A step forward to GST


As we are aware that Goods and Services Tax (GST) is most likely to be effective from 01-Jul-2017. GST is a comprehensive indirect tax law whereby majority of the existing indirect taxes are being subsumed in GST. In view of the limited timeframe available, it is advisable for each business house to understand the implications and develop a strategy to ensure smooth transition to GST. Further, in GST a lot of reliance is placed on the technology front and online matching of purchase and sale transactions. This will require a fundamental change in the existing ERP modules.

In order to take the first step and to understand the prima facie impact of GST on your business you need to understand the following parameters:

    What is GST?:
  • The dual tax concept
  • Taxes subsumed and taxes continued
  • Determination of applicable taxes
  • Understanding the business impact
  • Place of supply
  • Implications of branch transfers
  • Related party transactions
    Process realignment:
  • Vendor Management
  • Invoicing
  • Internal roles re-allocation
  • Existing contracts
    Understanding the business impact:
  • Place of supply
  • Implications of branch transfers
  • Related party transactions
    Procedural changes:
  • Registration requirements
  • Return filing
  • Input tax credit

The above parameter will provide you a basic understanding about what is GST and what impact it will have on your business. We will be coming up with detailed explanations on each parameters in mean time do feel free to contact us for any query. This session may have a timeline of 3-4 hours based upon the queries and discussions.

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