What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also
let me know the maxium and minium sales tax rate in India.

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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / nithin s vijayan

Presently CST is @ 2% against form 'C' and will be charged
at different rate for different products , but this rate
will be same for all state.
for eg- for UPS it is 4% , battery Charger @ 12.5% , this
rate will be same for all state

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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / subhash

There two type of taxes.
1. CST against 'c' form @ 2%.
CST against without 'c' form @ 3%.

2. vat rates are different state wise.

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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / rinky kathaith

The sale tax applies according to sale conditions: if you
sale goods in one state to another state then cst apply
with rate @ 2%, but if sale done without form c then the
cst shall aply @ 13.125%( present rate).

AND VAT APLLY ON THE INTRA STATE SALE OR PURCHASE .means if
you sale or purchased goods in same state ,then that state
level vat shall be aplly ,which is against dva-1 is 5 %
(change in 2011-12 ,haryana state level vat)
so net cconclusion is that sales tax is 2% ( if form c
issued by buyer) otherwise it shall be 13.125%.

and vat is 5 %( if dvat -1 issued) otherwise it shall be
12.5%

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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / prince mewara

there r two types of sales tax
1-Vat
2-CST(central sale tax)

1-Vat
Vat deducts diffrent different in states,
Vat is 5%, 12.50%, by product nature.

2- CST
central sale tax deducted by central goverment of india.
Rates are 2% with C form n for other 5%, 12.36% , by
product nature.

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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / mohit sharma

If we trensfer goods from one state to another CST
applicable @ 2% against form "C"
If the second party unable to provede C form then the CST
would be charges @ 12%

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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / c.a.pavan varma

there are two types of sales tax in india
1.central sales tax
2.local sales tax

CST applicable @ 2% against form "C"
If the second party unable to provede C form then the CST
would be charges @ 4%


other sales tax is vat which are 4%, 12.5% and 1
%.it's depend on state.

in A.P it is 12%







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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / vishesh rana

4% without c Form ok maxium rate 20 % minium rate 1%

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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / ashwini kumar

CST 2% Agst "C" form otherwise 5% CST Applicable

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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / rupali bhattacharyay

The new finincial year central sales tax percentage,if
goods under cst act then percentage 2% with "c" form
without "c" form 4%.

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What is the present Central sales tax rate in India? Also let me know the maxium and minium sales ..

Answer / rohit shah

CST rate in India at present is 2% with C Form. If the C Form is not produced, the rates can be 5% or 12.5% or 20% depending upon the tax schedule in that particular State.

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