GST: Going Still Tough
By: – Abhishek Jaju
Goods and Services Tax – GST
Dated:- 27-11-2009<\/p>\n
November 10, 2009 was much like an anticipated momentous day with the industry and professionals hoping a Pandora box to open. Now the discussion paper on GST has been in the public domain for quite an amount of time and the views from the industry have started pouring in.
\nThe arrival of this paper is slated to become one of the historic events in the taxation history of the country. Bringing in tax sector reforms has been on the radar of the present Central Government. The draft Direct tax code is already out and inviting reactions\/ suggestions from cross sections of the country. And now the other big thing is on Indirect tax front- <\/p>\n
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\n· Journey of Value Added Tax in India:
\n01.03.1986
\nIntroduction of MODVAT on selected no. of commodities
\n2002-03
\nCENVAT covered all the commodities
\nCCR, 2004
\n(w.e.f. 10.09.04)
\nService tax\/ Excise Duty adjustment available
\n01.04.2005
\nImplementation of state level VAT (in most of the states)
\n01.04.2010
\nScheduled Implementation of GST
\nThe prominent reasons which appear in bringing the <\/p>\n
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\nThe paper failed to throw light on the essentials like-
\n· Rates of taxes
\n· Threshold limit for services
\n· Time Schedule for bringing in the draft, constitutional amendment, state laws
\n· Bringing in consensus among the states
\n· Manner of taxing inter-state services
\nEssentially GST is a single rate structure and would have been phenomenal step if tax at single rate was levied with the sharing of revenue between states and centre based on range of parameters.
\nBringing in two concurrent jurisdictions would pose differences\/ issues in the long term and things may not turn out to be that harmonious<\/p>\n
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