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A lot of taxes have accumulated in the ambit of Goods and service tax which has been termed as the most ambitious tax regime and holds the capability to fuel the economy of the nation. The main purpose of the GST is to curb various taxes levied currently on goods and service across states and to rebuilt in  ‘one tax one nation’  mode. Here we will talk about the indirect taxes that are included in GST and its benefits in the GST regime .' The taxes which are being included in Central GST are: Additional Customs Duty, commonly known as Countervailing Duty (CVD) Central Excise Duty (CENVAT) The Excise Duty levied under the Medicinal and Toiletries Preparations (Excise Duties) Act 1955 Additional Excise Duties Special Additional Duty of Customs 4% (SAD) Service Tax In State GST, there are various taxes which includes: Luxury tax Octroi and Entry Tax Purchase Tax VAT / Sales tax Entertainment tax (unless it is levied by the local bodies) Taxes on lottery, b...

Consider GST Software For Your Business: Every business owner be it big or small might be aware of new tax regime enrolled in the country. Though GST is 5 months old in the country, business owners are struggling to handle. GST filing be it generating invoices or filing tax returns. This is the juncture where GST software has become very important for the business owners to simplify their tax filing issues. Long time being spent by the business owners in filing the tax returns can now be utilized for something more productive. Ease of Filing Data Be it before implementation of GST or after implementation, many business owners rely on accounting software to handling their finances. This earlier accounting system has a few complexities to handle while filing returns. With the introduction of GST software in the market, the business owner will no longer find it difficult to calculate GST taxes. The software facilities registration and filing of the complex data easy in just a fe...

We are at the brink of one of the biggest business changes of our times viz. Goods and Services Tax. So far, most of the big businesses have already identified vendors for implementation of GST software. Many of the large enterprises had floated a Request for Proposal/Request for Information (RFP/RFI) late last year, asking software providers to present them with their solutions. They would have then evaluated these providers, over multiple product demos and extensive question and answer rounds, to reach a stage where they can now begin the implementation process, and undertake business process mapping and solutioning. If you, too, are looking for a GST software, then here is a list of some of the key features that you must ask for in your software: 1. Security Needless to say, in today’s digital world security is one of the most critical assurances. A secure software will protect confidential business information and avoid any kind of compromise that may pose threat to your bu...

If you are a business, it is nearly certain you deposit some tax other than income tax. It could be in the form of service tax, excise duty, VAT or some version of custom duty. These taxes are called indirect taxes. Nearly all of these taxes will now be replaced with GST. But the implementation of GST is not merely a change in tax. GST is an overhaul in the way in which indirect taxes will ‘levy’. Currently, excise duty is levied on manufacture, VAT is levied each time goods change hands and value is added to the product. CST (Central Sales Tax) is charged when goods move between states. This way a finished product can have excise duty, VAT, CST added to its cost before reaching its final consumer. All of these have a different ‘point’ of tax levy. These different taxes will now give way to GST. When is GST Levied? The most important thing about GST then is its point of levy. Under GST, point of tax levy is ‘supply’. What constitutes a supply has been defined in the GST Act....

Gurugram, Nov 15 : Rashmi Khetrapal has been appointed an Independent Director of the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) for two years, an official said on Wednesday. “In pursuance of Section 149(10) of the Companies Act of 2013, Rashmi Khetrapal is appointed Independent Director on the Board of Director of HSIIDC, Panchkula, with immediate effect for two years,” Industries and Commerce Department Principal Secretary Sudhir Rajpal said in an official order. Rashmi Khetrapal is founder of CountMagic.com , a Goods and Services Tax billing software company aimed at making businesses simple in the new tax regime. She is a chartered accountant, apart from being an entrepreneur. This article has also been published in  Yahoo This article has also been published in  Suryaa , This article has also been published in  ThePeoplePost  This article has also been published in  DailyWorld  This article has a...

Since the demonetisation of high value currency in November last year, the government has been pushing for digital payments to move towards a less-cash economy as well as enhance tax base. The government is working on launching the second phase of promoting digital payments from January, according to an official source. "A committee under DAVP (Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity) is working on plans to start promotion of digital payments from January onward," an official source told PTI. "Information and Broadcasting ministry along with Meity (IT ministry) are involved in firming up this plan," he said. The logo and jingle are being prepared and the next meeting of the DAVP panel is expected to be held within a week to submit the plans, he said. "There is a proposal that every ministry should come up with its plan to promote digital payments," he added. Since the demonetisation of high value currency in November last year, the gov...