India GST Readiness- Actions
SAP Services
September 2016 Customer
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Current Status of GST and the Road ahead
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Model GST act in public domain since June 2016
Constitutional amendment passed in the Rajya Sabha on 3rd August 2016
Constitutional Amendment was ratified by Lok Sabha and also ratified by the required number of
States - followed by presidential Assent
• The GST Act and rules for CGST and SGST would be prepared and passed by Parliament and State
Legislatures
• GSTN network (software solution) under development will have to be launched
• GST would be law from the date of notification (which currently is 1st April 2017)
What You Should do now
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Mandatory System Pre-requisites
• Tax Procedure should be on TAXINN
• Recommended to move to the latest Support pack
SAP_APPL Release Support Pack
SAP ERP 6.0 (600) SP 26
EHP2 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 (602) SP 16
EHP3 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 (603) SP 15
EHP4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 (604) SP 16
EHP5 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 (605) SP 13
EHP6 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 (606) SP 14
EHP6 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 for HANA (616- SAP HANA) SP 08
EHP7 FOR SAP ERP 6.0(617) SP 07
EHP8 FOR SAP ERP 6.0(618) SP 02
SAP S/4HANA ON-PREMISE 1511 SP 02
Refer : SAP Note No 1175384 for GST and Support Launch pad link below
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/legalchangenotification/detail/GSCBIN-348
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What should I Do?
• Government : Provides the GST Law and Notifications
• SAP Product : Provides the standard product Notes for GST compliance in
line with GST Law and notifications
• SAP Customer :
• Understands impact of GST on their Business with impact analysis and
plans a Roadmap to GST
• Prepares their SAP systems for GST by complying with the Pre-requisites
• Undertakes a GST Implementation project configuring their redesigned
business processes, Modifying Developments, Testing business process,
Data Migration, Training teams for Compliance, Integrating with GSTN
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Steps in GST compliance journey
• Redesign business processes for GST
• with Tax advisory Consultants
Business Re-Design
Goal
Pha
se
Design process for GST
Activitie
s
• Move to recommended latest
Support pack (SAP Note No
1175384 for GST)
• Migrate to TAXINN
System Preparation
Goal
Phase
Meet Mandatory Pre-requisites for GST
Activitie
s
Prepare Design Implement
• GST Implementation project to Go live
by 1st April 2017*
• GSTN Integration
Implement GST
Goal
Phase
GST Implementation & Compliance
Activitie
s
SAP Services: SAP GST Assessment; SAP TAXINN
Migration ; SAP Education – WINGST1
SAP Services: SAP GST Implementation ; SAP Expert
& QA services ; SAP Education – GST Implementation#
Thank you
Contact information:
Subramanyam Balasubramanian
Head- India Localization & GST Services
SAP India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore
Email: [email protected]