Section 10 of GST – Composition levy with Introduction and Analysis

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Section 10 of GST Act 2017 – Composition levy

Statutory Provisions- Effective from 1st February 2019 vide The Central Goods & Services Tax Amendment Act,2018

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act but subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 9, an eligible registered person, whose aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year did not exceed fifty lakh rupees, may opt to pay, in lieu of tax payable under sub-section (1) of section 9, an amount calculated at such rate as may be prescribed, but not exceeding, –

(i) one per cent. of the turnover in State or turnover in Union territory in case of a manufacturer,
(ii) two and a half per cent. of the turnover in State or turnover in Union territory in case of persons engaged in making supplies referred to in clause (b) of paragraph 6 of Schedule II, and
(ii) half per cent. of the turnover in State or turnover in Union territory in case of other suppliers,

subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed:

Provided that the Government may, by notification, increase the said limit of fifty lakh rupees to such higher amount, not exceeding one crore and fifty lakh rupees, as may be recommended by the Council

Provided further that a person who opts to pay tax under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c) may supply services (other than those referred to in clause (b) of paragraph 6 of Schedule II), of value not exceeding ten per cent. of turnover in a State or Union territory in the preceding financial year or five lakh rupees, whichever is higher.

(2) The registered person shall be eligible to opt under sub-section (1), if: —

(a) save as provided in sub-section (1), he is not engaged in the supply of services;
(b) he is not engaged in making any supply of goods which are not leviable to tax under this Act;
(c) he is not engaged in making any inter-State outward supplies of goods;
(d) he is not engaged in making any supply of goods through an electronic commerce operator who is required to collect tax at source under section 52; and
(e) he is not a manufacturer of such goods as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the Council:

Provided that where more than one registered persons are having the same Permanent Account Number (issued under the Income-tax Act, 1961), the registered person shall not be eligible to opt for the scheme under sub-section (1) unless all such registered persons opt to pay tax under that sub-section.

(3) The option availed of by a registered person under sub-section (1) shall lapse with effect from the day on which his aggregate turnover during a financial year exceeds the limit specified under sub-section (1).

(4) A taxable person to whom the provisions of sub-section (1) apply shall not collect any tax from the recipient on supplies made by him nor shall he be entitled to any credit of input tax.

(5) If the proper officer has reasons to believe that a taxable person has paid tax under sub-section (1) despite not being eligible, such person shall, in addition to any tax that may be payable by him under any other provisions of this Act, be liable to a penalty and the provisions of section 73 or section 74 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply for determination of tax and penalty.

Introduction

This Section provides for a registered person to opt for payment of taxes under a scheme of composition, the conditions attached thereto and the persons who are entitled, but not mandated, to make payment of tax under this Scheme. The conditions, restrictions, procedures and the documentation in respect of this scheme are contained in Chapter II of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017 from Rule 3 to Rule 7 (Composition Rules).

Analysis

Tax payment under this scheme is an option available to the taxable person. This scheme would be available only to certain eligible persons.

(a) Payment of tax: The composition scheme offers to a registered person, the option to remit taxes on the turnover as against outward supply-wise payment of taxes. In other words, the registered person opting to pay tax under the composition scheme needs only to ascertain the aggregate value of outward taxable supplies, and compute the tax thereon at a fixed rate, regardless of the actual rate of tax applicable on the said outward supply. The rate of tax prescribed in this regard is as under:

i. In case of manufacturers: 1% (0.5% CGST+ 0.5% SGST) of the turnover in the State/UT (Note: The rate applicable has been reduced from 2% to 1% vide Notification No. 1/2018-Central Tax dated 23.01.2018 effective 01.01.2018);
ii. In case of food/restaurant services:5% (2.5% CGST+ 2.5% SGST) of the turnover in the State/UT(i.e., in case of composite supply of service specified in Entry 6(b) of Schedule II);
iii. In case of other suppliers: 1% (0.5% CGST+ 0.5% SGST) of the turnover of taxable supplies in the State/UT (such as like traders, agents for supply of goods, etc.)

(b) Eligibility to pay tax under composition scheme: The conditions for eligibility to opt for payment of tax under the composition scheme is as follows:

i. Registered persons having an ‘aggregate turnover’ as defined under Section 2(6) of the Act (i.e., aggregate of turnovers across all States under the same PAN, including exempt supplies, supplies specified under Schedule I, etc.) does not exceed the prescribed limit in the preceding financial year will be eligible to opt for payment of tax under the composition scheme. Please refer to the discussion on aggregate turnover as explained in the definitions Chapter for a better understanding of the expression. In this regard, the following may be noted:

The prescribed threshold limit is Rs. 1 crore (and Rs. 75 lacs in case of Special Category States being Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Himachal Pradesh); The prescribed threshold limit is Rs. 1.5 crores (including States of Jammu & Kashmir , Assam, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh).
The aggregate turnover of the registered person should not exceed the said prescribed limit during the financial year in which the scheme has been availed;
The ‘aggregate turnover’ as computed for a composition taxpayer shall not include any interest income, which is earned by way of supply of services such as extending deposits, etc. where such interest or discount is exempted under the GST Law.

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