What is CGST in brief?

 

A Brief explanation about CGST


What is CGST in briefCGST is a part of Goods and Service Tax (GST).


CGST means Central Goods and Service Tax, one of the three categories under Goods and Service Tax (CGST, IGST and SGST) with a concept of one tax one nation. CGST falls under Central Goods and Service Tax Act 2016.


For easy understanding, when CGST is being introduced, the present central taxes of Central Excise Duty, Central Sales Tax CST, Service Tax, Additional excise duties, excise duty levied under the medical and toiletries preparation Act, CVD (Additional Customs duty – Countervailing Duty), SAD (Special Additional Duty of customs) surcharges and cesses are subsumed.


CGST is charged on the movement of goods and services of standard commodities and services which can be amended time to time by a separate body. The revenue collected under CGST is for Centre. However, input tax credit on CGST is given to states and such input tax could be utilized only against the payment of Central GST.


The above information is a brief idea about CGST in simple and easy to understand.



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P U Buch: Can MRP removed due to this ?

kuldip pandey: dear sir please describe with example

MOHAMMAD RAFIQ: DEAR SIR I WANT TO EXPORT FOOD PRODUCTS HOW I SHOULD EXPORT. & HOW TO GET EXPORT ORDER REPLY SOON THANK U REG

KOMALA DEVI: I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT CGST ONLY BUT THE DETAILS I FOUND ON GOOGLE WAS IT IS ALL COMBINED WITH SGST AND UTGST SO ONLY THE EXPLANATION OF CGST

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