The maximum GST rate in India is 28%, which applies to luxury goods, white goods, automobiles, and demerit (sin) products.
The GST registration turnover limit is ₹40 lakhs for goods, ₹20 lakhs for services, and ₹10 lakhs for special category states.
If your GST turnover is below the $75,000 threshold, you may choose to register. But if you do, regardless of your turnover, you must: include GST in the price of most goods and services you sell. claim GST credits for most business purchases you make.
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law on July 4, 2025, the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemptions are permanently set at $15 million per individual (or $30 million for married couples) starting January 1, 2026, with inflation adjustments beginning in 2027.
Payment amounts are recalculated every July
You could get up to: $533 if you are a single individual. $698 if you are married or have a common-law partner. $184 for each child under the age of 19.
The GST rate structure has been simplified into three core slabs: 0%, 5%, and 18%, with a higher 40% rate specifically applied to luxury and sin goods.
The 40% GST slab is now the highest GST rate in India and applies to a very specific set of goods and services.
GST Registration Threshold Limits (As of 2025)
₹40 lakhs: This is the threshold for GST registration in most Indian states. ₹20 lakhs: For special category states like Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Nagaland, and Uttarakhand.
The main benefit of being GST registered is that you can claim back GST on your business expenses. If you pay more in GST when buying supplies for your business than you charge your clients, you are eligible for a GST refund.
You have to start charging GST/HST on the supply that made you exceed $30,000. You exceed the $30,000 threshold 1 over the previous four (or fewer) consecutive calendar quarters (but not in a single calendar quarter).
$75,000 Threshold for Businesses
Even if you don't hit this figure yet, it's essential to monitor your revenue closely. The ATO requires registration if you either: Have a current GST turnover of $75,000 or more. Expect your turnover to reach $75,000 in the next 12 months.
Turnover in the state under GST refers to the total value of supplies of goods or services made within a specific state. This includes taxable supplies, exempt supplies, and exports made from that state, but excludes inter-state supplies and inward supplies on which tax is payable under reverse charge.
You reach the GST turnover threshold if either: your current GST turnover – your turnover for the current month and the previous 11 months – totals $75,000 or more ($150,000 or more for non-profit organisations)
Yes, you can gift your son $100,000, but since it's over the 2025 annual exclusion of $19,000, you'll need to file a gift tax return (Form 709), though you likely won't owe taxes unless you've already used up your large lifetime exemption (over $13.99 million in 2025). Your son pays no tax on the gift, but you, as the giver, must report the amount exceeding the annual limit, which counts against your lifetime exemption.
Yes, you can likely give your daughter $50,000 tax-free by using your annual gift exclusion and lifetime exemption, but you'll need to file Form 709 with the IRS to report the gift exceeding the annual limit ($19,000 in 2024/2025). The $50,000 gift reduces your large lifetime exemption (over $13 million in 2024/2025), meaning you won't pay tax on it unless your total lifetime gifts exceed that huge amount; your daughter never pays gift tax on the money.
The IRS primarily learns about large gifts when you file Form 709, the Gift Tax Return, for amounts exceeding the annual exclusion (e.g., $19,000 per person in 2025). They can also discover gifts through third-party reporting (banks reporting large cash transfers), audits of your estate, or by matching transactions to public records, especially for significant asset transfers like property, which might trigger property tax reassessments.
1. Is the GST registration limit 20 lakhs or 40 lakhs? GST registration limits in regular category states are ₹40 lakhs for goods and ₹20 lakhs for services. Special category states have a limit of ₹20 lakhs.
Types of GST in India
CGST (Central Goods and Services Tax) SGST (State Goods and Services. IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax) UTGST (Union Territory Goods and Services Tax)
Goods and services tax credit
According to the federal government, the maximum annual amount an individual may receive from July 2025 to June 2026 is $533, while a married or common-law couple could see up to $698 combined.
GST Exemption Limit
Under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India, businesses whose annual revenue exceeds specific thresholds are required to register and pay GST. Currently, the GST Exemption Limit is set at Rs. 40 lakhs for goods and Rs. 20 lakhs for services.
GST always payable
If the taxpayer has not passed on that amount to the recipient, excess GST is not taken to have always been payable and is therefore refundable. An amount of excess GST that has been passed on is taken to have always been payable, until the recipient of the supply has been reimbursed.
The New GST Rate Structure
The old four-slab structure (5%, 12%, 18%, 28%) has been simplified. The 12% and 28% slabs were eliminated and replaced with a new structure, which is now primarily 0%, 5%, 18%, and a 40% rate for luxury and “sin” goods.