GST is in News since Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods and Services Tax (GST) got president assent and approved by Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2016 and Lok Sabha on 8 August 2016 and ratification by more than 50 percent of state legislatures.
The Government of India is planning to replace all the indirect taxes levied on goods and services by the Centre and States and implement GST by April 2017.
With GST, it is anticipated that the tax base will be comprehensive, as virtually all goods and services will be taxable, with minimum exemptions.
GST will be a game changing reform for the Indian economy by creating a common Indian market and reducing the cascading effect of tax on the cost of goods and services. It will impact the tax structure, tax incidence, tax computation, tax payment, compliance, credit utilization and reporting, leading to a complete overhaul of the current indirect tax system.
GST will have a far-reaching impact on almost all the aspects of the business operations in the country, for instance, pricing of products and services, supply chain optimization, IT, accounting, and tax compliance systems.
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