The document discusses the digital transformation of compliance with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. It outlines the digital agenda for GST compliance, which will allow customers to register, upload invoices, pay taxes, and report online. The presentation notes the benefits of GST include an unbroken tax credit chain across India and opportunities to restructure supply chains. It describes SAP's involvement in preparing for GST implementation through collaborations with customers and partners to design compliant solutions.

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Compliance goes Digital with GST
Speaker: Arun Subramanian
August 3rd , 2016
INDUS Conclave South 2016

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Agenda
• DIGITAL AGENDA
• GST – OVERVIEW
• BENEFITS & OPPORTUNITIES
• SAP’s JOURNEY

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Digital Agenda
Register Online
Upload Invoices Online Pay taxes Online
Reporting Online

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Overview
http://www.finmin.nic.in/reports/ModelGSTLaw_draft.pdf

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Benefits & Opportunities
Unbroken tax credit chain across India
Business benefit of restructuring Supply
Chain (Tax specific Depots?)
Redefine Sourcing policy
Reduction in Reporting efforts
Reduced Compliance through harmonized
central and state tax administrations

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SAP’s Journey
Prerequisites
Tax Procedure: TAXINN
Jam page for work groups of customers & partners
https://jam4.sapjam.com/groups/zSb4pcqj7KwVE2vDu3HFLV/content
Jam page with content of GST Forum 2015
http://events.sap.com/in/gst-india-forum/en/eventpresentations
SAP Master Note: 1175384
Monsoon Session
Adapt design -Model Draft Law
Analyze GSP concept
GST Forum – 1500+ participants
Collaborative solution proposals
Formation of workgroups
Initiation – GST Whitepaper

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GST Reporting
GSTN will allow API based consumption
for data transmission and
communication only via GSPs
MPLS/VPN is a must for GSP to
transmit data to GSTN
GSTN portal will also exist –it will have a
manual method of invoice data punching

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Contact information:
Arun Subramanian
Globalization Services
SAP Labs India, Bangalore
M: arun.Subramanian@sap.com