The taxes levied by the government form a pool of
resources to be used for the collective benefit of the public. The taxation is
an exercise in the collective solution of individual problems. The state takes
upon itself the duty of solving the problems of the underprivileged and need
finance for this purpose. The government can mobilize resources by imposing
taxes on the privileged ones. A tax may
be defined as a "pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property owners
to support the government, a payment exacted by legislative authority.
Excise duties on the production
of commodities, sales tax, service tax and customs duty, tax on rail or bus
fare are some examples of indirect taxes. Excise Duty The tax imposed by the
government on the manufacturer or producer on the production of some items is
called excise duty. Inputs free of duty: Exporting units need raw materials
without payment of customs/excise duty, to enable them to compete for exporting
Custom duty is a form of indirect tax. Standard English dictionary defines the
term "custom" as duties imposed on imported or less commonly exported
goods.
The multi-structured-layered indirect tax imposed on
both at the Central and State level in India which is extremely complex and
dynamic in nature. Further, frequent changes in the legislation/ judicial
pronouncements and the proposed change Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime make the analysis of a business
structure from an indirect tax perspective all the more imperative.
Indirect tax
affects all the aspect of a company. They have impact on all the fields inside
a company from raw materials cost to shareholders and for that to stay ahead in
competition we need expert advice or consultation on how to handle these taxes
to stay ahead in competition and avoid too much of cascading tax in the
manufactured cost of our product. www.ca-msa.com is one of the recommended
sites that would help you to achieve this and giving you more details on
indirect taxation.
Services they provide vary in different fields like from Registration under Central
Excise, Customs, Service Tax, Import Export Code & VAT, Accounting, and
Preparation & Assistance on filing of periodic returns, Handling of
Assessment Procedure, conducting audit under relevant statutes,
Assistance in moving courts
on legal issues arising out of assessment/appeal, Assisting in maintenance of
various records for statutory compliance etc.
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