Goods and Services Tax – GST Dated:- 21-12-2024 – News – GST Council recommends reduction in GST rate on Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK), classifiable under 1904, to 5% GST council also recommends to fully exempt GST on gene therapy GST Council recommends exemption of GST on contributions by general insurance companies from third-party motor vehicle premiums for Motor Vehicle Accident Fund GST Council recommends no GST on transaction of vouchers as they are neither supply of goods nor supply of services. The provisions related to vouchers is also being simplified. GST Council clarifies that no GST is payable on penal charges levied and collected by banks and NBFCs from borrowers for non-compliance with loan terms GST Council recommends reduction of payment of pre-deposit for filing an appeal before the Appellate Authority in respect of an order passed which involves only penalty amount Posted On: 21 DEC 2024 8:23PM by PIB Delhi Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, 21 st December 2024 The 55th GST Coun
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eant assembly/manufacture of LRSAM system under Notification 19/2019-Customs. 4. To reduce the rate of Compensation Cess to 0.1% on supplies to merchant exporters at par with GST rate on such supplies. 5. To exempt from IGST imports of all equipment and consumable samples by Inspection Team of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) subject to specified conditions. 6.To extend the concessional 5% GST rate on food inputs of food preparations under HSN 19 or 21 that are supplied for food preparations intended for free distribution to economically weaker sections under a government program subject to the existing conditions. SERVICES To bring supply of the sponsorship services provided by the body corporates under Forward Charge Mechanism. To exempt GST on the contributions made by general insurance companies from the third-party motor vehicle premiums collected by them to the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, constituted under section 164B of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. This fund is c
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rom 01.04.2025 to avoid any transition difficulties. To exclude taxpayers registered under composition levy scheme from the entry at Sr. No. 5AB introduced vide Notification No. 09/2024-CTR dated 08.10.2024 vide which renting of any commercial/ immovable property (other than residential dwelling) by unregistered person to registered person was brought under reverse charge mechanism. Further, to regularize the period from the date when the notification No. 09/2024-CTR dated 08.10.2024, became effective i.e. from 10.10.2024 till the date of issuance of the proposed notification on as is where is basis. Other changes relating to goods and services 1. To increase the GST rate from 12% to 18 % on sale of all old and used vehicles, including EVs other than those specified at 18% -Sale of old and used petrol vehicles of engine capacity of 1200 cc or more of length of 4000 mm or more; diesel vehicles of engine capacity of 1500 cc or more of length of 4000 mm and SUVs.[Note: GST is applicable o
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tracts 5% GST if supplied as other than pre-packaged and labelled and 12% GST if supplied as pre-packaged and labelled. However, when popcorn is mixed with sugar thereby changing its character to sugar confectionary (eg caramel popcorn), it would be classifiable under HS 1704 90 90 and attract 18% GST. It has been decided to regularise the issues for the past on as is where is basis.(Note: There is no new imposition of any tax in this regard and is merely a clarification as certain field units were demanding different tax rates on the same. Therefore, it is a clarification being recommended by the GST Council to settle the disputes arising out of interpretation. ) 6. To clarify that the Explanation in Sl. No. 52B in notification No. 1/2017- Compensation Cess (Rate) dated 28.6.2017 regarding ground clearance is applicable with effect from 26.07.2023. 7. To clarify that RBI regulated Payment Aggregators are eligible for the exemption under entry at Sl. No. 34 of notification No. 12/2017-
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bonded warehouse. 2. Issues pertaining to taxability of Vouchers In a significant move to address long-standing concerns regarding the taxability of vouchers under GST, the GST Council made the following recommendations: To omit sections 12(4) and 13(4) from CGST Act, 2017 and rule 32(6) from CGST Rules, 2017 to resolve ambiguities in the treatment of vouchers. To issue clarification on the following issues: Transactions in vouchers shall be treated neither as a supply of goods nor as a supply of services. Distribution of vouchers on principal-to-principal basis shall not be subject to GST. However, where vouchers are distributed on principal-to-agent basis, the commission/fee or any other amount charged by the agent for such distribution is taxable under GST. Additional services such as advertisement, co-branding, marketing and promotion, customization and technology support, customer support etc. related to vouchers would be leviable to GST on the amount paid for these services. Unr
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ST Council recommended to clarify that in an Ex-Works contract, where goods are delivered by the supplier to the recipient or a transporter at the supplier's place of business, and the property in goods transfers to the recipient at that point, the goods are considered to be received by the recipient under section 16(2)(b) of CGST Act, 2017 and the recipient may claim Input Tax Credit (ITC) on such goods, subject to the conditions outlined in Sections 16 and 17 of the CGST Act, 2017. Clarification regarding applicability of late fee for delay in furnishing of FORM GSTR-9C and providing waiver of late fee on delayed furnishing of FORM GSTR-9C for the period from 2017-18 to 2022-23: The GST Council recommended to clarify through a circular that the late fee under Section 47(2) of the CGST Act, 2017 is leviable for the delay in filing the complete annual return under Section 44 of the CGST Act, 2017, which includes both FORM GSTR-9 (Annual Return) and FORM GSTR-9C (Reconciliation Stat
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d commodities throughout the supply chain. 2 . Clarification regarding recording of correct details of name of the State of the un-registered recipient as well as correct declaration of place of supply in respect of supply of 'Online Services To clarify that in respect of supply of Online Services such as supply of online money gaming, OIDAR services, etc. to unregistered recipients, the supplier is required to mandatorily record the name of the State of the unregistered recipient on the tax invoice and such name of State of recipient shall bedeemed to be the address on record of the recipient for the purpose of section 12(2)(b) of IGST Act, 2017 read with proviso to rule 46(f) of CGST Rules, 2017 D. OTHER MEASURES PERTAINING TO LAW PROCEDURE 1. Amendment in section 17(5)(d) of CGSTAct, 2017 To align the provisions of section 17(5)(d) of CGST Act, 2017 with the intent of the said section, the Council has recommended amending section 17(5)(d) of CGST Act, 2017, to replace the phrase
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use (c) of section 2(69) of CGST Act, 2017 and to insert an Explanation under the same to provide for definitions of the terms Local Fund and Municipal Fund used in the said clause . 4. Amendment in provisions pertaining to Input Services Distributor (ISD) mechanism under CGST Act, 2017 and CGST Rules, 2017 To amend Section 2(61) and Section 20(1) of the CGST Act, 2017 to explicitly include inter-state RCM transactions under the ISD mechanism by including reference to supplies subject to tax under section 5(3) and 5(4) of IGST Act, 2017 in the said provisions. Consequentially, to amend section 20(2) of CGST Act, 2017 and rule 39(1A) of the CGST Rules, 2017. These, amendments in CGST Act, 2017 are to be made effective from 01.04.2025. 5. Provision for grant of Temporary Identification Number by Tax Officers to persons, not liable to be registered otherwise To insert new rule 16A in CGST Rules, 2017 to provide for a separate provision for generation of temporary identification number for
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m (IMS). To amend section 34(2) of CGST Act, 2017, to specifically provide for requirement of reversal of input tax credit as is attributable to a credit note, by the recipient, to enable the reduction of output tax liability of the supplier. To insert a new rule 67B in CGST Rules, 2017, to prescribe the manner in which the output tax liability of the supplier shall be adjusted against the credit note issued by him. To amend section 39 (1) of CGST Act, 2017 and rule 61 of CGST Rules, 2017 to provide that FORM GSTR-3B of a tax period shall be allowed to be filed only after FORM GSTR-2B of the said tax period is made available on the portal. E. OTHER MEASURES: The GST Council approved the recommendation of the committee of officers suggesting measures for the various issues raised by the States in respect of issues pertaining to IGST settlement and asked the committee to conclude the desired changes by March, 2025. The GST Council took note of the procedural rules proposed for the intern
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