GST Migration for Excise assessees to start from 05/01/2017 and Service Tax assessees from 09/01/2017
By: – Bimal jain
Goods and Services Tax – GST
Dated:- 5-1-2017
Dear Professional Colleague,
GST Migration for Excise assessees to start from 05/01/2017 and Service Tax assessees from 09/01/2017
In series of events to witness the GST light of the day, enrolment of existing registrants in indirect taxes was made open for the assessees presently registered with State Tax or VAT in Puducherry, the first in the Country (along with Sikkim), from November 8, 2016. On the same day, GST System Portal 'www.gst.gov.in' (“GSTN Portal”) was launched by the Government of India.
Enrolment under GST means validating the data of existing taxpayers and filling up the remaining key fields. In this regard, the schedule of the GST enrolment plan (State-wise) was also provided by the Government. GST enrolment schedule has now been revised and the details have been made more precise along
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ific category of “new registration under VAT/Service Tax/Central Excise after August, 2016”, in the following manner:
Particulars
Start date
End date
New registration under VAT/Service Tax/Central Excise after August 2016
February 1, 2017
March 20, 2017
* Also, the percentage of assessees migrated till date (State-wise) has also been provided which shows highest GST enrolment in the state of Gujarat (i.e. 78.36%).
GST enrolment schedule:
The revised schedule of the enrolment activation drive for States is given below for ease reference:
State
Start Date
End Date
% Enrolled
Puducherry
08-11-2016
07-12-2016
41.02%
Sikkim
08-11-2016
07-12-2016
43.27%
Maharashtra
14-11-2016
07-12-2016
41.54%
Goa
14-11-2016
07-12-2016
46.40%
Daman and Diu
14-11-2016
07-12-2016
42.63%
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
14-11-2016
07-12-2016
24.96%
Chhattisgarh
14-11-2016
07-12-2016
74.49%
Gujarat
15-11-2016
07-12-2016
78.36%
Odisha
30-11-2016
15-12-2016
24.85%
Jharkhan
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15-01-2017
1.04%
Andhra Pradesh
01-01-2017
15-01-2017
1.86%
Enrolment of Taxpayers who are registered under Central Excise Act but not registered under State VAT
05-01-2017
31-01-2017
Not Yet Started
Enrolment of Taxpayers who are registered under Service Tax Act but not registered under State VAT
09-01-2017
31-01-2017
Not Yet Started
New registration under VAT/Service Tax/Central Excise after August 2016
01-02-2017
20-03-2017
Not Yet Started
Source: https://www.gst.gov.in/enrolplan
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