GST Applies to Membership Association's Non-Returnable Sinking Fund Contributions as Advances, Not Deposits, Under Current Regulations.

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....Levy of GST - Services of Membership Association - amounts collected from its members for setting up the 'Sinking Fund'/ Corpus Fund - supply of goods or services or both - There are certain distinguishable features of both advance and deposit and advances defer from the deposits. The amounts that are not returnable can be termed as advances. Also the bye laws of the applicant association are silent on this issue and hence the amounts collected are indubitably advances but not the deposits. - Liable to GST - AAR....