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Is time place and value of supply important for Gst?

Why are time place and value of supply important? Time of supply means the point in time when goods/services are considered supplied’. When the seller knows the ‘time’, it helps him identify due date for payment of taxes. Place of supply  is required for determining the right tax to be charged on the invoice, whether IGST or CGST/SGST will apply. Value of supply is important because GST is calculated on the value of the sale. If the value is calculated incorrectly, then the amount of GST charged is also incorrect. 1. Time of Supply Time of supply means the point in time when goods/services are considered supplied’. When the seller knows the ‘time’, it helps him identify due date for payment of taxes. CGST/SGST or IGST must be paid at the time of supply. Goods and services have a separate basis to identify their time of supply. Let’s understand them in detail. A. Time of Supply of Goods Time of supply of goods is earliest of: 1. Date of issue...

GST BILLING ASTER BILLING

The constraints which any regulatory agency has in fixing the goods and services tax (GST) rates in a country include the fact that it should be low enough to ensure compliance as well as not cause inflation, and high enough to generate revenue for the government. The concerns which led the GST Council to initially prescribe multiple rates was primarily to generate the same revenue as before, and in that light, keep the effective indirect tax rate on the commodity as close as in the previous jurisdiction. Rate rationalizations over a period of time have tried to bring down the rates in sectors to boost economic activity and move from a high rate of 28% to 18% for most commodities. In the most recent rate rationalization, the highest tax bracket of 28% has been rationalized further with rates on daily-use items like perfumes, cosmetics, toiletries, hair dryers, shavers, mixer grinder, vacuum cleaners and lithium-ion batteries, being lowered to 18%. For the number of consumer durables ...