GST is one of the most crucial tax reforms in India that is likely to change the whole scenario of present inefficient indirect tax system. Its implementation is delayed on account of political bottleneck in the present economic situation. To achieve the global competitiveness, India has to move forward by equipping itself with effective fiscal tools. The present research paper highlights the expectations of the tax payers, and professionals view on the benefits and challenges of implementing GST in India. Since GST is an effective tax ware in many countries, it can be suggested that the proposed GST need to be implemented early by sharpening out the legislative effectiveness, making it simpler, uniform, revenue neutral with minimum tax rate and enhanced tax base. The challenges in this direction shall be diligently knocked out to please the tax payers.