Single rate for reverse charge??
The GST law requires a taxpayer to pay tax on a reverse charge basis on all purchases made from an unregistered supplier. This is an excellent move to protect an honest taxpayer. Not only are taxes on supply by registered as well as unregistered players equated, registered suppliers also get an additional advantage of input credit to make them more competitive. However, it does not mean that all purchases from unregistered persons can stop overnight. It could be a bouquet of flowers bought for a guest, stationery for urgent use, or a small repair work that may require purchases from unregistered vendors. Here, the real pain is complying with the law. The recipient taxpayer has to first find out the classification of the product or service and, secondly, find out the rate of tax and exemption if any, and then pay the tax making it quite complicated.
Can we not have a single heading for reverse charge with a single rate? Customs allows different machinery imported as a project to be classified under a single heading ‘9801’ and taxes it at a single lower rate. Can we not use a similar process in GST? This could ease much of the pain. more
In case both are unregistered then GST provisions are not applicable in both the cases. more