Saturday 28 May 2016

Important Q A on Banking (useful for general awareness/Financial Awareness paper):28/05/2016


Q:What is Lease Financing
A : Financing for the business of renting houses or lands for a specified period of time and also hiring out of an asset for the duration of its economic life. Leasing of a car or heavy machinery for a specific period at specific price is an example.
Q:What do you mean by MASALA BONDS?
A:Masala bonds are Indian rupee denominated bonds issued in offshore capital markets. These will be offered and settled in US dollars to raise Indian rupees from international investors for infrastructure development in India. IFC will convert bond proceeds from dollars into rupees and use the rupees to finance private sector investment in India.
IFC has named these ‘Masala’ bonds as ‘masala’ is a globally recognized term that evokes the culture and cuisine of India. This is not the first time that a bond has been named after the food or culture of a country. Chinese bonds, for example, are called Dim sum bonds, and Japanese ones as Samurai bonds.
Q: What are the Highlights of GST .
A:Highlights of New Proposed Goods & Service Tax (GST)
1. The basic principal governing behind GST is to have single Taxation System for Goods and Services
across the country. Currently Indian economy has various taxes on Goods and services such as VAT,
Service Tax, Excise, Entertainment Tax, Luxury Tax Etc. now in the new Proposal of GST; we will be
having only two taxes on all goods and Services as follows:
a. State Level GST(SGST)
b. Central Level GST (CGST)
2. In case of Central GST, following Taxes will be subsumed with CGST which are at presently levied
separately on goods and services by Central government:
a. Central Excise Duty
b. Additional Excise Duty
c. The Excise Duty levied under Medicinal and toiletries preparation Act
d. Service Tax
e. Additional Custom Duty (CVD)
f. Special Additional Duty
g. Surcharge
h. Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Secondary education Cess
3. In case of State GST, following taxes will be subsumed with SGST; which are priestly levied on goods
and services by State Governments :
a. VAT/ Sales Tax
b. Entertainment Tax (unless it is levied by local bodies)
c. Luxury Tax
d. Tax on lottery
e. State Cess and Surcharge to the extend related to supply of goods and services.
4. The basic principal for subsuming of taxes in GST is provided as follows:
a. Those taxes which commences with import / manufacture /production of goods or provision
of services at one end and the consumption of goods and services o other end.
b. The taxes, levies and fees which are not related to supply of goods & services should not be
subsumed under GST.
5. Taxes on items containing alcohol and petroleum product are kept out of GST. They will continue to
be taxed as per existing practices.
6. Tax on Tobacco products will be subject to GST. But government can levy the extra Excise duty over
and above GST.
7. The Small Taxpayer: The small taxpayers whose gross annual turnover is less than 1.5 Crore are
exempted from CGST and SGST.
8. Input Tax Credit (ITC): Taxes Paid against CGST allowed as ITC against CGST. Taxes paid against SGST
allowed as ITC against SGST.
9. Cross utilization of ITC between the Central GST and State GST would not be allowed. Exception: Inter
State Supply of goods and services.
10. PAN based identification number will be allowed to each taxpayer to have integration of GST with
Direct Tax.
11. IGST Model and ITC:
a. Center would levy IGST levy ( CGST + SGST)
b. The ITC will be allowed in this transaction will be SGST, IGST, CGST as applicable.
c. Appropriate provision will be provided for consignment or Stock transfer.
12. GST Rate Structure:
a. Two Rate Structure
b. A lower rate for necessary items and goods of basic importance
c. Standard rate for goods in General
d. Special Rate
13. Exports are fully exempted with Zero rates.

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