What is a GSt

Posted on: 26 July, 2021

The goods and services tax (GST) is a value-added tax levied on most goods and services sold for domestic consumption. The GST is paid by consumers, but it is remitted to the government by the businesses selling the goods and services.

GST is a new form of tax that seeks to replace all central and state taxes and levies such as excise duty, countervailing duty, service tax, value added tax, octroi, entry tax and luxury tax. Goods and services should be taxed based on the value addition at each stage and not based on the gross value of the goods or services billed at each stage. Further, tax should be eventually borne at the point of consumption rather than at the point of production, though the tax department must be able to track value addition at each step and collect tax proportionate to the value added at each stage.

GST Registration

GST is a single tax right from the manufacturer or service provider to the consumer. In this system, taxes paid at each stage will be credited in the subsequent stage of value addition. Thus, Goods and Services Tax charged by the final dealer (seller or service provider) is the final tax borne by the customer, with set off of all taxes paid at all earlier stages in the supply chain.