Goods and Services Tax – GST – By: – niranjan gupta – Dated:- 22-9-2016 Last Replied Date:- 26-9-2016 – Introduction The general meaning of registration is a method of officially recording something. Usually something is registered to claim more rights, or to protect ownership, or because the law says it must be registered to be used legally. Presently, to do business in India there are a list of registration under Direct & Indirect Taxation law. Indirect taxation majorly covers the Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, VAT/CST, Professional Tax, Entry Tax, Entertainment Tax, Luxury Tax, Octroi and other local taxes as applicable time to time. VAT, Professional Tax, Entry Tax, Entertainment Tax, Luxury Tax, Octroi and other local taxes are governed by the State Government and Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax and Central Sales Tax are governed by the Central Government. The Central Government and State Government adjoined their hands to bring GST for doing business in a simplif
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n which he becomes liable to registration. [S.19] In case of a person, other than an Input Service Distributor, is registered under earlier law, it shall not be necessary for him to apply for fresh registration under the S. 19 and he shall follow the procedure as may be prescribed in this behalf. Threshold Limit under GST law Under GST model, it is proposed that every supplier shall be liable to be registered under this Act in the State from where he makes a taxable supply of goods and/or services if his aggregate turnover in a financial year exceeds ₹ 9 lakh. However, this limit is ₹ 4 lakh for the persons conducting business in North East states including Sikkim. It is also proposed in the GST model that in case the aggregate turnover consists of only goods and/or services which are not liable to tax under this Act, that supplier shall not be liable to registration. The following categories of persons shall be required to be registered under this Act, irrespective of the
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all be treated as the supply of goods by the principal referred to in section 43A, and the value of such goods shall not be included in the aggregate turnover of the registered job worker. Threshold Limit under Central Excise, Service Tax and respective State Laws Service Tax: Any provider of taxable service whose aggregate value of taxable service in a financial year exceeds nine lakh rupees shall make an application for registration within a period of thirty days of exceeding the aggregate value of taxable service of nine lakh rupees. Central Excise: The exemption is provided in terms of payment of excise duty as SSI. The exemption is available for first clearances up to an aggregate value not exceeding one hundred and fifty lakh rupees made. VAT: Following table shows the general threshold limit under respective VAT laws: Region State Turnover WCT North Delhi ₹ 20 lakh in the current year Total contract amount received exceeds ₹ 20 lakh North Haryana ₹ 5 lakh in th
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s ₹ 5 lakh Central MP Turnover exceeds ₹ 5 lakh Turnover exceeds ₹ 5 lakh Central Bihar Turnover exceeds ₹ 5 lakh Every contractor executing has to get registration irrespective of the turnover. Central Chhattisgarh Turnover exceeds ₹ 10 lakh If taxable turnover of the dealer equals or exceeds the limit prescribed. Central Jharkhand Turnover exceeds ₹ 5 lakh Dealer involved in Works Contract and leasing with a turnover exceeding ₹ 25,000. Central Orissa Turnover exceeds ₹ 5 lakh ₹ 50,000 South AP Turnover exceeds ₹ 50 lakh for twelve consecutive month Executing works contract of the value exceeding ₹ 7.5 lakh for Government or local authority or opted for composition South Karnataka Taxable turnover is likely to exceed ₹ 7.5 lakh at any time during the year Taxable turnover exceed ₹ 62,500 in any month. If taxable turnover of the dealer equals or exceeds the limit prescribed. South Kerala Total Turnover durin
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kh Total contract amount received exceeds ₹ 50,000 East Meghalaya Gross taxable turnover exceeds ₹ 1 lakh Total contract amount received exceeds ₹ 1 lakh East Mizoram Gross taxable turnover exceeds ₹ 3 lakh Total contract amount received exceeds ₹ 3 lakh East Tripura Gross taxable turnover exceeds ₹ 3 lakh during any period of 12 consecutive months Nil East Nagaland Gross taxable turnover exceeds ₹ 3 lakh Total contract amount received exceeds ₹ 3 lakh Registration under GST 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. [S. 19(4)] A non-resident taxable person may be granted registration under sub-section (1) on the basis of any other document as may be prescribed.[S. 19(4A)] The registration or the Unique Identity Number, shall be granted or, as the case may be, rejected after due verification in the manner and within such period as
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each business vertical, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. A person may get himself registered voluntarily. Following person shall require to obtain a Unique Identification Number for the purpose as notified including refund of taxes on the notified supplies of goods and/or services received by them: any specialized agency of the United Nations Organization; any Multilateral Financial Institution and Organization notified under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947 (46 of 1947); Consulate or Embassy of foreign countries; and any other person or class of persons as may be notified by the Board / Commissioner. Special Provision for casual taxable person and non-resident taxable person The certificate of registration issued to a casual taxable person or a non-resident taxable person shall be valid for a period of ninety days from the effective date of registration. [S. 19A(1)] The proper officer may, at the request of the said taxable person, extend the af
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giving a notice to show cause and without giving the person a reasonable opportunity of being heard. [S. 20(3)] Any rejection or, as the case may be, approval of amendments under the CGST Act/SGST Act shall be deemed to be a rejection or approval of amendments under the SGST Act/CGST Act. [S. 20(4)] Cancellation of Registration The registration certificate shall be cancelled either on his own motion by the proper officer or on an application filed by the registered taxable person or by his legal heirs (in case of death of such person), as the case may be, under the following circumstances: Discontinuance/merger/demerger/amalgamation of business or otherwise disposed of. Change in constitution of business. The registered taxable person has contravened such provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder as may be prescribed. A person paying tax under section 8 has not furnished returns for three consecutive tax periods. Any taxable person, other than a person specified in point (e),
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ion or the output tax payable on such goods, whichever is higher. In case of capital goods, the taxable person shall pay an amount equal to the input tax credit taken on the said capital goods reduced by the percentage points as may be prescribed in this behalf or the tax on the transaction value of such capital goods, whichever is higher. Revocation of cancellation of registration Every registered person whose registration has been cancelled by the proper officer suo motu, may apply for revocation of registration within 30 days from the date of cancellation order. The proper officer may either revoke the cancellation of the registration or reject the application for revocation for good and sufficient reasons. The proper shall require to serve a proper show cause notice or give a reasonable opportunity of being heard before rejecting the application for revocation. Revocation of cancellation of registration under the CGST Act / SGST Act shall be deemed to be a revocation of cancellatio
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