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GST Seminar Highlights: Penalties and ITC Provisions Under The New Tax Law

GST Seminar Indore
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A GST  seminar was organized recently by the Tax Practitioners Association. The venue was Indore’s very own and famous  Pritamlal Dua Auditorium. The conference was attended by an audience that comprised of common taxpayers as well as business firm owners. Experts on the new GST norms shed light on the various provisions under India’s new indirect tax regime for Input Tax Credit as well Penalties.

Here are a few takeaways from the conference:

Penalties Related to Discrepancies

Experts shared some key points that clear any doubt related to discrepancies that may attract penalties. These include:

Penalties and Rebates related to Transport Companies

Transportation or storage of any goods by any individual or company carried out against the existing GST rules and regulations will attract the penalty to the sum of applicable tax on the value of goods and value of goods.

Provisions for rebates are limited to those individuals/business owners who come forward to pay the amount of tax and penalty. Contrary to this, a person or business owner who chooses to remain tight-lipped will attract penalty equal to the value of the goods.

Work Contract as Supply of Service

As per Tax Experts, Following an amendment in the Constitution of India in 1986, Works Contract has been deemed as Sale of Goods. But under the GST provisions, Works Contract for any permanent property is now considered as Supply of Service.

ITC Provisions

The conference also cleared the air over confusions with ITC Claims in the Manufacturing Sector. Some key highlights include:

All in all the conference was a great success and proved to be a great step forward in spreading GST awareness among common taxpayers and business owners alike. More such conferences across the country are the need of the hour.

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