Background Material On Model Gst Law

Background Material on Model GST Law

Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India

The recently introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) is the biggest tax reform in the fiscal history of India. After missing several deadlines and overcoming almost a decade of political differences, the GST finally saw the light of day on July 1, 2017. Implementation of the GST leaves behind an inefficient, complicated and fragmented indirect tax system. The GST has subsumed a profusion of Central and State indirect taxes to create a single unified market. It is slated to make India a seamless national market, boosting trade and industry and, in turn, growth rate. The GST is expected to represent a leap forward in creating a much cleaner dual VAT. Common base and common rates will facilitate administration and improve compliance while also rendering manageable the collection of taxes on inter-State sales. By amalgamating a large number of Central and State taxes into a single tax and allowing set-off of prior-stage taxes, it would mitigate the ill effects of cascading or pyramiding and pave the way for a common national market. The ntroduction of the GST would also make India's products competitive in the domestic and international markets. This book explains various aspects of the GST in non-technical language for the benefit of a cross-section of readers, including teachers and students of economics, commerce, law, public administration, business management, legislators, business executives, and others interested in understanding the basics of the GST. [Subject: Business & Economics, India Studies, Taxation, Law, Public Policy]

Madhukar Hiregange's A Practical Guide to GST Audits and Certification (5th edition)

The fifth edition of this book has been written with a perspective to enable the taxpayers to ensure compliance with the applicable provisions of GST related to filing of annual returns and self-certified Form GSTR-9C. The vast experience of the four authors totaling about one hundred years in consulting, adjudicating, judging and implementation of indirect taxes would immensely help the professionals implement GST provisions and conduct of audit in an easier way while providing value to their clients/employers. The book is divided into 6 parts as follows: Part 1 – Overview of GST law and insights on good accounting practices, record maintenance and documentation to facilitate returns filing, reconciliation and professional opportunities from the perspective of GST Audit. Part 2 – Background of the Annual returns, role of professionals and a detailed clause by clause analysis with Practical FAQ's for filing the Annual Returns in Form GSTR 9. Part 3 - Background of the GST Audit, role of professionals and a detailed clause by clause analysis with practical FAQ's for filing the Reconciliation statement in Form GSTR 9C. Part 4 – Checklists, formats, ICQ's, templates and practical methodology of conducting GST Audit [verification of documents/transactions after evaluation of internal control, reconciliations with tips to mitigate demand, common errors to avoid. Part 5 – Customs Audit, year-end action points for taxpayers, other GST certifications and Departmental Audit and some useful decisions. Part 6 - Appendices containing the gist of important notifications, guidance notes, standards, forms of audit under GST, and important templates for ready reference of professionals. KEY FEATURES Includes practical tables giving Step by Step approach with internal control questionnaires, checklists, templates, Good accounting practices, review program and reconciliation statements for: –Filing annual return with checklist and enabling formats –Audit certification Detailed analysis of reporting comments, remarks and qualifications in Part B of GSTR 9C along with exhaustive list of sample observations, remarks to be reported which would be relevant till FY 2019-20 Detailed discussion on various other key reconciliations including ITC, outward supplies, etc. Extensive list of common errors to be avoided in GST while doing preparation for audit. Coverage of key reconciliations viz., GSTR 2A to 3B, GSTR 1 to 3B, etc. Extensive discussion on professional approach to GST audit using the internal control questionnaire and sample audit program for enabling taxpayers in filing GSTR 9C form. Insights on key year-end activities & relationship between GSTR 1, GSTR 3B & GSTR 9. Covering important tools/techniques for optimization of tax, ITC, year-end actions, and some decisions in favour of taxpayers to avoid future disputes and adding value. Visit http://bit.ly/GSTAudit for updates and information.