It has been almost three years since GST was first implemented. The GST enactment act has successfully streamlined excise on all forms of transactions. The GST, to date, remains to be one of the most significant historical moves the country has ever seen.

Tracking back the modifications made in the initial act, one can state that the goods and services tax laws have seen substantial remodeling in the frame of three years. These alterations are well reflected in the GST amendment act.

The primary role of the new GST enactment is to replace all the central taxes that were formerly imposed in different sections of the nation. The GST amendment act emphasizes establishing "minimum government, maximum governance" by eliminating every single possibility of double taxation.

The government mandates every business entity with a turnover of more than  40 lakhs to undergo a gst registration process. This registration not only helps one avoid conflicts with the government stated laws of tax evasion but also directly adds to the Gross domestic product, which is computed every year and used to evaluate company turnovers.

GST registration process is a simple sequence of steps that do not require the payment of any fees and must be followed by every taxable individual.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, in the hue of the interests of the commercial entities of the country, has advised the government to reduce the current goods and services tax rates. The suggestion is to cause a decrease as low as twenty-five percent of the current rates. According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, this move could result in a better economy, useful output, and massive revenue generation. This forecasting was based on the latest data about the profits earned by organizations that are taxable and have completed the GST registration process.

The new taxation system has lowered the end cost of all the goods offered to the consumers, and therefore, the GST amendment act has significantly affected the GDP. The previous statement is well justified by numeric values, which are as follows:

For the financial year 2019-20, an evident decline has been observed in the Gross domestic product with the progression of each quarter and changes in the GST amendment act. While the prediction for the previous financial year was a GDP of 6.9 percent, the actual data was not in alignment with the forecast.

The reported Gross domestic product for the above instance was the lowest value of GDP observed in six years, and it has precisely seen a fall of 2.6 percent than the former amount.

GST amendment act 2020, which became effective at the beginning of the year (January 2020) aims at pulling out unemployment right from its root and nurturing higher profitability for business owners, both small scale and large.

The economic growth of any country is evaluated through the GDP. Computation of growth rate is analyzed effectively by comparing and studying the gross domestic product of different countries or for a single nation concerning different time frames.

The GST registration process and implementation structure advance seamless transactions. It allows the input tax credit process to be performed with greater accuracy and brings about uniformity in addition to facilitating the simplification of necessary operations.

Elimination of the cascading effect of taxes has reflected elevation in competitive spirit and enthusiasm among GST registered brands and businesses. Moreover, the reduction in transportation cost has also positively affected the economic status of the country. The overall growth lies in the very essence of the GST amendment act, which promotes transparency and sustainability of settlements. Since GST happens to be a cumulative term, a superset for all the significant excises, there exists little to no scope of redundancy. This extra monetary value is added to the income and revenue, and therefore, displayed through the figures of the gross domestic product of the respective financial year.

The government of India, through the GST amendment act, claims to bring about an increase in income of every single individual, which in turn serves as a two percent increase in the gross domestic product each year.

The sole aim of goods and services tax amendments is to increase the size of the foundation and reduce the charges to influence the economy and the nation’s position in the global ranking.

However, all that glitters is not gold. Irrespective of all the plus points, there happens to be another side of the coin as well.

GST amendment act focuses on the long term results on the economy and fails to answer for the sudden and recent rises in prices of several significant commodities. The inflation does not necessarily mean that GST would not have any constructive influence, but this happens to be the talk of the later stage.

Adding to the above, the introduction of goods and services tax is expected to cause a decline in real estate demand. Still and all, there are not many shreds of evidence to prove this saying yet.

All in all, the buoyant features outweigh the cons, and henceforth, it won’t be incorrect to conclude that everyone must go through the GST registration process and contribute to the welfare and the financial system of the country.

 13 Feb 2020, 10:03 AM