What is Goods & Service Tax (GST)?
It's an Indirect Tax, which is levied by any registered person on Supply of Goods & Services to any person
depending on the Place of Supply of Goods/Services.
What does Indirect Tax Mean?
i) Indirect Tax is a Tax whose burden is shifted on the end-user i.e. Person Selling Goods/Service will collect the GST from the buyer & pay to the Government.
ii) This Chain continues till the time Goods/Service is ultimately consumed & not sold further.
iii) In Indirect Tax Person, selling the Goods/Services acts like an agent of the Government who Collects the Tax on behalf of Government from Buyers & Pays to the Government.
Who is a Registered Person?
Person who is registered under CGST Act is called Registered Person.
What is Goods & Services?
Goods – every kind of movable property other than money & securities but includes actionable claims, growing crops, grass & things attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be served before supply or under a contract of supply Services – anything other than goods, money & Securities but includes services relating to conversion of money & services facilitating transaction in securities
What does Place of Supply of Goods/Services Mean?
GST is an Destination based tax, i.e. Goods/Services will be taxed at the place where they are consumed & not at the Origin
What all taxes are subsumed under GST?
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At the Central level |
At the State level |
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Central Excise Duty |
Subsuming of State Value Added Tax/Sales Tax |
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Additional Excise Duty, |
Entertainment Tax (other than the tax levied by the local bodies |
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Service Tax |
Central Sales Tax (levied by the Centre and collected by the States) |
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Additional Customs Duty commonly known as Countervailing Duty |
Octroi and Entry tax |
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Special Additional Duty of Customs |
Purchase Tax |
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Luxury tax |
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Taxes on lottery, betting and gambling |
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