About Composition Scheme in GST
About Composition Scheme in GST
About Composition Scheme in GST
Composition scheme is a convenient way for the small taxpayers in order to escape
from too many GST formalities and pay the tax at a fixed rate based on their
business turnover.
Under this scheme, a taxpayer will pay tax as a percentage of his/her turnover
during the financial year without the benefit of Input Tax Credit. A taxpayer
opting for composition scheme will not collect any tax from his/her customers.
When the eligible taxpayer is opting for the Composition Scheme under GST, a
taxpayer has to file a summarized returns on a quarterly basis, instead of three
monthly returns (as is applicable for normal businesses).
Key Features
Only those persons who fulfill all the following are eligible to apply for
composition scheme:
Deals only in the intra-state supply of goods (or service of only restaurant
sector).
Does not supply goods not leviable to tax.
have an annual turnover below Rs. 1.50 Crore (Rs. 75 Lakhs for north-
eastern states) in preceding financial year.
He shall pay tax at normal rates in case he is liable under reverse
charge mechanism.
Not supplying through e-commerce operator.
Not a manufacturer of
o ice cream,
o pan masala or
o tobacco (and its substitutes).
A person who is registered under the current regime and applying for the
Registration under GST will be given Provisional Certificate first.
If that person wants to get registered as composite taxpayer under GST, he
shall file intimation in FORM GST CMP-01, duly signed or verified through
electronic verification code. It may be noted that that it has to be filed prior
or within 30 days after the appointed day(July 1, 2017) :
A person who is applying for the fresh Registration under GST has to file
FORM REG-01 and under Part B of the form he has to select the option of
Section 10 (Registration as composite taxpayer).