CGST Act 2017, Definitions

Taxable Person | Section 2(107) of CGST Act 2017

Introduction:

The GST Act came in force from 1st July, 2017. There were many interpretation issues with respect to the definitions, glossary and terms use in the law. Since, such definitions were adopted from various legacy laws in India prior to GST; such as Service Tax, State VAT, Central Excise Act, Luxury Tax, Entertainment Tax, etc. it was difficult to make applicable one definition for different sectors. Hence, some modifications from existing definitions were made. Therefore, it was important to established a nexus of the terms used in the GST definitions. The definition discussed here is “Taxable Person”.

So what do you mean by “Taxable Person”?

Section 2(107) of CGST Act, 2017 –“taxable person” means a person who is registered or liable to be registered under section 22 or section 24;

Conclusion:

In under section 22 or section 24; “Taxable Person” means a person who is registered or liable to be registered.

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