https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=6658 The article contends that commercial coaching supplements formal education and therefore should be treated at par with education and exempt or zero-rated under GST. It notes the existing Service Tax distinction that taxes coaching while exempting prescribed educational services, and highlights practical problems: denial of input tax credit, non-creditable business expenditures, and high indirect tax rates that increase costs for students and parents. The author urges corrective measures in GST-exemption or zero-rating of coaching and adjustments to input credit rules-to prevent tax-driven distortions in the education sector. en-us Fri, 05 Feb 2016 06:46:27 +0530 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 06:46:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=6658 The article contends that commercial coaching supplements formal education and therefore should be treated at par with education and exempt or zero-rated under GST. It notes the existing Service Tax distinction that taxes coaching while exempting prescribed educational services, and highlights practical problems: denial of input tax credit, non-creditable business expenditures, and high indirect tax rates that increase costs for students and parents. The author urges corrective measures in GST-exemption or zero-rating of coaching and adjustments to input credit rules-to prevent tax-driven distortions in the education sector. Articles Goods and Services Tax - GST Fri, 05 Feb 2016 06:46:27 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=6658