Compulsory registration for commission agents clarified: required only when principal is taxable and supplies are taxable. Mandatory registration of a commission agent under clause (vii) of section 24 arises only when both the principal is a taxable person and the supplies made by the agent are taxable. Commission agents acting for agriculturists who are not taxable persons are not subject to compulsory registration under clause (vii). Separately, commission agents who are liable to pay tax under the reverse charge mechanism remain required to register compulsorily under the provision applicable to reverse charge liability.
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Compulsory registration for commission agents clarified: required only when principal is taxable and supplies are taxable.
Mandatory registration of a commission agent under clause (vii) of section 24 arises only when both the principal is a taxable person and the supplies made by the agent are taxable. Commission agents acting for agriculturists who are not taxable persons are not subject to compulsory registration under clause (vii). Separately, commission agents who are liable to pay tax under the reverse charge mechanism remain required to register compulsorily under the provision applicable to reverse charge liability.
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