Goods And Service Tax In India

Studies the evolution of GST in India since the Report of the Indirect Taxation Enquiry Committee of 1977.

Strictly according the the syllabus prescribed by: Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla for B.Com.-III Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar for B.Com. (Pass & Hons.), Sem.-IV Panjab University, Chandigarh for B.Com.-II, Sem.-III and BBA-II, Sem.-IV

About the Goods and Services Tax Book: The law stated in this book is as amended up to June 2020. Most authentic, up-to-date, and comprehensive textbook on GST. The book covers all topics of the syllabi of various universities for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In the present revised edition almost all the chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated and a chapter on Payment and Refund of Tax (with TDS and TCS) has been completely rewritten. At the end of each chapter large number of MCQ and Short Questions (Over 300 in number) with Ans. have been given which enables students to learn faster. This unique feature will serve as the backbone in understanding the whole chapter. Law relating to GST has been discussed thoroughly in easy language and in a lucid style. The questions asked in recent university examinations have been incorporated in the book. Every chapter contains a complete explanation of the topic with suitable examples and, where necessary, followed by graded solved illustrations and questions for practice with Ans.

Value Added Tax (VAT; also known as Goods and Services Tax, under the acronym GST in a number of OECD countries) has become a major source of revenue for governments around the world. Some 165 countries operated a VAT at the time of the completion of the International VAT/GST Guidelines in 2016, more than twice as many as 25 years before. As VAT continued to spread across the world, international trade in goods and services has also expanded rapidly in an increasingly globalised economy. One consequence of these developments has been the greater interaction between VAT systems, along with growing risks of double taxation and unintended non-taxation in the absence of international VAT co-ordination. The International VAT/GST Guidelines now present a set of internationally agreed standards and recommended approaches to address the issues that arise from the uncoordinated application of national VAT systems in the context of international trade. They focus in particular on trade in services and intangibles, which poses increasingly important challenges for the design and operation of VAT systems worldwide. They notably include the recommended principles and mechanisms to address the challenges for the collection of VAT on cross-border sales of digital products that had been identified in the context of the OECD/G20 Project on Base and Erosion and Profit Shifting (the BEPS Project). These Guidelines were adopted as a Recommendation by the Council of the OECD in September 2016.

Restructuring of the tax system has constituted a major component of fiscal reforms in India since 1991. The main focus of the tax reforms has been on simplification and rationalization of both direct and indirect taxes, with the objective of augmenting revenues and removing anomalies in the tax structure. Tax reforms in recent years have brought the tax system much closer to international tax practices. The current structure of taxes on goods and services in India is highly complex, riddled with exemptions, and characterized by complicated compliance procedures. The strategy of the Government in respect of indirect taxes is to continue the tariff reforms process towards mean Asian levels of customs tariff, convergence towards a single rate of excise duty (with some exceptions), widening of service tax base, and a phased move towards a fully-integrated goods and services tax (GST). This book traces the evolution of taxation of goods and services (indirect taxes) in India during the post-Independence period. More importantly, it analyzes the present structure of indirect taxes and the harmonization measures undertaken by the Government in this regard. It also examines and sets forth core issues pertaining to the proposed national level GST which is expected to be rolled out in the near future. [Subject: India Studies, Economics, Taxation, Public Finance, Public Policy, Business]

1.Overview of GST, 2. Important Definitions, 3. Supply Under GST, 4. Levy and Collection of Tax, 5. Exemption from GST, 6. Comosition levy, 7. Nature and Place of Supply, 8. Time of Supply, 9. Value of Supply, 10. Input Tax Credit, 11. Registration, 12. Tax Invoice, Credit and Debit Notes, 13. E-Way Bill, 14. Payment of Tax, 15. Return, 16. Job Work, 17. Tax Deduction and Tax Collection at Source, 18. Account, Assessment amnd Adult, 19. Insepection, Search, Seizure and Arrest, 20. The Intergrated Goods and Services tax Act (Definition, Features Levy and Collection of IGST), 21. Refunds, 22. Anti- Profiteering Measure, 23. Avoidance of Dual Control, 24. Demand and Recovery, 25. Miscellaneous Provisions of Transitional Provisions, 26. Penalties.