1.
GST – The Framework
NIRC of ICAI
August 22, 2016
Discussion by:
CA Gaurav Gupta
FCA, LLB, DISA
Author
– GST – Law & Practise
- Service Tax – Law & Practise

2.
Our Revenue
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2015-16
(RE)
(Rs. in Crores)
2016-2017
(BE)
(Rs. in Crores)
Corporation Tax 452969.68 493923.55
Taxes on income 299051.24 353173.68
Customs 209500.00 230000.00
Excise 284142.34 318669.50
Service Tax 210000.00 231000.00
State Taxes 846570 (2014-15) 969250 (2015-16)
Note:
State Taxes include all levies by state
Source: Union Budget for Central Levies and RBI for State Tax Revenue

3.
GST – The Origin

4.
GST – The Origin
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2006- GST
Announcement
2009- First
Discussion
Paper
2011 – First
AmendmentBill
2014 -
Second
AmendmentBill
May 2015 - Bill
Passed by
Loksabha
Aug 2015 –
Select
Committee
Report
August 2016 –
Bill passed by
Rajya Sabha
GST
Consitutional
AmendmentBill
passed by
Assan, Bihar
and Jharkhand
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5.
The Stakeholders
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GST
Central
Government
State
Government
GST
Council
GSTN
Commitees
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6.
The Committees
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Committee on the Problem of Dual Control, Threshold and Exemptions
in GST Regime
Committee on Revenue Neutral Rates for State GST & Central GST
and Place of Supply Rules (A Sub-Committee has been constituted to
examine issues relating to the Place of Supply Rules)
Committee on IGST & GST on Imports (A Sub- Committee has been
set up to examine issues pertaining to IGST model
Committee to draft model GST Law (Three Sub-Committees have
been constituted to draft various aspects of the model law
Committee to examine Business Processes under GST Regime
(Three Sub-Committees have been constituted to examine issues
pertaining to Registration & Returns, Refunds and Payments)
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7.
GST – Need?

8.
Current Indirect Tax
Regime in India
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Indirect
Tax Levies
in India
Central
Levy
Service
Tax
Provision
of Service
Rate –
15%
Customs
Duty
+CVD
+BCD
Imports
10%
(varies)
Excise Duty +
Excise duty on
Medicinal
Manufactu
re
12.5%
(varies)
Central
Sales Tax
Inter state
Sale of
Goods
5%/12.5%
(varies)
State Levy
Sales Tax
/ VAT
Intra State
Sale of
Goods
5%/12.5%
(varies)
Entertainm
ent Tax /
Luxury Tax
Entertain
ment /
Luxuries
10%-50%
(varies)
Entry Tax
Entry of
goods in
state
Generally
around
5%.
(varies)
Taxes on
Betting/
Gambling
Betting /
Gambling
Varies
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9.
Current Indirect Tax
Regime in India
Rohtak
Delhi
Excise + CST
Panipat
Panipat
Excise + VAT
Manufacturer
Intra state Sale
Inter state Sale
Rohtak
No taxes
ParisExports
London
BCD + CVD + SAD
DelhiImports
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10.
Current Indirect Tax
Regime in India
Rohtak
Delhi
CST
Panipat
Panipat
VAT
Trader
Intra state Sale
Inter state Sale
Rohtak
No taxes
ParisExports
London
BCD+CVD+SAD
DelhiImports
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11.
Current Indirect Tax
Regime in India
Rohtak
Delhi
Service Tax
Panipat
Panipat
Service Tax
Services
Intra state Sale
Inter state Sale
Rohtak
No taxes
ParisExports
London
Service Tax – reverse charge
DelhiImports
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12.
Need for GST
Problems in the present structure:
• Complex
• Cascading effects of taxes
• Multiple tax rates
• Multiple Compliances
GST – an answer to present problems:
“It should establish a tax system that is economically efficient and
neutral in its application, distributionally attractive and simple to
administer.”
- Working Paper No.1/2009 – DEA on GST Reforms and
Intergovernmental Considerations in India
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13.
Features of GST
Features of proposed Model:
• Destination based taxation
• Dual Administration
• Consolidation of taxes
• State wise determination of taxable person – no more centralized
registration
• Seamless credit amongst goods and services
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14.
GST – The Framework
Excise duty on Medicinal and
Toiletries Preparation
Central Levies
Central Excise Duty
Central Sales Tax
Service Tax
Tax on lottery, betting and
Gambling
State Levies
Entertainment Tax
State VAT/ Purchase tax
Entry Tax
Luxury Tax
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Additional duty of Excise on
Textile and Textile Products
CVD and SAD (on import of
goods)
Cesses and surcharges insofar
as far as they relate to supply
of goods or services
State cesses and
surcharges insofar as far as
they relate to supply of
goods or services
Taxes on Advertisement
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CGST
SGST

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CGST SGST IGST
1 Act 29 + 7 Acts 1 Act

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GST Model Countries following
Independent VAT in Centre and
State
Brazil, Argentina, Russia
VAT levied and administered at
Centre
Australia, Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, etc.
Dual VAT Canada and India today

17.
Proposed Indirect Tax
Regime in India
Rohtak
Delhi
IGST
Panipat
Panipat
CGST + SGST
Supply of Goods/ Services
Intra state Sale
Inter state Sale
Rohtak
No taxes
ParisExports
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18.
Proposed Indirect Tax
Regime in India
Paris
London
IGST
Delhi
Panipat
BCD + IGST
Import of Goods/ Services
Goods
Services
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19.
122nd Constitutional
Amendment

20.
Constitutional amendments
proposed by 122nd Bill
Article246A
• Concurrent jurisdiction
for levy of GST by the
Centre and the States
• Parliament has exclusive
power to make laws with
respect to goods and
services tax where the
supply takes place in the
course of inter-State
trade or commerce
Article269A
• Authority for Centre to
levy & collection of IGST
on supplies in the course
of inter-State trade or
commerce including
imports
• Import of goods or
provision of services
from outside India will be
treated as Inter-State
supplies
• ‘Place of supply’ of
goods & services to be
determined as per Rules
formulated by Centre
Article366(12A)
• GST defined as any tax
on supply of goods or
services or both other
than on alcohol for
human consumption
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21.
GST Council
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1. Constituted under Constitution by President of India under Article 279A
2. The GST Council shall consist of the following members:
i. The Union Finance Minister:- Chairperson;
ii. The Union Minister of State in charge of Revenue or Finance – Member
iii. The Minister in charge of Finance or Taxation or any other Minister
nominated by each State Government....................Members.
3. Quorum – 50% of total members
4. Every decision of the GST Council shall be taken at a meeting, by a majority of
not less than three-fourths of the weighted votes of the members present and
voting, in accordance with the following principles, namely:
• Central Government Vote - shall have a weightage of 1/3, and
• All the State Governments - weightage of 2/3 of the total votes cast
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GST Council
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The GST Council shall make recommendations to the Union and the States on—
• The taxes, cesses and surcharges levied by the Union, the States and the local bodies
which may be subsumed in the GS Tax
• The goods and services that may be subjected to, or exempted from the goods and
services tax;
• Model Goods and Services Tax Laws, principles of levy, apportionment of IGST and the
principles that govern the place of supply;
• The threshold limit of turnover below which goods and services may be exempted from
goods and services tax;
• The rates including floor rates with bands of goods and services tax;
• Any special rate or rates for a specified period, to raise additional resources during any
natural calamity or disaster;
• Special provision with respect to the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu and
Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh
and Uttarakhand;
• Any other matter relating to the goods and services tax, as the Council may decide.
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23.
Proposed GST
Framework

24.
GST - Levy
• Who shall pay
• On what GST shall be paid
• When GST shall be paid
• Where shall GST be paid
• To whom shall it be paid
• How to Pay
Taxable Person – Sch III
Supply of Goods and
services – Section 7
Point of Supply
Place of Supply
Respective Government
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Cash / Credit
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25.
Country Rate of VAT/GST
Australia 10%
Canada
5% Goods and Services Tax, plus Provincial Sales
Tax
China 17%
France 19.60%
Germany 19%
Hong Kong 0%
Russia 18%
Singapore 7% GST
United Kingdom 15%
United States
No national VAT / GST. State tax vary from 5 –
10.25%
Rate of VAT / GST around the world at present, some of which are enumerated as under:
GST Rates
General
Rate–
18%
Low rate –
8-10%
Luxury
Goods –
40%
Exemption
Precious
Metal – 2-
4%
India

26.
Input SGST
Input CGST
Input IGST
Output SGST
Output CGST
Output IGST
Levy Cenvatable against [Section 35(5)]
SGST SGST , IGST
CGST CGST, IGST
IGST IGST, CGST, SGST
Payment by Credit
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27.
Registration under Taxes
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Government2 States + UTs
29+
7
Business
VerticalsN Number of
Registrations
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Features of
Registration Process
• PAN based Registration: PAN will be mandatory
• Unified application to both tax authorities
• To be filed within 30 days
• State-wise registration for entities having presence in more than one State; Need not
apply separately for each State
• Deemed approval within three days
• Within a PAN, separate registration for separate business verticals within a State possible
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GSTIN - Features
X X X X XX X X X X XXX X
State
Code
PAN Business
Vertical
X
Blank Checksum
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29.
GST - Interface
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Taxable Person
1
GSTN
Taxable Person
2
Central
Government
State
Government
Features:
 IT based compliances
 Dual review
 Real time updates
 Lesser interaction with
authorities
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GST - Interface
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Taxable Person
1
GSTN
Taxable Person
2
Central
Government
State
Government
Services provided
 Registration
 Payment of tax
 Return
 Refunds
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31.
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