12 March 2017
During Dec 2016 i achieved turnover of taxable service to the extent of 9 lakhs. I registered for service tax. In end Jan 2017 my gross receipts were over 10 lakhs and so I started charging and paying service tax. Next year if GST is introduced, limit for small service providers will be 20 lakhs and I am not likely to achieve that in 2017-18. My question is -- Am I required to continue charging service tax in April 2017 onwards till GST is implemented, i.e likely July 2017, or will I be exempt till I achieve gross receipts of 20 lakhs? Should I migrate to GST or ignore till I achieve 20 lakhs turnover, when I can take fresh registration under GST?