Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a new mobile app for android called “GST Rates Finder” which helps users to know the GST (Goods and Services Tax) for different goods and services. At present app is available for android phones and iOS version will be launched soon. Click here to download GST Rate Finder app
You can download it on any smart phone and it will work on offline mode too.
About GST Rate Finder App
User can easily determine the GST price for goods or a service by entering the name or the chapter heading of the commodity or service. If you want to know the GST of particular product just type the product name search box it will list the goods and services containing for that product.
The finance minister statement included, the user can go through the list of descriptions and when some particular product on the list is clicked, a display window pops up holding details like GST rate, description of goods / services and the chapter title of the Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN).
How to SEARCH?
You can do a search based on the description of goods and services or heading number or by HSN code. “These advantages are aimed to serve as a all set reckoner on GST rates. This will authorize not only taxpayers but also all resident of the country to determine the right GST price on goods and services,” the statement read.
For an instance, if a person who has been billed by hotel or restaurant or if a person is purchasing any product you can cross-verify the accuracy of the price of GST charged.
One more important information, the GST rate finder has been provided on the entrance of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC). At the entrance, a taxpayer can quest for appropriate UTGST (Union Territory Goods and Service Tax), SGST (State Goods and Service Tax), CGST (Central Goods and Service Tax), amount and the Remuneration on a specific stock.
