From 1 July, GST would be charged on almost all the goods and services that we consume. There are five different GST rates—0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%—which are prescribed for various goods and services. In the present regime, different taxes are charged at different stages of manufacture and trade of the goods and services. Going forward, almost all these indirect taxes will get subsumed under GST. Further, because of the input tax credit provision, only value additions at various stages will be taxed. Let’s read more about what is input tax credit and how it works.
What is inputs tax credit?
Inputs refer to materials or services that a manufacturer procures or avails in order to manufacture a product or services which is the output.