IGST: A Detail Study
IGST stands for integrated goods and services tax. IGST is one of the three components of Goods and Service Tax. An Act to make a provision for levy and collection of tax on inter-State supply of goods or services as well as on imports/exports or both. Let's understand IGST with an example of cashew.
Cashew nuts attract an IGST of 5% in case of interstate transfer. So, if cashew nuts are being sold from Delhi to Agra, traders in Agra will pay IGST, traders in Delhi will collect it and they pay it to the government. The IGST is governed by the IGST Act. Under IGST, the body responsible for collecting the taxes is the Central Government. IGST tax is levied when there is an inter-state transfer of goods and services. When GST was introduced by the central government in July 2017, the idea was to subsume all the various indirect taxes into one. For instance, if a trader from West Bengal has sold goods to a customer in Karnataka worth Rs.5,000, then IGST will be applicable as the transaction is an interstate transaction. If the rate of GST charged on the goods is 18%, the trader will charge Rs.5,900 for the goods. The IGST collected is Rs.900, which will be going to the Central Government. After the collection of taxes, it is further divided among the respective states by the Central Government.
IGST numerically equals= CGST+SGST. It is a destination-based tax and it will accrue to the importing state. It lowers the tax burden by taxing inter-state transactions only once....
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