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Heyy!!..Want to know about GST??Here are some basics to GST ..Q. What is GST in India?A. GST is an indirect tax levied on supply of either goods, services or both at every step of production process, but is also refunded to all the parties as a part of production process excepting the final consumer.Q. Why was GST introduced in India?A. GST has been Introduced in India basically to remove the cascading effect of tax and also to reduce the burden of tax payers from a bulk taxation compliance to only one tax compliance which is GST. Moreover different indirect taxes which were charged pre gst regime had different rates according to different state requirements and lot of documentation processes which made ot difficult and tedious for business entities to work with.By implementing GST the government has tried to bring a concept of "One Nation One Tax" and also reduce the documentary burden as everuthing has been digitalised Q. What are the types of GST?A. Types of GST comes with the concept of place of supply. * If the place of supply of your goods, servives or both are outside your place of business Interagated GST or IGST is levied *If the place of supply is same as the place of business then Central GST or CGST and State GST or SGST is levied equally and simultaneously * If your place of supply is a Union Territory then Central GST or CGST and Union Territory GST pr UTGST is levied equally and simultaneouslyNotes1. IGST & CGST is collected directly by the Central Government whereas SGST is collected by the respective State GovernmentHope this was helpful as for the basic concepts to GST

When has anyone committed an offence under GST? There are several offences under GST. For easy understanding, I have grouped them as- 1. Fake/wrong invoices A) A taxable person supplies any goods/services without any invoice or issues a false invoice. B) He issues any invoice or bill without supply of goods/services in violation of the provisions of GST. C) He issues invoices using the identification number of another bonafide taxable person 2. Fraud A) He submits false information while registering under GST. B) He submits fake financial records/documents or files fake returns to evade tax. C) Does not provide information/gives false information during proceedings 3. Tax evasion A) He collects any GST but does not submit it to the government within 3 months. B) Even if he collects any GST in contravention of provisions, he still has to deposit it to the government within 3 months. Failure to do so will be an offence under GST. C) He obtains refund of any CGST/SGST by fraud. D) He takes and/or utilizes input tax credit without actual receipt of goods and/or services E) He deliberately suppresses his sales to evade tax 4. Supply/transport of goods A) He transports goods without proper documents B). Supplies/transports goods which he knows will be confiscated. C) Destroys/tampers goods which have been seized 5. Others A) He has not registered under GST although he is required to by law. B) He does not deduct TDS or deducts less amount where applicable. C) He does not collect TCS or collects less amount where applicable. D) Being an Input Service Distributor, he takes or distributes input tax credit in violation of the rules. E) He obstructs the proper officer during his duty (for example, he hinders the officer during the audit by tax authorities) F) He does not maintain all the books that he required to maintain by law G) If he destroys any evidence