GST – GST FAQ 2nd Edition – June 2017 as Updated as on 1.1.2018 – 02 – Q 1. Where is the power to levy GST derived from? Ans. Article 246A of the Constitution, which was introduced by the Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016 confers concurrent powers to both, Parliament and State Legislatures to make laws with respect to GST i. e. central tax (CGST) and state tax (SGST) or union territory tax (UTGST). However, clause 2 of Article 246A read with Article 269A provides exclusive power to the Parliament to legislate with respect to inter-State trade or commerce i.e. integrated tax (IGST). Q 2. What is the taxable event under GST? Ans. Taxable event under GST is supply of goods or services or both. CGST and SGST/ UTGST will be levied on intra-State supplies. IGST will be levied on inter-State supplies. Q 3. Whether supplies made without consideration will also come within the purview of supply under GST? Ans. Yes, but only those activities which are specified in Schedule I to the CGST
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supply consisting of two or more taxable supplies of goods or services or both or any combination thereof, which are bundled in natural course and are supplied in conjunction with each other in the ordinary course of business and where one of which is a principal supply. For example, when a consumer buys a television set and he also gets warranty and a maintenance contract with the TV, this supply is a composite supply. In this example, supply of TV is the principal supply, warranty and maintenance service are ancillary. Mixed supply is combination of more than one individual supplies of goods or services or any combination thereof made in conjunction with each other for a single price, which can ordinarily be supplied separately. For example, a shopkeeper selling storage water bottles along with refrigerator. Bottles and the refrigerator can easily be priced and sold separately. Q 7. What is the treatment of composite supply and mixed supply under GST? Ans. Composite supply shall be t
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ouncil. Notification no. 4/2017-Central Tax (Rate) and 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate) both dated 28/06/2017 have been issued. Similar notifications have been issued under IGST Act also. Reverse charge also applies to supplies received by a registered person from unregistered persons. However, the provision of reverse charge liability on supplies received from unregistered persons, as provided in sections 9 (4) and 5 (4) of the CGST Act and the IGST Act respectively, have been kept in abeyance till 31.03.2018. Q 11. What will be the implications in case of receipt of supply from unregistered persons? Ans. In case of receipt of supply from an unregistered person, the registered person who is receiving goods or services shall be liable to pay tax under reverse charge mechanism. However, this provision (of reverse charge on supplies received from unregistered persons) have been kept in abeyance till 31.03.2018 Q 12. Can any person other than the supplier or recipient be liable to pay tax unde
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n under sub-section (1) of section 22 of the CGST Act; c. services by way of house-keeping, such as plumbing, carpentering etc., except where the person supplying such service through electronic commerce operator is liable for registration under sub-section (1) of section 22 of the CGST Act. Q 13. What is the threshold for opting to pay tax under the composition scheme? Ans. The threshold for composition scheme is ₹ 1 Crore of aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year. The benefit of composition scheme can be availed up to the turnover of ₹ 1 Crore in current financial year. (75 lakhs for 9 special category states viz 1. Arunachal Pradesh, 2. Assam, 3. Manipur, 4. Meghalaya, 5. Mizoram, 6. Nagaland, 7. Sikkim, 8. Tripura, and 9. Himachal Pradesh) Q 14. What are the rates of tax for composition scheme? Ans. There are different rates for different sectors. In normal cases of supplier of goods (i.e. traders), the composition rate is 0.5 % of the turnover in a State or
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ations, be eligible to opt for composition scheme only for a few of registrations? Ans. All registered persons having the same Permanent Account Number (PAN) have to opt for composition scheme. If one registered person opts for normal scheme, others become ineligible for composition scheme. Q 17. Can composition scheme be availed of by a manufacturer and a service supplier? Ans. Yes, a manufacturer can opt for composition scheme generally. However, a manufacturer of goods, which would be notified on the recommendations of the GST Council, cannot opt for this scheme. The goods so notified are ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa (Tariff Heading-21050000), pan masala (Tariff Heading – 21069020) & tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (Tariff Heading – 24). This scheme is not available for services sector, except restaurants. Q 18. Who are not eligible to opt for composition scheme? Ans. Broadly, following categories of registered person are not eligi
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ier cannot issue a tax invoice. Q 21. Can composition tax be collected from customers? Ans. No, the registered person under composition scheme is not permitted to collect tax. It means that a composition scheme supplier cannot issue a tax invoice. 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 central tax (CGST), State tax (SGST), Union territory tax (UTGST), integrated tax(IGST) and compensation cess. Also, the value of inward supplies on which tax is payable under reverse charge is not taken into account for calculation of aggregate turnover . Q 23. What are the penal consequences if a person opts for the composition scheme in violation of the conditions? Ans. If a ta
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