Gist of various recommendations made at 23rd GST Council Meeting held on November 10, 2017
By: – Bimal jain
Goods and Services Tax – GST
Dated:- 13-11-2017
Dear Sir/Ma'am,
Greetings of the day!!
After the GST Council's decisions in its 23rd meeting, our Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that “jan bhagidari” was “at the core” of the government's functioning and all its decisions were “people-inspired, people-friendly and people-centric”. Indeed, the GST Council in its 23rd meeting has made sweeping changes to the present framework of GST, allowing taxpayers and small businesses to breathe easy. Importantly, the highest GST tax slab was slashed to retain only 50 items at 28% tax bracket. Effective from November 15, 2017, as many as around 233 items from chocolates, detergents to granite and marble will become cheaper – 177 items moving from 28% to 18%, 2 items from 28% to 12% and around other 54 items also moving to lower tax brackets. As per government algo
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taurants are now going to be taxed at 5% without ITC, as against attracting different rates based on whether or not they were air-conditioned.
Despite of these wholesale changes in GST rates and other procedures, we are still in the state of flux as to when the apparent flaws in the basic structure of GSTN portal will be sorted out. It is being stated that a committee under GSTN chairman Ajay Bhushan Pandey has been set up to look into the matter of making filing of GSTR-2 and GSTR-3 business friendly, but complete removal of all forms of technical glitches is still-to-watch scenario. Even after so much of rates re-shuffling, goods like washing machine, AC, etc., which are actually the need of aam aadmi, is still categorised as luxury item falling in 28% tax bracket. Further, marbles and certain sanitary fittings will now be taxed at lower rate than cement, which creates an awkward position as cement is the first basic material for construction. May be we will see some more reductions
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No need to file GSTR-2 & GSTR-3 for the previous month/ period till March, 2018 and the time period for filing GSTR-2 and GSTR-3 for the months of July, 2017 to March, 2018 would be worked out by a Committee of Officers. However, filing of GSTR-1 will continue for the entire period without requiring filing of GSTR-2 & GSTR-3 for the previous month/ period.
A large number of taxpayers were unable to file their return in Form GSTR-3B within due date for the months of July, August and September, 2017. Late fees was waived in all such cases. It has been decided that where such late fees was paid, it will be re-credited to their Electronic Cash Ledger under “Tax” head instead of “Fee” head so as to enable them to use that amount for discharge of their future tax liabilities. The software changes for this would be made and thereafter this decision will be implemented.
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GSTR-5 for July, 2017 by Non-Resident Taxable Person
20.08.2017 or 7 days from the last date of registration whichever is earlier
11.12.2017
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GSTR-5A for July, 2017 by OIDAR Service Providers
20.08.2017
15.12.2017
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GSTR-6 for July, 2017 by ISD
13.08.2017
31.12.2017
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TRAN-1
30.09.2017
31.12.2017 (One-time option of revision also to be given till this date)
Revised due dates for subsequent tax periods will be announced in due course.
3. Manual Filing of Application for Advance Ruling
A facility for manual filing of application for advance ruling is being introduced for the time being.
4. Further benefits for Service Providers
* Exports of services to Nepal and Bhutan have already been exempted from GST. It has now been decided that such exporters will also be eligible for claiming Input Tax Credit in respect of goods or services used for effecting such exempt supply of services to Nepal and Bhutan.
* In an earlier meeting of the GST Council, it was d
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ion/ UN Organization by the Central Government and all compliance for such agencies will be done by the Central Government in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs.
Relevant notifications for all of the above decisions will be issued shortly, so as to be effective from 15.11.2017.
6. Changes recommended in Composition Scheme
* Uniform rate of tax @ 1% under composition scheme for manufacturers and traders (Tax to be paid on Taxable turnover excluding exempt supply of goods). No change for composition scheme for restaurant.
* Composition Dealers will be allowed to make Supply of services upto ₹ 5 Lakhs per annum within overall limit of composition dealer.
* Annual turnover eligibility for composition scheme will be increased to ₹ 2 Crore from the present limit of ₹ 1 Crore under the law. Thereafter, eligibility for composition will be increased to ₹ 1.5 Crore per annum. This change recommended by the GST Council will be implemented only afte
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xemption from IGST/GST in certain specified cases:
* Exemption from IGST on imports of lifesaving medicine supplied free of cost by overseas supplier for patients, subject to certification by DGHS of Centre or State and certain other conditions.
* Exemption from IGST on imports of goods (other than motor vehicles) under a lease agreement if IGST is paid on the lease amount.
* To extend IGST exemption presently applicable to skimmed milk powder or concentrated milk, when supplied to distinct person under Section 25(4) for use in production of milk for distribution through dairy cooperatives to where such milk is distributed through companies registered under the Companies Act.
* Exemption from IGST on imports of specified goods by a sports person of outstanding eminence, subject to specified conditions
* Exemption from GST on specified goods, such as scientific or technical instruments, software, prototype supplied to public funded research institution or a university or IISc,
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e liable to be paid by the recipient of such supply under reverse charge.
* Supply of e-waste attracts 5% GST rate. Concerned notification to be amended to make it amply clear that this rate applies only to e-waste discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer.
11. Rationalization of certain exemption entries –
* The existing exemption entries w.r.t. services provided by Fair Price Shops to the Central Government, State Governments or Union Territories by way of sale of food grains, kerosene, sugar, edible oil, etc. under Public Distribution System (PDS) against consideration in the form of commission or margin, is being rationalized so as to remove ambiguity regarding list of items and the category of recipients to whom the exemption is available.
* In order to maintain consistency, entry at item (vi) of Sr. No.3 of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) will be aligned with the entries at items (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of SI.No.3. [The word “services” in entry (vi)
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c.), processed coffee beans or powder, pulses (de-husked or split), jaggery, processed spices, processed dry fruits & cashew nuts etc. fall outside the definition of agricultural produce given in Notification No. 11/2017- Central Tax (Rate) and Notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax (Rate) (“Exemption Notification”) and therefore the exemption from GST is not available to their loading, packing, warehousing etc.
* A suitable clarification will be issued that –
* services provided to the Central Government, State Government, Union territory under any insurance scheme for which total premium is paid by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory are exempt from GST under Sl. No. 40 of Exemption Notification;
* services provided by State Government by way of general insurance (managed by government) to employees of the State government/ Police personnel, employees of Electricity Department or students are exempt vide entry 6 of Exemption Notification which exempts Servi
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