MSME
As
I work in finance industry, I thought of sharing and increase my knowledge in various sectors of Finance
and its related fields. Hence to start with I come up with the idea to explore
about MSME like what is MSME, what does it mean, what is the process of
registering as an MSME, its benefit etc. So to begin with, let’s first
understand, what is MSME?
Full
form of MSME is Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise which is governed by MSME
Act, 2006. MSME units are regulated by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises, which is a branch of Government of India whose job is to formulate
and administrate rules, regulations and laws related to MSME enterprises in
India. Currently i.e. as on September’20, Mr Nitin Gadkari is the minister of
MSME.
In
which category a business unit is as per revised definition which came into
effect from July 1, 2020 depends upon two factors, one is Investment in plant
and Machinery and another is turnover achieved by the entity in previous year
|
Micro |
Small |
Medium |
Manufacturing
and Service Industry (Same for Both) |
Investment
in plant and machinery <
INR 1 Cr and
turnover is < INR 5
Cr. |
Investment
in plant and machinery <
INR 10 Cr and
turnover is < INR 50
Cr. |
Investment
in plant and machinery <
INR 20 Cr and
turnover is < INR 100
Cr. |
Now the next question is, what are the major benefits of registering as an MSME Units:
·
Priority
lending: As per RBI guidelines, banks have to give first priority to MSME for lending. So MSME registered unit is preferential when it comes to lending
·
Lower
Interest rate: MSME units have added advantage of getting lower interest rates
when compared with Non MSME units
·
Income
tax Exemptions: Government has given relief under Sec 44 AD to MSME unit to
file their returns under presumptive taxation scheme.
· CGTMSE: Government has set up a separate nodal agency which gives guarantee on behalf of borrowers to the bank under which borrower gets unsecured loans and banks gets assurance from Govt for repayment of loan
How
to get register as an MSME Units and what is the process will be discussed in
next blog, till then Stay Tuned for Sharing Knowledge.
Comments
Presumptive Taxation under section 44AD