2. PRESENTATION PLAN
What is GST ?
Why GST ?
Structure of GST
Effects of GST
Is it universal ?
3. GST: ‘G’ –Goods
‘S’ –Services
‘T’ –Tax
Goods and Service Tax(GST) is a comprehensive tax levy on manufacture ,
sale and consumption of goods and service at a national level.
GST is a tax on goods and services with value addition at each stage.
GST will include many state and central level indirect taxes
It overcomes drawback present tax system.
4. CONTINUE...
The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha(lower
house) in May 2015.
GST has been passed in rajya sabha(upper house) in august 2016.
But it will not come in process until it passes in more than half state’s assembly.
After GST tax rate will be 18%.
5. REGISTRATION UNDER
GST
Under GST registration, it is likely to be linked with the existing PAN.
13 digit PAN based common TIN Registration
The new business identification number was likely to be the 10-digit alphanumeric PAN,
in addition to two digits for state code and one or two check numbers for disallowing
fake numbers. The total number of digits in the new number was likely to be 13-14.
Whole process will be online.
6. EXISTING TAX STRUCTURE IN
INDIA
.
Tax Structure
Direct Tax
Income Tax Wealth Tax
Indirect Tax
Central Tax
Excise Service Tax Customer
State Tax
VAT
Entry Tax, luxury
tax, Lottery Tax,
etc.
7. SHORT COMINGS IN
CURRENT TAX SYSTEM
Tax Cascading (Tax on Tax)
Complexity
Taxation at Manufacturing Level
Exclusion of Services
Tax Evasion
Corruption
9. ONE NATION ONE TAX
Reduction in multiplicity of taxes.
Mitigation of cascading/ double taxation.
More efficient neutralization of taxes especially for exports.
Development of common national market.
Simpler tax regime
Simpler Tax system.
Improved compliance & revenue collections (tax booster).
According to some economist after GST India’s GDP will increase 1-2%.
Export of goods and services – Zero rated
Benefits to GST
10. EFFECT ON THE PRICE OF
THE PRODUCT
Products at higher price
Eg. mobile phones, garments , jewellery ,packaging food etc.
Products at lower price
Eg. House , car , eating out in restaurant etc.
What will be out of GST?
Petroleum products
Alcoholic products, Tobacco products
Taxes on lottery and betting
Electricity duties/ taxes
11. Non Harmonization of Tax rates
Lack of automation
Lack of Procedural Manuals
Lack of Skilled officials
Double Registration- Handling old Registration
Poor Quality of tax Returns
No System for 100% Scrutiny of Tax Returns and Tax Audit
Lack of Cross Verifications with other tax administrations
Lack of mechanism to control Evasion
Impact on Prices
Coordination between state & central departments
CHALLENGES IN GST
12. China -17%
UK -17.5%
Australia -10%
France -19.6%
Germany -16%
Denmark -25%
Pakistan -18%
GST- RATES WORLD
WIDE
No. of Countries : 165