Accounting for Goods and Service Tas (GST)

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GST is an indirect tax levied on the purchase and sale of goods and on the rendering of services. It is a comprehensive, multi-stage, destination-based tax charged at every addition in value. In simpl…

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GST is called a multi-stage tax because it is charged at every change of hands from manufacturer to wholesaler, wholesaler to retailer, and retailer to consumer. Tax is collected at each stage of the …

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Value addition means the increase in value at each stage of production and sale. For example, a manufacturer adds value by converting raw materials into finished goods, and the retailer adds further v…

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GST is called a destination-based tax because the tax revenue goes to the consuming state, not the producing state. If goods are manufactured in one state and consumed in another, the tax belongs to t…

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One objective of GST is to eliminate the cascading effect of tax on tax. This means tax is not repeatedly charged on tax already paid at earlier stages, which makes the tax system more efficient.

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It means GST brings many indirect taxes into one common tax system. It creates a unified tax structure for goods and services across the country.

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GST integrates major indirect taxes like Central Excise Duty, Custom Duty, Service Tax, Sales Tax, State Octroi, Entry Tax, Purchase Tax, Entertainment Tax, VAT, and Luxury Tax.

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The three types of GST are CGST, SGST, and IGST. UGST is covered under SGST and is not a separate independent type.