Goods and Services Tax


The indirect tax regime in India is proposed to be replaced by a comprehensive dual GST with Central GST and State GST to be levied concurrently by the Centre and the States.
GST would replace most indirect taxes currently in place. The tax base is anticipated to be comprehensive, including virtually all goods and services, with minimum exemptions.
Following the destination principle, GST structure would include imports while exports would be zero-rated. For inter-State transactions in India, the State tax would apply in the State of destination as opposed to that of origin.
Full input credit system would operate in parallel for CGST and SGST, however, cross utilization of input tax credit between CGST and SGST would not be permitted.