South Goa district office of the commissioner of customs, central excise and sales tax has been very dedicated to finalizing the process of migration of the dealers into the GST network as soon as possible.
Additional commissioner of customs, central excise, and service tax, Geovani Santimano mentioned that “In preparation for the actual roll-out on July 1, this seminar is being organized to enable those having difficulties in migrating to GST with a PowerPoint presentation, detailing the step-by-step procedure, wherein you will obtain a provisional ID. At the head office in Panaji, we have commenced a Seva Kendra to assist people, while two Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officials are posted at the district office to guide those facing difficulties. Citizens can also take assistance from range officers posted at divisional offices at Verna, Sanguem, Colva, Vasco, and other areas.”
“Once an individual has registered for GST, that comprises the central goods and service tax (CGST), as well as state goods and service tax (SGST), the individual need not re-register with the service and central excise tax department. Similarly, once the migration is done from value added tax (VAT) or sales tax or commercial tax, the individual need not register again with the service and central excise tax department. Regarding the interstate transfer of goods, wherein a Goa manufacturer sends his goods to Maharashtra or Bengaluru, there will be another tax called IGST” he added.
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The officer also hinted about the other classes of service man like beauticians and event management who are not there in the list of VAT but still the process for them is easy and reliable. As Santimano said that, “These providers won’t need to go to the VAT department, as their services don’t attract any sales tax. They will migrate through us”. For this cause, a Seva Kendra has been established with two responsible officers commanding the south Goa.
