Clarification regarding taxability of supply of securities under Securities Lending Scheme, 1997

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....ng Scheme, 1997 - reg. Trade has requested clarification on whether the supply of securities under Securities Lending Scheme, 1997 ("Scheme") by the lender is taxable under GST. 2. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has prescribed the Securities Lending Scheme, 1997 for the purpose of facilitating lending and borrowing of securities. Under the Scheme, lender of securities lends to a borrower through an approved intermediary to a borrower under an agreement for a specified period with the condition that the borrower will return equivalent securities of the same type or class at the end of the specified period along with the corporate benefits accruing on the securities borrowed. The transaction takes place through an electro....

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....ion is charged; Explanation.--For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that the expression "services" includes facilitating or arranging transactions in securities; 4. Securities as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 are not covered in the definition of goods under section 2(52) and services under section 2(102) of the CGST Act. Therefore, a transaction in securities which involves disposal of securities is not a supply in GST and hence not taxable. 4.1 The explanation added to the definition of services w.e.f. 01.02.2019 i.e." includes facilitating or arranging transactions in securities" is only clarificatory in nature and does not have any bearing on the taxabilit....