GST Act

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Central_Board_of_Indirect_Taxes_and_Customs
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:101st_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkb:various_Finance_Acts
gptkbp:appliesTo goods
services
all Indian states and union territories except Jammu & Kashmir (initially)
Jammu & Kashmir (from July 2017)
gptkbp:composition available
gptkbp:compositionSchemeLimit Rs. 1.5 crore
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2017-03-29
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:CGST
gptkb:IGST
gptkb:SGST
gptkb:UTGST
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:excludes certain goods and services
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Goods_and_Services_Tax_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GST Act
gptkbp:inputTaxCredit allowed
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to make provision for levy and collection of tax on intra-State supply of goods or services or both by the Central Government and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
gptkbp:numberOfSchedules 2
gptkbp:penalty applicable
gptkbp:purpose to implement a unified indirect tax system
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:State_Goods_and_Services_Tax_Acts
gptkb:Union_Territory_Goods_and_Services_Tax_Act,_2017
Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017
gptkbp:replacedBy Central Excise Act
Service Tax Act
Value Added Tax (VAT) laws
gptkbp:returnsRequired annual
monthly
gptkbp:reverseChargeMechanism applicable
gptkbp:section 174
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:GST_Act
gptkbp:startDate 2017-07-01
gptkbp:taxSlabs 5%
0%
12%
28%
18%
gptkbp:taxStatus indirect tax
gptkbp:threshold Rs. 10 lakhs (special category states)
Rs. 20 lakhs (general)
gptkbp:website https://www.gst.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Goods_and_Services_Tax_Act,_2017
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5