write the main features of goods and services tax
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↝GST is known as the Goods and Services Tax.
↝ It is an indirect tax which has replaced many indirect taxes in India such as the excise duty, VAT, services tax, etc.
↝The Goods and Service Tax Act was passed in the Parliament on 29th March 2017 and came into effect on 1st July 2017.
↝According to present concept, the tax is applied on manufacture and sale of goods or provision of services. But GST would be applicable on the supply of goods or services.
↝GST has mainly removed the cascading effect on the sale of goods and services. Removal of the cascading effect has impacted the cost of goods.
↝The GST will be applicable to all goods other than alcoholic liquor for human consumption and five petroleum products.
↝It would apply to all services barring a few to be specified.
- The GST will replace the following taxes currently levied and collected by the Centre:
- Central Excise Duty
- Duties of Excise (Medicinal and Toilet Preparations)
- Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance)
- Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Products)
- Additional Duties of Customs (commonly known as CVD)
- Special Additional Duty of Customs (SAD)
- Service Tax
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