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Impact of Goods and Service Tax (GST) on Business and Tax Reforms in India
Author(s) -
Lavisha Verma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of business management and information systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2394-3130
DOI - 10.48001/jbmis.2017.0401002
Subject(s) - business , service (business) , goods and services , indirect tax , tax reform , value added tax , commerce , economics , public economics , market economy , marketing
Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes under Indirect Tax regime covers whole of India replaced various indirect taxes levied by the Central and state governments. The GST is governed by GST Council and its Chairman is Union Finance Minister of India “GST is not a tax reform in true sense, but it is a major business reform which will change the way business activities are carried in the country. The dual structure of GST is the fundamental character of our country and therefore a single GST across the country is not possible in true sense under GST ,the taxpayer will be ease the burden of taxpayers to deal with multiple indirect taxes as under present Indirect system but GST will cost high compliance burden on the taxpayers requiring a registration in every state from where taxable activities are carried out but it would definitely reduced cumbersome documentation and save time. This research Paper discuss about the biggest step taken in indirect tax system that is GST and challenges in implementation. The paper aims to show that GST is a merely a Business reform, not a uniform tax system.