gst on reimbursement of petrol allowance

[jayesh thacker]

our company some employee use company car for home-office-home, and fill petrol in this car from own pocket, after month complete company reimbursement of monthly total petrol amount as per bill, in this case gst is applicable or not

[Himansu Sekhar]

If th bill is more than 50000 for any employee gst is leviable,

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

No GST is applicable if the petrol reimbursement is a part of CTC (Salary).

[DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN]

The threshold limit ₹ 50,000/- is only for gift and not for reimbursement.

[subramanian vijayakumar]

Yes it is not gift it is reimbursement. Gst will be leviable

[Himansu Sekhar]

Please refer q. 68 of tweet FAQ ref. cbec.gov.in

[jayesh thacker]

The activities of travel and some other expenses being incurred by the employee while on travel or duty/work for the employer will be covered within the meaning of ‘in the course of employment’ and thus be covered in Schedule III and out of GST above condition is right or worng

AI Summary

GST on petrol reimbursement: whether employer-paid employee travel expenses fall outside GST as in-course-of-employment exclusion.
Whether GST applies to employer reimbursement of petrol bought by employees for company use is disputed: some practitioners say GST is leviable, others say no GST if reimbursement is part of salary/CTC. The thread notes an incorrect invocation of a monetary threshold applicable to gifts and cites the proposition that employee expenses "in the course of employment" may fall under Schedule III and be excluded from GST, with an FAQ referenced in support.