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GST on society registered u/s 12AA and working on advancement of Handicrafts
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....ST on society registered u/s 12AA and working on advancement of Handicrafts<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Archna Gupta Dated:- 22-2-2018 Last Reply Date:- 23-2-2018 Goods and Services Tax - GST<br>Got 2 Replies<br>GST<br>Dear Sir, Please guide me on GST applicability and provisions on a society registered u/s 12AA of Income Tax Act and is working on the advancement of Handicrafts. Reply By Alk....
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....esh Jani: The Reply: Sir/Madam, With regards, to your query, the following is to be taken into consideration :- Section 2(84) person includes …………. (l) society as defined under the Societies Registration Act, 1860; (m) trust; and …… In view of above even societies and trust are person under GST Act. Moreover, any supplies made by a person who's aggre....
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....gate turnover exceeds 20 lakhs and 10 lakhs in special category states, are required to obtain registration under this Act. With regards to Society or Trust registered under Section 12AA of Income tax Act, the specified services supplied by them are exempted from GST. There is no exemption for supply of goods by charitable trusts or societies. Therefore, any supply of goods against consideration a....
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....re subject to tax. With regards to advancement of handicraft, the exemption is restricted to casual tax payer. The definition is given at Section 2(20) "(20) "casual taxable person" means a person who occasionally undertakes transactions involving supply of goods or services or both in the course or furtherance of business, whether as principal, agent or in any other capacity, in a State or a Uni....
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....on territory where he has no fixed place of business; Please verify the nature of supply and then as casual tax payer exemption vide Notification No.32/2017-CT as amended, can be claimed. In short, you are required to take registration if your turnover is more than threshold limit and if so, you are liable to pay tax. Our other experts may like to intervene to correct me if mistaken. Reply By K....
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....ASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Regarding handicrafts, Notification No. 32/17-CT stands amended vide Notification No.38/17-CT dated 13.10.17.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....