Documentation Charges Under GST Act

[SURYAKANT MITHBAVKAR]

In our scope of business, We need to carry out lot documentation work regarding our machinery and same has been charge to our customer.

We will charge customer in two way. 1. One is included in Machine price & 2. Charge separately raising separate Invoice.

The above procedure Sr. 1 we will raise our GST invoice showing HSN code (8422) of our machinery and charge GST @18%accordingly HSN Code.

In second way which HSN code we have to mentioned in Invoice enable us to charge the GST.

AI Summary

Business Seeks GST Guidance: Is Separate Documentation Charge a Service? Suggests Using SAC 9983 for Clarity. A business inquires about the correct GST classification for documentation charges related to machinery sales. They charge customers in two ways: included in the machine price or separately invoiced. For the first method, they use HSN code 8422 with an 18% GST. The query seeks guidance on the appropriate code for the separate documentation charge. A response suggests that documentation is a service, requiring a Service Accounting Code (SAC) instead of an HSN code, recommending SAC 9983. Another participant agrees with the HSN classification, while a third asks for clarification on the purpose of the information.