can operate with a single Registration?

Question 8 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 8 – Q 8. If a person is operating in different states, with the same PAN number, whether he can operate with a single Registration? Ans. No. Every person who is liable to take a Registration will have to get registered separately for each of the States where he has a business operation and is liable to pay GST in terms of Sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the CGST/SGST Act. – Statutory Provision

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What is the time limit for taking a Registration under GST?

Question 7 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 7 – Q 7. What is the time limit for taking a Registration under GST? Ans. A person should take a Registration, within thirty days from the date on which he becomes liable to registration, in such manner and subject to such conditions as is prescribed under the Registration Rules. A Casual Taxable person and a non-resident taxable person should however apply for registration at least 5 days prio

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Which are the cases in which registration is compulsory?

Question 6 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 6 – Q 6. Which are the cases in which registration is compulsory? Ans. As per Section 24 of the CGST/SGST Act, the following categories of persons shall be required to be registered compulsorily irrespective of the threshold limit: i) persons making any inter-State taxable supply; ii) casual taxable persons; iii) persons who are required to pay tax under reverse charge; iv) electronic commerce

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What is aggregate turnover?

Question 5 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 5 – Q 5. What is aggregate turnover? Ans. As per section 2(6) of the CGST/SGST Act aggregate turnover includes the aggregate value of: (i) all taxable supplies, (ii) all exempt supplies, (iii) exports of goods and/or service, and, (iv) all inter-state supplies of a person having the same PAN. The above shall be computed on all India basis and excludes taxes charged under the CGST Act, SGST Act,

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Who are the persons liable to take a Registration under the Model GST Law?

Question 4 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 4 – Q 4. Who are the persons liable to take a Registration under the Model GST Law? Ans. As per Section 22 of the CGST/SGST Act 2017, every supplier (including his agent) who makes a taxable supply i.e. supply of goods and / or services which are leviable to tax under GST law, and his aggregate turn over in a financial year exceeds the threshold limit of twenty lakh rupees shall be liable to re

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What will be the effective date of registration?

Question 3 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 3 – Q 3. What will be the effective date of registration? Ans. Where the application for registration has been submitted within thirty days from the date on which the person becomes liable to registration, the effective date of registration shall be the date on which he became liable for registration. Where an application for registration has been submitted by the applicant after thirty days fr

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What is advantage of taking registration in GST?

Question 1 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Registration – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 1 – 3. Registration Q 1. What is advantage of taking registration in GST? Ans. Registration under Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime will confer following advantages to the business: • Legally recognized as supplier of goods or services. • Proper accounting of taxes paid on the input goods or services which can be utilized for payment of GST due on supply of goods or services or both

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Does the GST Law empower the Government to exempt supplies from the levy of GST?

Question 24 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Levy of and Exemption from Tax – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 24 – Q 24. Does the GST Law empower the Government to exempt supplies from the levy of GST? Ans. Yes. In the public interest, the Central or the State Government can exempt either wholly or partly, on the recommendations of the GST council, the supplies of goods or services or both from the levy of GST either absolutely or subject to conditions. Further the Government can exe

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What are the penal consequences if a person opts for the composition scheme in violation of the conditions?

Question 23 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Levy of and Exemption from Tax – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 23 – Q 23. What are the penal consequences if a person opts for the composition scheme in violation of the conditions? Ans. If a taxable person has paid tax under the composition scheme though he was not eligible for the scheme then the person would be liable to penalty and the provisions of section 73 or 74 shall be applicable for determination of tax and penalty. – Statutor

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How to compute ‘aggregate turnover’ to determine eligibility for composition scheme?

Question 22 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Levy of and Exemption from Tax – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 22 – Q 22. How to compute aggregate turnover to determine eligibility for composition scheme? Ans. The methodology to compute aggregate turnover is given in Section 2(6). Accordingly, aggregate turnover means value of all outward supplies (taxable supplies+exempt supplies+exports + inter-state supplies) of a person having the same PAN and it excludes taxes levied under centra

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Can the customer who buys from a registered person who is under the composition scheme claim composition tax as input tax credit?

Question 20 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Levy of and Exemption from Tax – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 20 – Q 20. Can the customer who buys from a registered person who is under the composition scheme claim composition tax as input tax credit? Ans. No, customer who buys goods from registered person who is under composition scheme is not eligible for composition input tax credit because a composition scheme supplier cannot issue a tax invoice. – Statutory Provisions, Acts, Rule

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Who are not eligible to opt for composition scheme?

Question 18 – Draft-Bills-Reports – Levy of and Exemption from Tax – FAQ on GST (2nd Edition) dated 31.3.2017 – Question 18 – Q 18. Who are not eligible to opt for composition scheme? Ans. Broadly, five categories of registered person are not eligible to opt for the composition scheme. These are: (i) supplier of services other than supplier of restaurant service; (ii) supplier of goods which are not taxable under the CGST Act/SGST Act/UTGST Act. (iii) an inter-State supplier of goods; (iv) pers

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