GST Interview Questions at teachoo (टीचू)

GST means Goods and Services Tax

It is a tax which is to be soon introduced in India

In each state of India,taxes and rules are different

GST will lead to same rates of tax on different state

It is likely to be introduced by 1 July 2017

There will be 3  Different GST's

1. CGST (Central GST)
2. SGST (State GST)
3. IGST (Integrated GST)

CGST + SGST

IGST

• No Tax on Tax in Case of GST. 

  Previously Excise wass charged on Amount

  VAT/CST was charged on Amount+Excise.

  After GST, both Central and State GST will be on Amount

• Input of Central Purchases will be Available

  Previously on Central Purchases, CST wass charged for which no input is available

  After GST, Input will be available on Central Purchases called IGST Credit.

• Uniform Tax Rates in Different States

  Previously, Rates of Vat were different form state to state

  Also in some states, surcharge wass levied on this Vat

  After GST, Rates will be same for all. Uniform Rates

• Full input on Capital Goods

  Previously on Capital Goods, 50% Cenvat is available in current year and 50% in next year

  Also Input of Vat on Capital Goods is different from State to State

  (In Delhi,it is available in 3 years while in Harayana,not available at all)

  After GST, input will be available in first year

• There are too many returns to be filed

  Previously, a Vat Dealer normally files Quarterly Return for Vat (Four in One Year)

  A Service Provider files Monthly Returns for Service Tax (Two in One Year)

  In GST every person has to file 3 Returns Monthly

  • One for Purchase Details
  • One for Sales Details
  • One for both Purchase and Sales

  That is 36 Returns in One Year

  
  

  Apart from this, there is Annual Return also, so total 37 Returns to be filed

• Returns have become Complicated

  Previously, Party wise Details not to be given for Purchase and Sales in Service Tax and Excise

  After GST, giving Party wise details will be required to be given in case of GST also separately for Local, Central and Integrated GST

• Difficult to compute

  Suppose a shopkeeper sells the goods in Delhi, he currently pays only Vat

  Afrer GST, he will be paying both State GST and Central GST on Same Transaction

• IGST and not CGST on Interstate Sales

  Current Tax	After GST
  Within State VAT	Within State SGST CGST
  Outside State CST	Outside State IGST

• Last Period Tax to be Paid first

  Previously, if you have not paid last year tax, you can very well pay current period tax and file return

  After GST,

  Challan will not have period

  If there is tax outstanding, it will be first adjusted against that and balance against current period

• Concept of PLA to be Continued

  Previously in Excise, there is concept of PLA (Personal Ledger Account or Account Current)

  Whatever tax we pay by challan is deposited in PLA and Our excise duty liability is adjusted in it

  This confusing concept is currently only in Excise and not in Vat and Service Tax

  
  

  After GST, this PLA will be called Electronic Duty Credit Register and will be applicable only for all types of GST

GST on sales is called Output GST. It is also called GST Liability

GST on purchases is called Input GST.

Output GST - Input GST = GST Payable 

If Input GST is more than Output GST it is called GST Credit.

We calculate it Separately for different types of GST

Output IGST can be adjusted with Input GST in the following order

• Input IGST  if any

• Input CGST  if any

• Input SGST  if any

CGST credit cannot be adjusted against SGST Payable.

Similarly, SGST Credit cannot be adjusted CGST Payable.

However, both can be adjusted against IGST Payable

Sequence of Adjustment

Output IGST can be adjusted with Input GST in the following order

• Input IGST if any

• Input CGST if any

• Input SGST if any

20 Lacs

If Aggregate Turnover is greater than 20 lacs or likely to exceed 20 lacs, then Compulsory Registration

(Limit is 10 lacs for North Eastern States)

Aggregate turnover includes all types of sales

like

1. Taxable Sales

2. Exempt Sales

3. Export Sales

4. Interstate Sales

5. Sales by Agent of Principal (Amount of taxes not to be included)

Hence, If a person is making only exempt sales and the amount of sales is more than 20 lacs,still compulsory registration in GST

Similarly if a person is making only export sales,then also Compulsory Registration in GST

NO LIMIT  OF 20 LACS IN FOLLOWING CASES

However Compulsory Registration Required for making

1. Interstate Sales

2. Supplying goods on behalf of Other Persons

3. Casual Taxable Person

4. Non-resident taxable persons

5. If liable to deduct TDS in GST

6. If liable to deduct TCS in GST

7. Input Service Distributor

8. Making Sale on Behalf of other person (Franchise/Agent)

9. Reverse Charge

10. E-Commerce Companies

11. Online Database Service Provider from Outside India into India

12. Others as may be Notified

Hence, If a person is making only exempt sales and the amount of sales is more than 20 lacs,still compulsory registration in GST

Similarly if a person is making only export sales,then also Compulsory Registration in GST

For All types of Taxable Sales (Local or Central), Normally A Tax Invoice is to be issued

• Same Series number of Invoice will start for Local and Central Sales

• Same Series to be Used for Sale to Registered and Sale to Unregistered person

For All types of Taxable Sales (Local or Central), Normally A Tax Invoice is to be issued

1. Sale of Exempted Goods

2. Sale by Composition Dealer

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