Impact on goods during GST migration

GST has been rolled out and the biggest indirect tax regime since India’s independence is finally a reality.

Amidst all the buzz that GST has created in the Indian market, businesses are still struggling to find answers to questions such as the following:

What happened to the input tax credit for goods held in stock on 30th June 2017?
Can the VAT paid on purchases of such stock be claimed as input tax credit?
Will excise duty charged on the manufacturing of goods be available to offset the GST owed on the output?
Eligibility to claim input credit of VAT or excise duty

Input tax credit of VAT or excise duty paid during the procurement of goods under the previous tax structure can be claimed in different amounts, depending on whether you have documents related to the payment of the VAT or excise duty.

If you possess documents that prove payment of VAT or excise duty tax, then you are eligible to claim 100% of the input tax credit.
If you don’t possess documents proving previous payment of the VAT or excise duty tax, but CGST is payable on goods, then you may claim the following:
60% of CGST, if the GST rate is 18% or more, or
40% of CGST, if the GST rate is less than 18%
If IGST is payable on goods, then you may claim the following:

30% of IGST, if GST rate is 18% or more, or
20% of IGST, if GST rate is less than 18%
Point to Ponder – Central Sales Tax (CST) paid on interstate…..

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