Sunday, December 9, 2018

Normal Vs Composition Scheme under GST


While conceptualizing concept of GST, a 3600 view of business and economy was considered specially the nature of business and requirements of almost five crore Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and small traders who account for 25% of employment, 40% of industrial output and 45% of exports of the country.To boosting the cost competitiveness of MSMEs and small traders and for simple compliance, Composition scheme a simple and easy scheme was introduced. The scheme helps small taxpayers get rid of complex GST formalities and pay GST at a fixed rate of turnover.Getting registered under composition scheme is optional and voluntary. As per Sec 10. (1) of CGST, a Registered Person, whose aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year did not exceed Seventy Five Lakh Rupees, (Vide notification No. 8/2017-Central Tax, dated 27.6.2017, the limit of Rs. 50 lakhs has been raised to Rs. 75 lakhs for all states except for taxable person in the north eastern states and Himachal Pradesh) may opt to pay, in lieu of the tax, a levy at a fixed rate of turnover. Though the scheme is very beneficial for small tax payers, not may are enthused to opt for the same because of some restrictive provisions.Let us discuss in this article comparison between Normal Scheme and Composition Scheme.Registration:In the normal case registration is required once threshold limit of Rs 20 L (Rs 10 L in case of Special Category States) crosses as per Sec 22 of CGST Act. However under composition scheme the limit of Rs. 75 lakhs has been fixed vide notification No. 8/2017- Central Tax, dated 27.6.2017, whereas for the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh, the limit is restricted to Rs. 50 lakhs. But on any given day, if turnover crosses the above-mentioned limit, then it becomes ineligible under composition scheme and has to fall under the regular scheme.Easy Compliance:Under the normal scenario, a taxpayer under GST has to file minimum 3 returns monthly and one annual return, totaling 37 returns per annum. Whereas under composition scheme only 5 returns to be filed per year. (Return to be filed on Quarterly basis in Format GSTR-4 by 18th day after the end of each quarter [by 18th April, 18th July, 18th Oct., and 18th January- Section 39 (2) of CGST Act, 2017 and Rule 62 of CGST Rules. Annual Return to be filed in Format GSTR-9A – Section 44(1) of the CGST Act, 2017 and Rule 80 of GST Return Rules).This is a greatest relief to the small tax payers and reduces their compliance related complexities and cost. Comparative Cost Advantage:Let us now discuss comparative cost advantages of both the schemes. For simplicity of comparison let us take two scenarios as below but operating under similar assumptions of receipts, tax rates and value addition.Supplier is Registered under Composition Scheme and supplying to registered business (B2B) and to the consumer (B2C).Supplier is Registered under Normal Scheme and supplying to registered business (B2B) and to the consumer (B2C).The calculations are shown below separately. From the calculations it is very clear that composition scheme is beneficial when supplying to final consumer (B2C) (Cost Value is Rs 171.36 compared to Rs 177 in case of Normal registered supplier). Where as in case of supplying to another business (B2B) it is not advantageous (Cost Value is Rs 171.36 verses Rs 150).Finally we may conclude thatFor B2B transactions, Composition Scheme is not AdvisableHowever in case of B2C, it is advantageousLimitations of Composition SchemeUnder Composition Scheme, GST should not be collected on outward supply and supplied against Bill of Supply instead of Tax Invoice. Since the outward supply is not taxed, input tax credit is not allowed. That is Composition dealers are not allowed to collect tax from the recipient of supplies, and are not allowed to take Input Tax Credit.However there is no restrictions on inward supplies. The person registered under the scheme is allowed to get inputs from intra-state or inter-state or import source.The other restrictions areAny taxable person is not eligible for composition levy if he is,-Engaged in supplies of services other than supply of goods, being food or any other article of human consumption or any drink (other than alcoholic liquor) { Ref: Clause (b) of Paragraph 6 of Schedule II of CGST Act, 2017 read with Section 10(2)(a) of the CGST Act,2017);Making supply of goods not leviable to GST(Ref: Section 10(2)(b) of the CGST Act,2017);Making inter-state supplies of goods(Ref: Section 10(2)(c) of the CGST Act,2017);Making supplies through electronic commerce operator (Ref: Section 10(2)(d) of the CGST Act,2017).Being manufacturer of any notified goods (as may be notified by Government by issuing notification) (Ref: Section 10(2)(e) of the CGST Act,2017)Vide notification No. 8/2017-Central Tax, dated 27.6.2017, the Central Government has notified manufacturer of ice-cream, pan masala and tobacco & manufactured tobacco substitute from availing composition levy scheme].The taxable person should neither be a casual taxable person nor a non-resident taxable person; (Ref: Rule 5(1)(a) of the CGST Rules, 2017)Composition scheme is levied for all business verticals with the same PAN. A taxable person will not have the option to select composition scheme for one, opt to pay taxes for other.Despite having advantage in case of B2C type of transactions, the scheme is not gaining popularity because of some of restrictive provisions.At a Glance Comparison of Normal & Composition Scheme

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Matching & Reconciliation under GST – Importance & Procedure

Matching & Reconciliation under GST – Importance & Procedure



1. What is Matching & Reconciliation under GST?

  1. The vendor has declared liability but credit is not availed in GST returns: Such credits should be availed at the earlier of due date of September returns or Annual returns.
  2. The vendor has not declared liability on supplies made but businesses have availed credit on such procurements in the GST returns: Businesses should follow up with the vendor to ensure that the liability is declared. Else, risks of such credits being disallowed may arise.
  3. Mismatch between liability declared by the vendor and credit availed: The reasons for differences should be identified and reconciled appropriately (e.g. by issuing debit notes/credit notes etc) before 30 September, 2018.
  4. Mistakes in the details furnished: There can be mismatch in the fields such as GSTIN of the supplier/recipient, number and date of the invoice/debit note etc. Make amendments in the GST returns of the month following the relevant month when mistakes were committed.

2. Why is GST Reconciliation required?

  1. As per the new proposed model of GST returns by GSTN, taxpayers will be able to claim ITC only if the invoice is present as a part of their 2A data or vendor data. Owing to this, taxpayers will now need to do a reconciliation wherever the ITC as per their purchase register and 2A data is not matching.
  1. GST returns are filed monthly or quarterly basis. Finally, after the financial year gets over, annual returns must be filed before the 31st December of subsequent FY. This would need consolidation of the data reported over the FY. In order to ensure the correctness of the declaration made and to avoid duplications, taxpayer must reconcile the data, then consolidate the values and make the declaration.
  1. Certain deadlines are stipulated in the GST laws for making amendments to GST returns data or to claim ITC. As per CGST Act, following actions must be taken at the earlier of due date of the September ,2018 GST returns or Annual returns:

3. How to do GST Reconciliation?

4. What are the major issues with Reconciliation?

5. How to choose a tool or software to reconcile faster and ensure 100% compliance?

  1. Download multi-month GSTR-2A in a click – Enabling all clients to start reconciliation of their 2A and purchases by pulling complete financial year’s 2A report.
  2. Intelligent and Smart Rules – ClearTax Recon uses intelligent and smart rules for you to get suggestions on what could be reconciled without taking much effort in looking for. Helps you do recon faster and easier.
  3. Claim Max ITC – Use ClearTax to claim 100% ITC.
  4. Four buckets in ClearTax GST to identify data match, mismatch type :

Thursday, December 6, 2018

GST

2. Who should file GST Returns?

3. What are the types of GST Returns?

3.1. Any regular business:

3.2. A dealer opting for composition scheme :


3.3. Returns to be filed by certain specific registered dealers:

4.Due Dates to file GST Returns

5. Late Fees for not Filing Return on Time


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