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GST has the disadvantage(s) as follows:

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  1. Complete lack of adaptation mechanisms and trained staff.

  2. Unclear estimate of the exact impact of GST.

  3. No clear mechanisms to control tax evasion.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Some Economist say that GST in India would impact negatively on the real estate market. It would add up to 8 percent to the cost of new homes and reduce demand by about 12 percent.
  • Some Experts says that CGST(Central GST), SGST(State GST) are nothing but new names for Central Excise/Service Tax, VAT and CST. Hence, there is no major reduction in the number of tax layers.
  • Some retail products currently have only four percent tax on them. After GST, garments and clothes could become more expensive.
  • The aviation industry would be affected. Service taxes on airfares currently range from six to nine percent. With GST, this rate will surpass fifteen percent and effectively double the tax rate.
  • Adoption and migration to the new GST system would involve teething troubles and learning for the entire ecosystem.

The ________ is the key decision-making body that will take all important decisions regarding the GST.

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  1. Union Government

  2. GST council

  3. State Government

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The GST council is the key decision-making body that will take all important decisions regarding the GST. The GST Council dictates tax rate, tax exemption, the due date of forms, tax laws, and tax deadlines, keeping in mind special rates and provisions for some states. The predominant responsibility of the GST Council is to ensure to have one uniform tax rate for goods and services across the nation.

The advantages of GST accruing to the Central/State Government are listed as:

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  1. A unified common national market to boost Foreign Investment and Make in India campaign.

  2. Improving the overall investment climate in the country which will benefit the development of states.

  3. Uniform SGST and IGST rates to reduce the incentive for tax evasion.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Simple and easy to administer
GST replaces multiple indirect taxes at the Central and State levels. Backed with a robust end-to-end IT system, GST would be simpler and easier to administer than all other indirect taxes of the Centre and State. All the management of GST would be handled by the GSTN.
  • Better control on leakage
Because of the Advanced IT platform, it would be difficult to evade GST. The system of GST also promotes the tax payment.A businessman can claim tax credit only if it has the tax invoice for the purchase. If it doesn’t have tax invoice of a purchase, It has to bear whole tax. Thus, a retailer would ask tax invoice from the dealer and in return dealer would ask tax invoice from the manufacturer.The in-built mechanism in the design of GST incentivizes tax compliance by the traders.
  • Higher revenue efficiency
GST is expected to decrease the cost of tax collection. It will lead to higher revenue efficiency. The duplication of indirect tax collection would end after the GST. It would finally decrease the cost of revenue collection. Both, the centre and state government would benefit.

The advantages of GST accruing to the Trade/ industry are listed as:

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  1. Reduction in multiplicity of taxes.

  2. Mitigation of cascading/double taxation.

  3. More efficient neutralization of taxes especially for exports.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Transparent compliance: A robust and comprehensive IT system would be the foundation of the GST regime in India. Therefore, all tax payer services such as registrations, returns, payments, etc. would be available to the taxpayers online, which would make compliance easy and transparent.
  • Uniform tax rates and structures: GST will ensure that indirect tax rates and structures are common across the country, thereby increasing certainty and ease of doing business. In other words, GST would make doing business in the country tax neutral, irrespective of the choice of place of doing business.
  • Minimal cascading: A system of seamless tax-credits throughout the value-chain, and across boundaries of States, would ensure that there is minimal cascading of taxes. This would reduce hidden costs of doing business.
  •  Benefits to manufacturers and exporters: The subsuming of major Central and State taxes in GST, complete and comprehensive set-off of input goods and services and phasing out of Central Sales Tax (CST) would reduce the cost of locally manufactured goods and services. The GST would decrease the cost of locally manufactured goods because of the following reasons.
  1. Most of the central and state taxes would go away
  2. Central Sales Tax would not be charged
  3. Complete and comprehensive set-off of the input goods and services.
  4.  This will increase the competitiveness of Indian goods and services in the international market and give boost to Indian exports. The uniformity in tax rates and procedures across the country will also go a long way in reducing the compliance cost.
  • Reduce Hassle and Expense: The GST not only replaces various taxes but also It would be easier for the businessmen. Currently, a Businessman has to various taxes, file return and reply for the scrutiny. The businessman has to visit many tax offices. The GST would end all these hassles.
There would be an advanced IT platform for the GST. It will handle the all related issue of GST. This platform would be used in the whole country. This platform would facilitate Single registration, Single payment, and Single return. All the process would be online. It would make the whole system of GST payment and return filing easy and transparent.

The Chairperson of GST Council is _____.

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  1. the Union Finance Minister

  2. the Union Minister of State

  3. Minister nominated by a State

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
According to the article, GST Council will be a joint forum for the Centre and the States. It consists of the following members:

The Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley will be the Chairperson
As a member, the Union Minister of State will be in charge of Revenue of Finance
The Minister in charge of finance or taxation or any other Minister nominated by each State government, as members.

The GST Council dictates __________.

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  1. tax rate

  2. tax exemption

  3. tax laws

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The GST council is the key decision-making body that will take all important decisions regarding the GST. The GST Council dictates tax rate, tax exemption, the due date of forms, tax laws, and tax deadlines, keeping in mind special rates and provisions for some states.

MODVAT was introduced in the Union Budget of:

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  1. 1986-87

  2. 1996-97

  3. 2006-07

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

MODVAT was introduced in the Union Budget of 1986-87. MODVAT stands for Modified Value Added Tax. 

Which among the following is an indirect tax?

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  1. Income tax

  2. Wealth tax

  3. Custom duty

  4. Gift tax

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Custom duty is the example of an indirect tax and others income tax, wealth tax and gift tax are example of direct tax.

Among the following types of taxes, find the one which is Indirect.

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  1. Gift Tax

  2. Corporate Income Tax

  3. GST

  4. Wealth Tax

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
An indirect tax is a tax which is imposed on one person and is paid partly or wholly by another party. This means that the effect or incidence of an indirect tax is not upon the party who pays the tax but on someone else. For example, sales tax is imposed on the sales of a business. This tax is collected by the seller from his customers and paid to the government. Here the seller does not bear the impact of the tax, rather he simply collects the tax and deposits the same with the sales tax department. The impact of the tax is borne by the customer who actually purchases the goods. Since this tax is paid not by the buyer himself, but by the seller, it is called indirect tax. Other examples of indirect taxes are value added tax, excise duty, service tax, GST etc

In India tax evasion is high at:

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  1. 20 %

  2. 15%

  3. 30%

  4. 18%

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
India's top tax rate is currently 30 per cent. But it is not just the rich evading their taxes. Less than 3 per cent of Indians file income-tax returns at all, and officials said only about 1.5 million taxpayers claim they earn more than one million rupees per year. In the current year, of the 76 lakh individual assesses who declared income of above Rs 5 lakh, 56 lakh are in the salaried class.