GST RESEARCH FOUNDATION (GRF) is the First Organization in India being built upon Community Serving Model and compliant with UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Agenda. GRF, a Registered Society under Society Registration Act, 1860 (going for further registration under Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950) is going to serve the nation in a big way. It is registered vide Societies Registration No. Mahara
shtra State, Mumbai G.B.B.S.D. 1601/2017 dated 1st July 2017 (GST Day). UN 2030 SDG Agenda called for creating platforms of exchanges among various stake holders directly interacting with National / State Governments to modify and create policies for sustainable development and effective distribution of public resources. GRF is a Platform to bring together many Stake holders like; Tax Assesses, Tax Administrators, Tax Practitioners, Judiciary and Government Policy Makers across the 30 States, 9 Union Territories and Central Government in India. On its March to go ahead, GRF shall create the bridge among Professional Bodies, Academic & Research Institutions, Industry Associations, Corporates, SMEs , Professionals, Government Departments, Tax Authorities ( Central & States) and Judiciary ( Tribunals, High Courts & Supreme Court). Apart from this GRF shall integrate with leading international professional bodies in GST, Publication Houses and Research Organizations. GRF very soon going to launch its online portal with many advanced features like in built Blogs for life members, Digital Library, Webinars, Video Conferencing , E- Journals & News Letter and online Chat facilities etc. Being networked with many government organizations, Research institutions across world, GRF going to create level playing fields for Capacity Building across India and subsequently venture into international arena. Main Activities of GRF across the country shall be;
A. Technical Research
a. Legal Research
b. Data Analytics
c. Tax Evasion Research
B. Capacity Building
C. Representations
D. Consulting & Counseling
E. Publishing
An onerous task is being put upon the stake holders to make these most important tax reforms of post-independence era where stake holders continuously interact among themselves and Government for making this GST regime transparent, adoptable, tax obedient, legal supremacy and effectively integrating and distributing resources. With its core ambition to serve the Nation, GST Research Foundation shall make whole efforts to achieve its objective across the sections of Indian Economy. STRUCTURE OF GST RESEARCH FOUNDATION
GRF has at Central Level, Board of Advisors and Managing Committee. GRF shall constitute a duly convened BOARD OF ADVISORS who shall be drawn from various fields of public life, professionals, academicians, judiciary, government officers, industry veterans and other fields who possess integrity and wisdom and can guide GRF in making Strategies, Policies and Vision Statements on continuous re-learning basis. Managing Committee consists of Sixteen experienced Chartered Accountants and Supreme Court Lawyers across India. Four Positions are kept reserved for taking Independent Members from Industry, Judiciary, Government and Academics. Apart from above, GRF is going to set up 5 Regional Committees, 30 State Level Committees and 600+ District / City Level committees across India. Prime Objective of setting up Regional / State / District / City level Committees is to;
A. Extensively Bring Capacity Building and Counseling jobs to grass root level. Execute Consulting Assignments effectively by pooling professional resources available at regional / state/ district/ city level. Effective Coordination with SGST authorities at State Level. Conducting Sectorial Impact Studies and Tax Research works at ground root level. E. Organizing Conferences, Workshops and Training Programs at city levels. F. Management of City based Chapters to be opened in respective States falling under a region. G. Maintaining cordial relation with State Level Sales Tax / VAT Practitioner Associations or formalizing their merger in GRF. H. Tie-ups with various management institutes and academic institutions for conducting joint workshops. I. All type of Regional / Local Coordination for achieving objectives of GRF.
