Export of Services - a non compete fee paid in foreign exchange qualifies as zero rated where recipient is abroad.

Export of Services - a non compete fee paid in foreign exchange qualifies as zero rated where recipient is abroad. https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=96903 The note treats a non compete fee for agreeing to refrain from competing as a taxable 'supply of services' under Schedule II(5)(e) and Section 9(1) CGST; where the supplier is in India and the recipient is located abroad, payment is in foreign exchange and the establishments are not merely distinct persons, the transaction meets the five conditions of export under Section 2(6) IGST and qualifies as export of services and zero rated. The authority records that 98.57% of the fee is export (zero rated) while 1.43% remains taxable as inter state or intra state supply; IGST or CGST+state GST may apply as appropriate. en-us Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:29:35 +0530 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:29:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Export of Services - a non compete fee paid in foreign exchange qualifies as zero rated where recipient is abroad. https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=96903 The note treats a non compete fee for agreeing to refrain from competing as a taxable 'supply of services' under Schedule II(5)(e) and Section 9(1) CGST; where the supplier is in India and the recipient is located abroad, payment is in foreign exchange and the establishments are not merely distinct persons, the transaction meets the five conditions of export under Section 2(6) IGST and qualifies as export of services and zero rated. The authority records that 98.57% of the fee is export (zero rated) while 1.43% remains taxable as inter state or intra state supply; IGST or CGST+state GST may apply as appropriate. Highlights GST Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:29:35 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=96903