Indirect Tax Essay

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INDIRECT TAXES Indirect Taxes are the charges levied by the State on consumption, expenditure, privilege, or right but not on income or property. Customs duties levied on imports, excise duties on production, sales tax or value added tax (VAT) at some stage in production-distribution process, are examples of indirect taxes because they are not levied directly on the income of the consumer or earner. Also called consumption taxes, they are regressive measures because they are not based on the ability to pay principle. Some of the indirect taxes are: • • • • • • • • Excise Duty Customs Duty Value Added Tax Central Sales Tax Service Tax Expenditure Tax Stamp duties Securities Transaction Tax Various other taxes or rates are levied by the municipal authorities (e.g., on goods entering their jurisdiction and on the annual value of property), by state governments (e.g., on motor vehicles and amusements) and by the central government (e.g., on foreign travel and domestic air travel). Excise Duty: It is an indirect tax levied and collected on the goods manufactured in India. Generally, manufacturer of goods is responsible to pay duty to the Government. This indirect taxation is administered through an enactment of the Central Government viz., The Central Excise Act, 1944 and connected Rules - which provide for levy, collection and connected procedures. The rates at which the excise duty is to be collected are stipulated in the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. It is mandatory to pay duty on all goods manufactured, unless exempted. For example, duty is not payable on the goods exported out of India. Similarly exemption from payment of duty is available, based on conditions such as kind of raw materials used, value of turnover (clearances) in a financial year, type of process employed etc. The Central Excise Department spread over the entire country administers and

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