Scope of principal and agent relationship under Schedule I of GGST Act, 2017 in the context of del-credrc agent.

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....t of del-credre agent (hereinafter referred to as "DCA"). In order to clarify these issues and to ensure uniformity of implementation across field formations, the Commissioner of State Tax, in exercise of its powers conferred under section 168 (1) of the Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as "GGST Act") hereby clarifies the issues in succeeding paras. 2. In commercial trade parlance. a DCA is a selling agent who is engaged by a principal to assist in supply of goods or services by contacting potential buyers on behalf of the principal. The factor that differentiates a DCA from other agents is that the DCA guarantees the payment to the supplier. In such scenarios where the buyer fails to make payment to the pr....

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....gent. In case where the invoice for supply of goods is issued by the DCA in his own name, the DCA would fall under the ambit of agent. 2 Whether the temporary short-term transaction based loan extended by the DCA to the recipient (buyer), for which interest is charged by the DCA, is to be included in the value of goods being supplied by the supplier (principal) where DCA is not an agent under Para 3 of Schedule I of the GGST Act? In such a scenario following activities are taking place: 1. Supply of goods from supplier (principal) to recipient; 2. Supply of agency services from DCA to the supplier or the recipient or both; 3. Supply of extension of loan services by the DCA to the recipient. It is clarified that in cases where the DC....