CONTENT
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Section - I Introduction to Value Added Tax.
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Section - II Value Added Tax in Maharashtra.
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A. Introduction.
B. Registration under Value Added Tax.
C. Explaining Value Added Tax.
D. Calculating Tax Liability.
E. Filing of Return and Paying Tax.
F. Records and Accounts.
G. Business Audit.
H. Appeals.
I. Tax Payer Service.
J. Recovery, Offences and Penalties.
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Section - III Appendix.
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Section - IV Conclusion.
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Section - V Bibliography.
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WHAT IS Value Added Tax?
Value Added Tax is a broad-based commodity tax that is levied at multiple stages of production. The concept is akin to excise
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Thus the concept of zero VAT rate on some items has been introduced.
Difference between VAT and CST
Under the CST Act, the tax is collected at one stage of purchase or sale of goods. Therefore, the burden of the full tax bond is borne by only one dealer, either the first or the last dealer. However, under the VAT system, the tax burden would be shared by all the dealers from first to last. Then, such tax would be passed upon the final consumers.
Under the CST Act, the tax is levied at a single point. Under the VAT system, the retailers are not subject to tax except for the retail tax.
Under the CST Act, general and specific exemptions are granted on certain goods while VAT does not permit such exemptions. Under the CST law, concessional rates are provided on certain taxes. The VAT regime will do away with such concessions as it would provide the full credit on the tax that has been paid earlier.
Under VAT law, first, the dealer pays tax on the sale or purchase of goods. The subsequent dealer pays tax on the portion of the value added upon such goods. Thus, the tax burden is shared equally by the last dealer. To illustrate the whole procedure of VAT, an example is as follows:
At the first point of sale, the value of goods is Rs.100. The tax on this is 12.5%. Therefore, the net VAT would be 12.5%. At the second change of sale, the sale value is Rs.120 and the tax thereon is 15%. The tax that is to
after 15 years, the "head tax" becomes twice and apart from this, some new rules were also
My questions are whether taxes levied on sellers and taxes levied on buyers are always equivalent? Another is whether
Every item you purchase legally has a VAT which increases the overall cost of the item. This is normally a 20% increase which is quite costly- depending on the item. If you were to buy a computer for £500(no VAT) then the final price would be £600. This means many families are forced into poverty while they have to struggle on surviving on minimum wage.
Indirect Taxes relates to VAT and Excise duties. VAT is sales tax which is collected by the business (Tesco) and given to the government. Essentially if increased it would increase the price of Tesco’s products, this subsequently
Having a value-added tax has many different views, but many cons are shown through the system. With having a value-added tax means the tax on the amount of an item goes up based on its production or distribution. Value-added tax being implemented would clear out many peoples savings. It also would be a struggle on the lower classes, and has been called an “unfair regressive tax”.
Please describe the concept of “double taxation” and discuss which entity(ies) are subject to this type of taxation. (5 pts)
2. What happens to consumer and producer surplus when the sale of a good is taxed? How does the change in consumer and producer surplus compare to the tax
3.1. The Seller and the Buyer both acknowledge the sufficiency of this consideration. In addition to the purchase price specified in this Agreement, the amount of any present or future sales, use, excise or similar tax applicable to the sale of the Goods will be paid by the Buyer, or alternatively, the Buyer will provide the Seller with tax exemption certificate acceptable to the applicable taxing authorities.
P0 and Q0, respectively. After the tax is imposed, the equilibrium quantity is Q1, firms receive the
There are quite a few forms of tariffs that the government may apply based on the condition of the country’s economic welfare. The pros and cons of these forms of tariffs will be reviewed. Discussion on how these tariffs positively or negatively affects the economic stance of the country will be displayed. Tariffs such as the ad valorem, the taxing a percentage of the value of an item and the specific tariff or tax which is a set amount based on weight or sum of items. (McEachern, 2015)
The businesses among the process of production, collect the taxes from the products they sold and it is then given to the government. Therefore, it is a general consumption tax because the tax ultimately falls on the final consumer. VAT is also referred as an indirect tax because it is collected by the government from the seller (the businesses) and not the final consumer who pays the tax. This process of adding a tax in each stage of production differentiates itself from a sales tax (Anastakis, N.D.). Dimitry Anastakis, demonstrated this difference where he gives the following example, “if a sales tax of 10 percent is applied to a desk worth $1,000, then the end customer buying the desk from a desk retailer would pay $100 in sales tax and $1,000 to the desk retailer” (N.D.). Therefore, all others involved in each step of production of the desk would pay no tax only the consumer. Further, Anastakis states, “If a VAT of 10 percent is applied to the same desk, the end customer will pay $100 in VAT. If the desk builder has purchased wood and supplies for the desk totaling $400, he/she is thus assessing $600 of value that he/she has added in creating the desk. The desk builder would pay the 10 percent VAT of $40 on the supplies. When he/she remits payment of the VAT to the government, he/ she will remit the total VAT assessed on the end value of the desk ($100) minus what he/she has already paid ($40), to total $60 based on the added value” (N.D.).
One of the most evident and thought provoking aspects that we see as consumers on a daily basis is the effect of sales tax. The effect of sales tax vary from the examination of how much this tax can increase our purchases. To why there are higher and lower tax percentages based on different purchases. Knowing that this tax is in place determines the actions of both sellers and consumers. With sales tax continuing to evolve and change certain bills such as the Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2015 have been put into place and action.
Taxation systems are usually modeled in such a way that they take into consideration the social welfare of the citizens. The government and other policy makers have the responsibility of ensuring that the system takes into account the needs of the citizens. The bottom line is that taxation should foster equal distribution of resources. The rate of taxation is usually arrived at after several considerations have been made. The rates are not fixed as they depend on the various economic changes. The issue of how taxation should be distributed among the different economic classes is yet to be addressed.
I’ve summed up the introduction of Taxation to these slight words. Taxation is defined as a way that the government able to generate or collect revenue from the citizen of one’s nation through different sources. As what I’ve learned from Taxation course that there are two types of taxation, direct which are paid by the taxpayer directly to the government, and indirect which are collected by an intermediary (like a retail store) from the consumer. The intermediary who will file the tax return later and forward the amount of the money to the government with the return. This tax is applicable to organizations and individuals. In this reflection, I would like to highlight what I learned of business and individual taxation, the experience on working with a group for the project and what challenges I faced and how I was able to get past.
Consumption tax of 2 – 3 percent (varies according to provincial) applied on CIF. Also, there is a value added tax (VAT) of 17 percent for most items; necessities. Small Businesses (annual production sales of less than RMB 1 million or annual wholesale or retail sales of less than RMB 1.8 million) are subject to VAT at the rate of 6 percent. VAT is applied on CIF + duty (Export.gov).