Sunday, 16 July 2017

Reverse charge on specified Goods & Services

In this regards two notifications have been issued providing the list of goods and services, wherein the purchaser/recipient has the liability to pay GST.

Services covered under reverse charge:

In following cases 100 % of Tax will be paid by service receiver under Reverse Charge Mechanism;
     
     A.   Taxable services provided by any person located in non-taxable territory.
       
       Services should be received by any person located in taxable territory
       Taxable territory under GST - Whole of India except Jammu & Kashmir.


    B.   GTA Services

Services provided by GTA in respect of transport of goods by road.
Person who pays the freight shall be treated as receiver of service.

Service receiver should be the following persons:

Any factory, Any society, Any co-operative society, Any dealer of excisable goods, who is registered under the Central Excise Act, 1944, Any Body-corporate, Any partnership firm including association of persons & Any Taxable Person under GST.

    C.   Legal service by Advocates:
      
      Services provided by individual advocate or a firm of advocates including senior advocate.
      Service receiver should be a business entity in taxable territory.

      Exemption: A) Service provided to another advocate or firm of advocates B) non business entity C) business entity having turnover of less than ₹ 20 lacs in previous year exempted.

    D.   Services provided by an arbitral tribunal.
     
    Service receiver should be a business entity in taxable territory.
    
     Exemption: A) Services of Arbitral Tribunal to non-business entity are exempted. B) Services of Arbitral Tribunal to business entities having turnover less than ₹ 20 lacs in previous year are exempted.

    E.   Sponsorship Services

Services provided by way of sponsorship by any person.
Service receiver should be any body corporate or partnership firm in taxable territory.

    F.    Services by govt. or local authorities

Services provided by Government or local authority excluding,-
Renting of immovable property, Services of Post office, transportation of passengers/goods and services in relation to air craft or vessel inside or outside the precincts of a port or an airport.
Service receiver should be a business entity located in taxable territory.

     G.   Director’s services

Services provided by a director.
Service receiver -Company or body corporate

    H.   Services by An Insurance Agent

Service receiver is any person carrying on insurance business.

    I.      Services provided by a Recovery Agent.

Service receiver is Banking Company or Financial Institution or a non-banking financial company.

   J.    Enjoyment of Copy Rights

Services provided by Author or music composer, photographer, artist, etc. by way of transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of a copyright relating to original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works.
Service Receiver should be publisher, Music Company, producer.

The Government specified the above mentioned supply of services which shall be paid on reverse charge basis i.e. tax shall be paid by the recipient of such goods or services.


Goods covered under reverse charge :

Following goods will be covered under reverse charge

    A)   supplied by Agriculturist to Any registered person;

- Cashew nuts, not shelled or peeled
- Bidi wrapper leaves (tendu)
- Tobacco leaves

    B)   Supply of Silk Yarn by Agriculturist to Any registered person

   C)   Supply of lottery from State Government, Union Territory or any local authority to Lottery distributor or selling agent. 

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