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Introduction to G-Sec or Government Securities in India

In India, when we talk about investment most of the people don't know they have G-Sec as an option. When the word investment comes in mind we think of Fix Deposit Gold Real Estate Stock Market Mutual Funds & etc. Most of us don't know what are G-Sec bonds and how to buy G-Sec in India. Many of us might be interested in knowing what is G Sec market. Lets understand in brief what is G Sec bond, what is G Sec rates in India and what is G-Sec investment exactly. A bond is a debt instrument in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically corporate or government) which borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a variable or fixed interest rate. Bonds are used by companies, municipalities, states and sovereign governments to raise money to finance a variety of projects and activities.   A Government Security (G-Sec) is a tradeable instrument issued by the Central Government or the State Governments. It acknowledges the Government’s debt o

What is Goods and Services Tax (GST)? Introduction to GST in India (Post-1)

GST is very vast and cannot be covered in single article. So this is the first article on GST regarding the introduction. Please do read my next article for further details: Many of us might want to know basic information about GST and are willing to know about it in detail, well here is a small glimpse of the GST that will help to know about GST, how GST was implemented in India, : What is Goods and Service Tax (GST)? It is a destination based tax on consumption of goods and services.  It is proposed to be levied at all stages right from manufacture up to final consumption with credit of  taxes  paid  at  previous  stages  available  as  setoff.    In  a nutshell, only value addition will be taxed and burden of tax is to be borne by the final consumer Now, the question comes: What exactly is the concept of destination based tax on consumption?   Well the answer is the tax would accrue to the taxing authority which has jurisdiction over the place of consumption whic

E-Way Bill under GST: Introduction

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E-way bill system is operational from 1st April, 2018 for smoother, swifter & easier inter-state movement of goods. Now the concern is what is E-Way Bill and what are the major things to know about it. How it has made transporter and traders job easier? Well, Here is an complete introduction to the E-Way Bill that you need to know: What is an E-way bill? Now from 1 April 2018, it is mandatory for the person in charge of a conveyance carrying any consignment or Goods etc shall carry the invoice or bill of supply or delivery challan, bill of entry as the case may be and a copy of the e-way bill number generated from the common portal. As per the e-way bill rules, e-way bill is required to be carried along with the goods at the time of transportation, if the value is more than Rs. 50,000/-. Under this circumstance, even if the consumer moves his own his goods he has to get an EWB. He can get the e-way bill generated from the taxpayer or supplier, based on the b

Consolidated E Way Bill under GST: Introduction & Uses

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As per our previous article E-Way Bill: Introduction we have an basic idea of about what is E-Way Bill. But if you are an customer and you are moving your own stuff from one place to another? Or you have a transportation business and you are sending multiple consignments on a single vehicle to be time saving and cost effective. How to Deal with it? Well, all you need to know about is Consolidated E Way Bill. Consolidated e-way bill is a document containing the multiple e-way bills for multiple consignments being carried in one conveyance (goods vehicle). That is, the transporter,carrying multiple consignments of various consignors and consignees in one vehicle can generate and carry one consolidated e-way bill instead of carrying multiple e-way bills for those consignments.  Consolidated EWB is like a trip sheet and it contains details of different EWBs in respect of various consignments being transported