Advance ruling addresses eligibility to claim input tax credit...

Advance ruling addresses eligibility to claim input tax credit (ITC) on food and beverage services supplied as part of event management. The authority classifies event management as a composite supply with the principal supply being event management; food and beverages are ancillary elements. Because the outward supply is a taxable composite supply, ITC on inward food and beverage services is admissible provided the recipient holds a tax invoice complying with Section 16(2) and the supplier has charged the tax rate applicable to the principal supply. A single consolidated invoice suffices and re-invoicing with a margin does not defeat ITC entitlement.