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Rates of Tax under Composition Levy [Sec 10(1) & 10(2A) read with Rule 7]

# Rates of Tax under Composition Levy

## Goods — Section 10(1) [Rule 7]

Category of registered personRate (Total CGST + SGST/UTGST)Base
Manufacturers (other than notified goods*)1% (0.5% + 0.5%)Turnover in State/UT
Restaurant service (para 6(b) of Schedule II)5% (2.5% + 2.5%)Turnover in State/UT
Any other supplier eligible u/s 101% (0.5% + 0.5%)Turnover of taxable supplies of goods & services in State/UT

*Notified goods (excluded from manufacturing composition): ice cream, pan masala, tobacco, aerated waters, fly ash bricks/aggregate/blocks, bricks of fossil meals or similar siliceous earths, building bricks, earthen or roofing tiles.

## Services — Section 10(2A)

  • Effective rate: 6% (3% CGST + 3% SGST/UTGST)
  • Base: Turnover of supplies of goods & services in State/UT.

## Critical distinction — Eligibility base vs Tax base

PurposeUse
Eligibility to optAggregate turnover of preceding FY (PAN-India)
Tax paymentTurnover in State/UT for current FY

For the third category of goods, tax is paid only on taxable supplies (exempt supplies don't bear composition tax).

Worked example

### Example 1

Manufacturer 'M' in Karnataka with ₹40 lakh turnover in State/UT during the quarter:

  • Tax = ₹40,00,000 × 1% = ₹40,000 (CGST ₹20,000 + SGST ₹20,000).

### Example 2

Restaurant 'R' (non-alcoholic) with ₹15 lakh State turnover in a quarter:

  • Tax = ₹15,00,000 × 5% = ₹75,000 (CGST ₹37,500 + SGST ₹37,500).

### Example 3

Trader 'T' with State turnover ₹20 lakh, of which exempt supplies = ₹5 lakh:

  • Composition tax base = ₹15 lakh (taxable supplies only).
  • Tax = ₹15,00,000 × 1% = ₹15,000.

⚠️ Common exam mistakes

  • Applying 1% to manufacturers of notified goods (ice cream, pan masala, tobacco etc.) — they are NOT eligible for composition.
  • Computing tax on aggregate turnover instead of turnover in State/UT.
  • For traders/others, paying tax on exempt supplies too — base is taxable supplies only for the 'any other supplier' category.
  • Confusing service-composition rate 6% (under 10(2A)) with restaurant rate 5% (under 10(1)). Restaurant is goods composition with a special rate.
Reference: Section 10(1), 10(2A) and Rule 7 of CGST Rules — CGST Act, 2017 and CGST Rules, 2017
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