scholarly journals Goods and Services Tax (GST): A Revolutionary Step towards Economic Unification

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (S1) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
M. P. Akhil
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Excise Duty ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
National Market ◽  
Indirect Taxes ◽  
Service Sectors

GST is a comprehensive tax system that subsumed all indirect taxes of states and central governments and unified economy into a seamless national market .Under the erstwhile indirect tax regime, there were a number of taxes. Prof. Kelkar Committee has proposed a uniform Goods and Services Tax (GST) to do away with the issues and problems of VAT. Based on Kelkar Committee recommendations, the Govt of India has brought a Bill in 2011 through the Constitution (115th Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2011. However the bill was not passed due to dissolution of 15th Lok Sabha. Again, Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 was presented in the Lok Sabha and this Bill has been passed in the Lok Sabha as well as Rajyasabha. Goods and service tax is a new story of VAT which gives a widespread setoff for input tax credit and subsuming many indirect taxes from state and national level. The Government’s GST regime seeks to replace excise duty, import duties, VAT and service tax regulations, along with other Cess and surcharges, with three separate legislations namely CGST, SGST and IGST. GST would be applicable to all transactions of goods and service, and it to be paid to the accounts of the Centre and the States separately. The biggest advantage of GST is economic unification of India. It has potential to end the longstanding distortions arising out of the differential treatment of the manufacturing and service sectors. It is an issue if people are still unaware or confuse with the tax system of GST and become worst when people ignore and boycott not to pay the tax.

scholarly journals Recent impact of gst in india

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-293
Author(s):  
Gomathi N
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Central Government ◽  
National Level ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
National Market ◽  
Indirect Taxes

GST also known as the Goods and Services Tax is defined as the giant indirect taxstructures designed to support and enhance the economic growth of a country. In today‘sscenario to pay various taxes i.e. direct and indirect taxes, which are felt as burden on us anddue to these taxes the corruption is increasing. So, to overcome from all these taxation systemthe Central Government has decided to make one tax system i.e. Goods and Services Tax(GST). GST is one of the most critical tax reforms in India which has been long awaitingdecision. It is a comprehensive tax system that will subsume all indirect taxes of State andcentral Governments and whole economy into seamless nation in national market. It isexpected to remove the burden of existing indirect tax system and play an important role ingrowth of India. GST includes all Indirect Taxes which will help in growth of economy andproves to be more beneficial than the existing tax system. GST will also help to accelerate theoverall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) isa vast concept that simplifies the giant tax structure by supporting and enhancing theeconomic growth of a country. GST is a comprehensive tax levy on manufacturing, sale andconsumption of goods and services at a national level

scholarly journals Goods and Service Tax (GST): A Sweet Pill for Indian Economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shantanu Saurabh ◽  
Veenita Singh
Keyword(s):  
Vital Role ◽  
Sales Tax ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Excise Duty ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
National Market ◽  
Indirect Taxes ◽  
Central Level

It is a comprehensive tax system that will subsume all indirect taxes of states and central governments and unified economy into a seamless national market. It is expected to iron out wrinkles of existing indirect tax system and play a vital role in growth of India. It will not be an additional tax; it will include central excise duty, service tax additional duties of customers at the central level, VAT, central sales tax, entertainment tax, octroi, state surcharge, luxury tax, lottery tax and other surcharge on supply of goods and services. GST is the only indirect tax that directly affects all the sections and sectors of our economy. India is a federal democratic, therefore the GST will be implemented parallel by the Central and State governments as CGST and SGST respectively. The purpose of GST is to replace all indirect taxes with single comprehensive tax, bringing it all under single umbrella, to eliminating tax on tax. It is expected to iron out wrinkles of existing indirect tax system to improve the productivity in the country as well as will be benefited to the consumers and play a vital role in growth of Indian economy.

How fast GST is moving the Indian FMCG sector: Empirical Study

GIS Business ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 339-349
Author(s):  
Mr. Arun Gautam ◽  
Dr. Gaurav Lodha ◽  
Dr. Rohit Bansal ◽  
Dr.) M.L. Vadera
Keyword(s):  
Central Government ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Excise Duty ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
The Impact

GST is one of the most critical tax reforms in India which has been long awaiting decision. It is a comprehensive tax system that will subsume all indirect taxes of State and Central Governments and whole economy into seamless nation in national market. GST will be a game changing reform for Indian economy by developing a common Indian market and reducing the combined effect of tax on the cost of goods and services. GST is a consumption based tax imposed on sale, manufacturing and consumption on goods & services at national level. Several taxes such as central excise duty, service tax, central surcharge and cess etc. imposed by Central Government and VAT / sales tax, entertainment tax, octroi & entry tax, purchase tax, luxury tax, taxes on lottery etc. levied by State Governments have been subsumed under GST. The FMCG sector of India composes more than 50 % of the food and beverage industry and another 30 % from personal and household care. Under the proposed GST system, it is expected that it would result in a simpler tax system, especially for industries like FMCG. Under this system, a single product would be taxed at the same rate in every corner of the country meaning that an cooler will be taxed the same in Madhya Pradesh as well as Kerala thus we also refer GST as ONE NATION ONE TAX. This paper will help to present that, what is the impact of GST after its implementation; analyze the influence of GST on FMCG sector.

scholarly journals Tax System in India-Evolution and Present Structure

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Neha Nainwal
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Direct Taxation ◽  
Excise Duty ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Indirect Taxes

<bold>Main findings of the book</bold> The Indian tax system has undergone major structural changes since Independence in 1947. It has become comprehensive and complicated over the years. It has successfully mobilised resources to finance developmental, welfare and administrative activities of public authorities. Besides being the main source of revenue, both for the Central and State Governments, it is an effective instrument to realise various socio-economic objectives of national policies. However, the tax system has been relying heavily on indirect taxes and suffering extensively from fiscal malady called tax evasion. Restructuring of the tax system has constituted a major component of fiscal reforms initiated 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. Tax reforms are a part of the package to liberalise and globalise the Indian economy. The post-1991 period has witnessed a sharp decline in the rates of income tax, excise duty and customs tariff. The theory that high rates of duty lead to higher revenue collection has been discarded in favour of lower rates with fewer exemptions and concessions. The strategy in respect of direct taxation is to minimise distortions in tax structure by expanding the tax base and moderating tax rates on the one hand and improving the efficiency of tax administration and increasing the deterrence level on the other, so as to encourage voluntary compliance. The strategy in respect of indirect taxes is to move towards a fully integrated goods and services tax (GST).

GST - Sway On Small Scale Industries

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (10) ◽  
pp. 365-372
Author(s):  
Jayanti.G ◽  
Dr. V.Selvam
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Tax Reform ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Single Tax ◽  
The People ◽  
Indirect Taxes ◽  
The Government

India being a democratic and republic country, has witnessed the biggest indirect tax reform after much exploration, GST bill roll out on 1 April 2017.  The concept of this reform is for a unified country-wide tax reform system.  Enterprises particularly SMEs are caught in a state of instability.  Several taxes such s excise, service tax etc., have been subsumed with a single tax structure. it is the responsibilities of both centre and state government to shoulder the important responsibility to cater the needs of the people and the nation as a whole.  The main basis of income to the government is through levy of taxes.  To meet the so called socio-economic needs and economic growth, taxes are considered as a main source of revenue for the government.  As per Wikipedia “A tax is a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon tax payer by the government in order to fund various public expenditure”   it is said that tax payment is mandatory, failure to pay such taxes will be punishable under the law.   The Indian tax system is classified as direct and indirect tax.   The indirect taxes are levied on purchase, sale, and manufacture of goods and provision of service.  The indirect tax on goods and services increases its price, this can lead to inflationary trend.  Contribution of indirect taxes to total tax revenue is more than 50% in India, therefore, indirect tax is considered as a major source of tax revenue for the government, which in turn is one of source for GDP growth.  Though indirect tax is a major source of revenue, it had lot of hassles.  To overcome the major issues of indirect tax system the government of India subsumed most of the indirect tax which in turn gave birth to the concept called Goods and Service Tax.

scholarly journals An Insight Into the Value Added Tax System Detailing Its Origins, Impact, Provisions and Regulations With Reference to India

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Tomy Kallarackal
Keyword(s):  
European Economic Community ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Value Added Tax ◽  
Excise Duty ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Insight Into

The Value Added Tax was first introduced in France in 1954. It was the resultant effort of France and members of the European Economic Community (E.E.C) during the 1950s aimed at the simplification of commodity taxes. Currently more than 130 nations in the world have adopted the VAT system. In the last decade alone over 50 nations have introduced VAT. This includes implementation in China and most recently the addition of Australia to the list of VAT nations. The world over, VAT is payable on both goods and services as they constitute a part of the national GDR Excise duty and sales taxes are merged into the singularity of VAT. No tax is levied on exports with full input tax credit made available. The scheme of taxation adopted by most nations is very simple. The seller of goods and the service provider charge tax on sales, avail input tax credit and pay the difference as VAT to the goVernment treasury. The compliance system in VAT nations is also very simple. There is very less interface between the tax collector and the tax payer. However there are provisions for heavy penalization of VAT defaulters. VAT is administered nationally and is also levied on imports.  

National Level Goods and Services Tax (GST): Towards Cooperative Federalism

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Sury
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
Cooperative Federalism ◽  
Broad Consensus

The GST has been an initiative that has commanded broad consensus across the political spectrum. It has also been a model of cooperative federalism in practice with the Centre and states coming together as partners in embracing growth and employment-enhancing reforms. It is a reform that is long awaited and its implementation will validate expectations of important government actions and effective political will. Given the historic opportunity afforded by the GST, the aim should be to clean up an Indian tax system that has effectively become an <italic>exemptions raj</italic> with serious consequences for revenues and governance. By improving efficiency as well as revenues, GST can add substantially to growth as well as helping government finances.

scholarly journals Impact of gst in india

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-300
Author(s):  
NAMASIVAYAM ◽  
SRI PADMA ABIRAMI P ◽  
RAMPRAKASH S
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Excise Duty ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Finance Minister ◽  
Indirect Taxes ◽  
The Impact

Goods and Service Tax or GST as it is known is all set to be a game changerfor the Indian economy. The Finance Minister in his budget speech of Budget 2015 hasannounced time and again that the tax will be introduced on 1 April, 2016. In India, there aredifferent indirect taxes applied on goods and services by central and state government. GSTis intended to include all these taxes into one tax with seamless ITC and charged on bothgoods and services. Thus excise duty, special additional duty, service tax, VAT to name afew will get repealed and will be added into GST. For this, GST will have 3 parts – CGST,SGST and IGST. The central taxes like excise duty will be subsumed into CGST and statetaxes like VAT into SGST .This paper deals with the impact of GST in India

scholarly journals Gst in india: a key tax reform

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-228
Author(s):  
SUDHA B ◽  
DHATCHINAMOORTHI P
Keyword(s):  
Tax Reform ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
National Market ◽  
Indirect Taxes

GST is one of the most crucial tax reforms in India which has been longpending. It was supposed to be implemented from April 2010, but due to political issues andconflicting interests of various stakeholders it is still pending. It is a comprehensive taxsystem that will subsume all indirect taxes of states and central governments and unifiedeconomy into a seamless national market. It is expected to iron out wrinkles of existingindirect tax system and play a vital role in growth of India. This paper presents an overviewof GST concept, explains its features along with its timeline of implementation in India. Thepaper is more focused on advantages of GST and challenges faced by India in execution

India's GST reform promises major economic rewards

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
The Political ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
National Market ◽  
The Government ◽  
Over Time

Subject The political and economic significance of GST. Significance The Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill earlier this month passed through the upper house of parliament, its most difficult hurdle. When rolled out, GST will represent the most significant reform of the tax system since India's independence in 1947, replacing the current myriad of central and state imposts to create a unified national market. The government claims that the GST will be the best version of its envisaged 'One Nation One Tax' concept. Impacts GST has longer-term implications for business costs, taxation ratios and India's illicit economy. Over time, businesses are likely to re-adjust their supply-chains to take advantage of the new opportunities. Inflation may rise temporarily when GST is implemented, possibly affecting political sentiment and monetary policy. Sectors such as renewables, tourism and telecommunications are likely to lobby the government for exemptions. The April 2017 deadline for rolling out GST is ambitious.

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