GST UPDATE ON TREATMENT OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS – PART I:- Goods and Services Tax – GST – By: – Pradeep Jain – Dated:- 22-11-2017 Last Replied Date:- 22-11-2017 – GST UPDATE ON TREATMENT OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS – PART I:- Joint Development Agreements are also called tri-partite agreements as three parties are involved in such contracts, namely a builder, land owning party and the contractor who undertakes construction services. The developer enters into a development agreement with landowner, whereby the developer acquires the development rights with respect to the land. The development right entitles the developer to obtain licenses and approvals from the government authorities, construct the building on the land as per its
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nd provided by Mr. XYZ whereas 40% of the units i.e. 400 units shall be given to Mr. XYZ and rest 600 units shall be taken by ABC ltd. Both can commercially sell the units in the open market. Land owner gets 400 units of flats in lieu of the land given and Developer gets 600 units of flats in lieu of the construction work done. Based on above, redevelopment transaction is a barter transaction between landowner and developers. Here developer is providing construction service to landowner. Value of construction service shall be ascertained on the basis of flats given to landowner in exchange of development rights given by him to builder. Further, as per decisions taken in 14th Meeting of the GST Council held on May 18-19, 2017 in Srinagar, J&
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or the development, besides GST on the builder/developer's share of the complex/building. In the above transaction, the builder/developer receives consideration for the construction service provided by him, from two categories of service receivers: (a) from landowner: in the form of land/development rights; and (b) from other buyers: normally in cash. Thus the builder is liable to pay GST not only on his portion of the complex/building, but also on the share of the land owner. Therefore, the above stated clarification also proves that there is no ambiguity on the issue that the GST is payable even on landowner's share of flats. The other aspects like point of taxation and valuation, etc. will be discussed in the subsequent part of t
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