Prepare to stop new ways of stolen GST

According to the latest data from the central government, so far around Rs 20,000 crore of Goods and Services (GST) has been stolen in the country, in which about half of the amount has been recovered. But in the investigation till date, the government has also detected many new methods of theft, which are increasingly being used. Many of these have been duplicated, while for some, legal changes are being made in the GST system.

So far, Delhi GST officials, who have collected tax evasion of about 1500 crore, said that for the provisions of the new indirect tax system tax thieves have also removed many types of patterns, whose patterns resemble the VAT regime. But the point of concern is that the ways of escaping from the strict measures like e-bill are also being adopted.

According to officials, a large number of small traders are trying to use railways instead of sending goods from trucks for the purpose of tax evasion to avoid e-bills. As the trucks did not have to go through any checking in the way of trucks, in this case, there is no need for more formalities for multi-state transition. This has been discussed in the previous council meetings and the railway is updating the freight system for this.

Apart from this, many traders were also using different tax rates on the same item for tax evasion, but this route has been closed to a great extent recently after the rate rationalization. The official said, "On the shirt of 1000 rupees, the first 12% was GST, while below 5%. The dealer used to show two shirts of Rs 700-700 for a shirt costing Rs 1400. In the same way tax is being stolen in utensils, auto components and many types of machinery.

According to officials, a common method has also come to the fore that with the help of Sailor Bayer, many times the goods are supplied on the same bill. If there is no inquiry in the way, then do not record that bill in the account. In some lightweight items, the use of courier and postal access to avoid e-bill is also common. The Delhi government also made a half-year compulsory mandatory return for the courier companies in the VAT regime, in which the details of items were to be given.

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What are the Tax Implications for NRIs Who Want to Sell a Property in India?

It is a primary responsibility of the buyer to make sure that before purchasing a property from a resident or a nonresident, an appropriate amount of TDS as applicable as per Income Tax act is deducted and paid to the government well within time.

As per Income Tax Act, TDS at the rate of 1% of the sale value is to be deducted by the buyer where the value of the property sold by a resident seller is Rs 50 lakhs or above.

The scenario changes when the seller of the property is a non-resident Indian. Income Tax Act has an altogether separate section for this case. As there is a lot of confusion on tax applicability on selling of property by a resident and a non-resident Indian, we in this article shall cover the complex part of the transaction involving a non-resident seller.

Therefore, any person being NRI who wants to sell a property in India would be interested to know as to what will be the tax implications upon selling the property which located in India and what are the provisions that helps in tax savings and other procedures that needs to be compiled so as to be compliant with the procedures and the provisions of the Act.

TDS Rates on the sale of Immovable property in India by a non-resident Indian

1. Option I

Deduct TDS under section 195 as per below-mentioned table – applicable for FY 2018-19 onwards

Particulars	Where Income of the NRI Seller is Below Rs. 50 Lakhs	Where Income of the  NRI seller is between Rs. 50 Lakhs to Rs 1 Crore	Where Income of the NRI seller is above Rs 1 Crore.
TDS Rate	20%	20%	20%
Add: Surcharge	NIL	10% on above Rate	15% on above Rate
Total Tax	20%	22%	23%
Add Health & Ed.Cess @ 4%	4% on above Rate	4% on above Rate	4% on above Rate
Total TDS Rate	20.8%	22.88%	23.92%

When the seller opts for this option the following points are to be noted

1. The above TDS rates are applicable on entire sale value/agreement value and not on capital gain value.

2. Long term capital gains are taxed as per above table and short term gains shall be taxed at the applicable income tax slab rates for the NRI based on the total income which is taxable in India for the NRI.

3. The TDS as per the above table shall be deducted even when the transaction value is less than Rs 50 lakhs.

2. Option II-

Apply for a certificate for deducting TDS at a lower rate.

In this option, an NRI can apply for a lower TDS deduction certificate from Jurisdictional Assessing Officer in Income Tax department for allowing the residential buyer to deduct tax at a rate lower than TDS Rates as mentioned above. In this application, a TDS rate shall be arrived at by calculating the capital gains.

This certificate shall be issued by the Assessing Officer within 30 working. After this certificate is received by the NRI seller, the buyer can deduct TDS at the agreed rate and deposit the same with the government and file a TDS return.

When the seller opts for this option the following points are to be noted

• Application for the certificate should be made before an agreement to sell and not after the agreement is done.
• For advances/token amount received before application for lower deduction certificate TDS rate will be applicable as per the table mentioned above and not as per the certificate provided.

The penalty for non Compliances with the above-mentioned provision

As mentioned earlier, the primary responsibility of deducting TDS and depositing the same with the government is of the buyer. Therefore when the above provision has not complied, the penalty shall be imposed on the buyer.

Late filing fee

Under Section 234E, the buyer will have to pay a fine of Rs 200 per day (two hundred) until TDS return is filed. This penalty shall be levied for every day of delay until the fine amount is equal to the amount of TDS.

Interest

Nature of Default	Interest subject to TDS amount	A period for which interest is to be paid
Non-deduction of tax at source, either in whole or in part	1% of the TDS amount per month	From the date on which tax is deductible to the date on which tax is actually deducted.
After deduction of tax, nonpayment of tax either in whole or in part	1.5% of the TDS amount per month	From the date of deduction to the date of payment

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