GST Tutorial | Tax Payment | GST full form

As you all know that the GST bill has brought a revolution in the taxation system. GST full form is Goods and Services tax which is an indirect tax implemented to unify the taxation system into a single tax applicable all across India. GST full form is also given as good and service tax. In this tutorial we shall be discussing section – 44, 45 and section – 46.

Features of GST Tax payment processes under proposed GST regime.

Electronically generated challan from GSTN Common Portal in all modes of payment and no use of manually prepared challan;
Facilitation for the taxpayer by providing hassle free, anytime, anywhere mode of payment of tax;
Convenience of making payment online;
Logical tax collection data in electronic format;
Faster remittance of tax revenue to the Government Account;
Paperless transactions;
Speedy Accounting and reporting;
Electronic reconciliation of all receipts;
Simplified procedure for banks;
Warehousing of Digital Challan.

Section 44. Payment of tax, interest, penalty and other amounts

Every deposit made towards tax, interest, penalty, fee or any other amount by a taxable person by internet banking or by using credit/debit cards or National Electronic Fund Transfer or Real Time Gross Settlement or by any other mode, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed in this behalf, shall be credited to the electronic cash ledger of such person to be maintained in the manner as may be prescribed.

Section 45. Interest on delayed payment of tax

Every person liable to pay tax in accordance with the provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder, who fails to pay the tax or any part thereof to the account of the Central or a State Government within the period prescribed, shall, on his own, for the period for which the tax or any part thereof remains unpaid, pay interest at such rate as may be notified, on the recommendation of the Council, by the Central or a State Government.

Section 46. Tax deduction at source

For the purpose of deduction of tax specified above, the value of supply shall be taken as the amount excluding the tax indicated in the invoice.