Meaning
of Professionals
- Professionals for the tax purposes in India
include Architects, Chartered
Accountants, Company
Secretaries, Cost Accountants, Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Technical
Consultants, Interior Decorators, Film Directors, Cameramen, Artists, Singers, Authors, IT Professionals, Authorised
Representative etc. The above have been listed out specifically
as professions in section 44AA under Income Tax Act, 1961 and notified there
under (Notifications No. SO-17(E) dated 12.1.77, No. SO 2675 dated 25.9.1992 and No.
SO 385(E), dated 4.5.2001). These normally are applicable for the purposes of
GST as well.
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GST Exemption Limit for
Professionals- Small
Professionals having gross receipts less than 20 lakhs have been provided exemption from GST
compliance vide Notification No. 10/2017-Central Tax dated 13/10/2017.
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GST Rate
for Professionals- Currently 18% rate
of GST is applicable on almost all categories of professionals in India
except some specific exemptions provided for healthcare services. These
professionals need to get themselves registered under GST laws, collect GST @
18% on their invoices and deposit the same to the Government treasury, after
adjusting allowed set offs-ITC, if any.
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Documents Required For GST Registration of Professionals-
1.PAN
2.Photo
3.Address Proof
4.Address Proof
for Office
5.NOC if Office is
on rent
6.Mobile No. and
Email ID
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Return Filings Under GST- Once the
registration is done, monthly, quarterly and annual filings are required
depending upon the facts of the particular case. Major relevant GST forms are
GSTR 3B, GSTR 1 etc.
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Period For Which Records To Be Maintained- GST
laws mandate keeping of relevant records such as accounts, invoices etc. for
minimum 6 years.
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Tuesday, 23 October 2018
REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL
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