Introduction: A krishi kalyan cess has been introduc - ed for improving agricultural facilities. A cess is basically a tax that is collected by the government to be used for a spec- ific purpose. The collections from levy of cess can be used only for the purpose for which it has been collected and not for any other purpose. In the case of krishi kalyan cess , the amount collected though this cess can only be used for the purpose of improving the Agricultural facilities.
Meaning of kkc : A small business Guides, Taxation . Finance minister, Mr. jaitley had proposed to impose a cess , called the Krishi kalyan cess (KKC), at 0.5% on all texable services during Budget 2016. Effectiv - e date of Krishi K alyan Cess is 1 st june 2016.
What is krishi kalyan cess ? A cess is tax that is collected by the government to be used for specific purpose. The collection from levy of cess can be used only for the purpose for which it is collected. Krishi Kalyan cess has been introduced by the go- vernment W.e.f 01.06.2016 for improving agricultu re facilities. The effective rate of service Tax from 1 st june 2016 would be: 14%(service tax) + 0.5%( swachh Bharat - cess ) +0.5%( Krishi Kalyan cess ) =15% .
Explanation : The cess means tax levied by the government to raise funds for a specific purpose. So now we can guess it is something about “farmers’ s kalyan / welfare ”. This cess would be used for financing initiatives relatin - g to improvement of agriculture and welfare of farmers. It also proposed cut in excise duty on irrigation pumps and soil nutrients besides slashing import duty on cold on cold storage related equipments .
What purpose KKC is proposed to be levied? KKC is proposed to be levied for the purpose of financing and promoting initiatives to improve agriculture andfarm - ers walfer or for any other purpose relating thereto.
Particulars Tax/ cess ( Rs ) Value of taxable service : (a) 1,000/- Add: Service tax@14% on (a) 140/- Add: SB Cess @ 0.5%on (a) 5/- Add:KKC @ 0.5% on (a) 5/- Total: 1,150/-
How it will be calculated ? “Example of KKC calculation- For a service worth Rs.100, service tax will be Rs.14 at 14% rate and Swachh Bharat cess (SBC) will be Rs . 0.5 at 0.5% . Similarly, Krishi Klayan cess will be Rs . 0.5 at 0.5% . So, the total chargeable amount will be Rs.115
What is the budget target for KKC ? Rs . 5000 crore
The date of applicability of KKC ? KKC would be levied at the rate of 0.5% on the value of all taxable services with effect from june 1 , 2016 vide section 161 of the Finance Act , 2016 .