Types of GST in India

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  • Last Updated on 7 June, 2021

There would be three different types of levies in GST:

    1. CGST ( Central Goods and Services Tax )
    2. SGST ( State Goods and Services Tax )
    3. UTGST ( Union Territory Goods and Services Tax ) 
    4. IGST ( Integrated Goods and Services Tax )

 SGST would be leviable along with CGST on the supply made by a registered person within a State. 

Just as SGST is leviable along with CGST on the supply made by a registered person within a State, UTGST would be levied along with CGST on the supply made by a registered person within a Union Territory.

 However, in no case, both SGST and UTGST would be leviable on an invoice of supply of goods or services or both. It would either be SGST or UTGST along with CGST would be leviable on the invoice.

 IGST would be leviable on Import or Inter-State supply of goods or services or both. IGST would be equivalent to sum total of CGST and SGST/UTGST.

You can also read: What is GST in India?

What are the major taxes being presently leived in the supply chain of goods and services by the state/Central government?

Following are the major taxes being levied in the supply chain of goods by the State/Central Government:

S.No.

Taxes

Taxable Event

Nature of Tax

1.

State VAT

Sale of Goods within the State

State Tax

 

2.

Excise Duty

Manufacturing of Goods

Central Tax

3.

Central Sales tax

Sale of Goods between two States

State Tax

 

4.

Additional Customs Duty

Import of Goods

Central Tax

 

5.

Special Additional Duty

Import of Goods

Central Tax

6.

Entry Tax

Entry of Goods into Local Area

State Tax

Following are the major taxes being levied in the supply chain of services by State/Central Government:

S.No.

Taxes

Taxable Event

Nature of Tax

1.

Service Tax

Provision of Service

Central Tax

2.

Entertainment Tax

Provision of Entertainment

State Tax

3.

Luxury Tax

Provision of Luxury

State Tax

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