Calculation of TCS as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 and GST on Sales Transactions
The Government has placed the responsibility on the e-commerce operators to collect the ‘tax’ at a specified rate from the supplier. This shall be done by the Operator by paying the supplier the price of the product or services, less the tax, calculated at the specified rate.
The process of calculation of TCS and GST has been explained in this document.
Create a sales invoice
Choose the
icon, enter Sales Invoice, and then choose the related link.Select Customer on Sales Invoice header.
Select Item on Sales Invoice line. GST Group Code, HSN/SAC Code should not be blank on the Item.
For example, there is a sales invoice for INR 10,000 and 18% GST (i.e. 9% CGST and 9% SGST/UTGST in case of Intra-State or Intra-Union Territory transaction or 18% IGST in case of Inter-State transaction) and 1% TCS as per Income Tax Act, 1961 has to be charged on the invoice amount.
GST calculation will appear in the Fact Box, as following:
Component Amount GST Base Amount 10,000 CGST 900 SGST 900 TCS 100 On posting of sales invoice, GL Entries will be as following:
Particulars Amount Customer Account 11900 SGST/UTGST Payable Account -900 CGST Payable Account -900 TCS Payable Account -100 Sales Account -10000
Tip
In case of Inter-State Sales, IGST will be calculated with TCS as per the Income Tax Act, 1961.