{"id":381,"date":"2022-02-15T08:01:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T08:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pkchopra.com\/blog\/?p=381"},"modified":"2024-03-12T10:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:15:41","slug":"indirect-taxes-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkchopra.com\/blog\/index.php\/indirect-taxes-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Indirect Taxes in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Indirect taxes is collected by one entity in the supply chain and paid to the government, but it passed on to the consumer as a part of the purchase price of a good &amp; Service<\/p>\n<p>Indirect tax is tax imposed by the government on a taxpayer for good and services bought. Indirect tax is not levied on the income of the taxpayer and can be passed on from one individual to another.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of indirect taxes include sales tax, entertainment tax, excise duty etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Different types of indirect taxes:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>a)Custom Duty:<br \/>\n<\/strong>This a tax levied on the goods imported to India. Sometimes, Custom duty is also levied on products which are exported out of India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>b)Service Tax:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Applicable on the services provided by a company and paid by the recipient of their services, collected by and deposited with central government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>c)Excise Duty:<br \/>\n<\/strong>It is levied on the goods produced or manufactured in India, paid by the manufactures of goods. It is often recovered from the customers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>d)Sales Tax:<br \/>\n<\/strong>This tax was paid by the retailer , who would then shifts the tax burden to customers by charging sales tax on good and services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>e)Value Add Tax (VAT):<br \/>\n<\/strong>It was collected on the value of goods or services that were added at each stage of their manufacture of distribution and then finally passed on the customer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>f) Entertainment Duty:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Levied on all financial transactions related to entertainment such as movies shows, amusement park, video games, arcades, and sport activities, charged by the respective state government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>g)Securities Tax Transactions:<br \/>\n<\/strong>This tax is levied at the time of trade securities through India stock exchange.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features of Indirect Taxes:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>1)Shifts the \u00a0burden of Tax:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Seller of the goods are required to pay the indirect taxesto the government.But they transfer the liability to their consumers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)Revenue for Government:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Since this type of tax cannot be easily evaded and is applicable on the most of commodities, it serves as a major revenue source for the govt. Its contribution is higher than the direct tax.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)Tax liability:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The service provider or seller pays indirect taxes to the government , and the liability is transferred to the consumer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)Charged on Commodities:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Indirect taxes charge on material things such as goods and services. These are levied on \u00a0the income you earn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)Paid by the consumer:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The liability of indirect tax is passed on by the sellers to the consumer. This tax is\u00a0 thus charged at the point of sales and is paid by the customer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantage of Indirect taxes:<br \/>\n<\/strong>1)Convenienvce<br \/>\n2)Ease of Collection<br \/>\n3)Collection from the poor<br \/>\n4)Equitable Contributions<br \/>\n5)Limit Harmful Consumption<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indirect taxes is collected by one entity in the supply chain and paid to the government, but it passed on to the consumer as a part of the purchase price of a good &amp; Service Indirect tax is tax imposed by the government on a taxpayer for good and services bought. Indirect tax is &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Indirect Taxes in India | Blog| PK Chopra &amp; Co. 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