Recently, while pointing out the tax exemption given to these people, the government said that they will get a rebate of at least one and a half crore rupees, which will benefit them a lot. Let’s know the whole news in detail
Economic think-tank GTRI said that the GST Council should also think about raising the tax exemption limit to Rs 1.5 crore per annum, as well as doing away with the need for state-wise registration. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said in a statement that the GST Council, which is the policy making body for GST, should now focus on the need to maximize benefits by simplifying tax compliance. For this, he has also suggested seven reforms.
GST
Among these suggestions, the proposal to give GST exemption to firms with an annual turnover of up to Rs 1.5 crore is the most important. GTRI said that doing this will prove to be a game-changer for the country’s micro, small and medium units and they will be able to give new employment and accelerate growth. At present, only product firms with an annual turnover of less than Rs 40 lakh are exempted from GST registration. On the other hand, in case of service firms, this scope is limited to Rs 20 lakh turnover.
GST rate
GTRI said, “Of the total registered firms, the number of firms with an annual turnover of less than Rs 1.5 crore is about 84 percent. But their share in the total tax collected is less than seven percent. If the tax exemption limit is increased to Rs 1.5 crore, If it goes, the burden on the GST system will come down and they will have to deal with less than 23 lakh taxpayers.”
GST Network
There are more than 1.4 crore firms registered on the GST network. Thus it is the largest global forum on indirect taxes. GTRI said that by reducing the burden on the GST network, the concept of matching bills and receipts will be implemented and the problem of fake bills and tax evasion will also go away to a great extent. The gains from this would far outweigh the seven per cent tax loss incurred by excluding firms with a turnover of up to Rs 1.5 crore.
GST Number
Along with this, the think tank has requested the GST Council to look into eliminating the need for state-wise registration. At present, if a company does business in ten states, then it will have to take GST number everywhere. This makes it difficult for them to take input tax credit.
