GST (Goods and services tax) • Goods and Services Tax is an indirect tax used in India on the supply of goods and  services. It is a comprehensive, multistage, destination-based tax: comprehensive  because it has subsumed almost all the indirect taxes except a few state taxes. • Goods and Service Tax (GST) is levied on the supply of goods and services. Goods  and Services Tax Law in India is a comprehensive, multi-stage, destination-based tax  that is levied on every value addition. GST is a single domestic indirect tax law for  the entire country. Objectives Of GST • To achieve the ideology of ‘One Nation, One Tax’  GST has replaced multiple indirect taxes, which were existing under the  previous tax regime. The advantage of having one single tax means every state  follows the same rate for a particular product or service. Tax administration is  easier with the Central Government deciding the rates and policies. Common  laws can be introduc...
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