TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Clarification on various issue pertaining to GST
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....Finance, Department of Revenue vide Circular No. 172/04/2022-GST dated 6^th July, 2022 has issued a Clarification on various issue pertaining to GST, in order to ensure uniformity in the implementation of the provisions of law across the field formations, which is annexed herewith. In exercise of powers conferred by section 168 of the Tripura State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Tripura Act No. 9 of 2017) for the purpose of uniformity in the implementation of the Act it is instructed to follow the clarification issued vide Circular No. 172/04/2022-GST dated 6^th July 2022 by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, GST Policy Wing. Encl. Circular N....
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....der: S. No. Issue Clarification Refund claimed by the recipients of supplies regarded as deemed export 1. Whether the Input Tax Credit (ITC) availed by the recipient of deemed export supply for claiming refund of tax paid on supplies regarded as deemed exports would be subjected to provisions of Section 17 of the CGST Act, 2017. The refund in respect of deemed export supplies is the refund of tax paid on such supplies. However, the recipients of deemed export supplies were facing difficulties on the portal to claim refund of tax paid due to requirement of the portal to debit the amount so claimed from their electronic credit ledger. Considering this difficulty, the tax paid on....
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....issues of section 17(5) of the CGST Act 3. Whether the proviso at the end of clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 17 of the CGST Act is applicable to the entire clause (b) or the said proviso is applicable only to sub-clause (iii) of clause (b)? 1. Vide the Central Goods and Service Tax (Amendment Act) 2018, clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 17 of the CGST Act was substituted with effect from 01.02.2019. After the said substitution, the proviso after sub- clause (iii) of clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 17 of the CGST Act provides as under: "Provided that the input tax credit in respect of s....
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....rovisions? 1. Sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub- section (5) of section 17 of the CGST Act provides that ITC shall not be available in respect of following supply of goods or services or both- "(i) food and beverages, outdoor catering, beauty treatment, health services, cosmetic and plastic surgery, leasing, renting or hiring of motor vehicles, vessels or aircraft referred to in clause (a) or clause (aa) except when used for the purposes specified therein, life insurance and health insurance: Provided that the input tax credit in respect of such goods or services or both shall be available where an inward supply of such goods or services or both is used&nb....
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....ded by employee to the employer in relation to his employment. It follows therefrom that perquisites provided by the employer to the employee in terms of contractual agreement entered into between the employer and the employee, will not be subjected to GST when the same are provided in terms of the contract between the employer and employee. Utilisation of the amounts available in the electronic credit ledger and the electronic cash ledger for payment of tax and other liabilities 6. Whether the amount available in the electronic credit ledger can be used for making payment of any tax under the GST Laws? 1. In terms of sub - section (4) of section 49 of CGST Act, the amount available in ....
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....oes not include tax payable under reverse charge mechanism, implying thereby that the electronic credit ledger cannot be used for making payment of any tax which is payable under reverse charge mechanism. 7. Whether the amount available in the electronic credit ledger can be used for making payment of any liability other than tax under the GST Laws? As per sub-section (4) of section 49, the electronic credit ledger can be used for making payment of output tax only under the CGST Act or the IGST Act. It cannot be used for making payment of any interest, penalty, fees or any other amount payable under the said acts. Similarly, electronic credit ledger cannot be used for payment of erroneous refun....