Clarification on TCS liability under Sec 52 of the Assam GST Act, 2017 in case of multiple E-commerce Operators in one transaction.

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....t: Clarification on TCS liability under Sec 52 of the Assam GST Act, 2017 in case of multiple E-commerce Operators in one transaction. No. CT/GST-15/2017/835.-- Reference has been received seeking clarification regarding TCS liability under section 52 of the Assam Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as "Assam GST Act"), in case of multiple E-commerce Operators (ECO....

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....ideration to the seller-side ECO. In this context, clarity has been sought as to which ECO should deduct TCS and make other compliances under section 52 of Assam GST Act in such situations, as in such models having multiple ECOs in a single transaction, both the Buyer-side ECO and the Seller-side ECO qualify as ECOs as per Section 2(45) of the Assam GST Act. 3. In order to clarify the issue and t....

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.... not the supplier of the said goods or services, the compliances under section 52 of Assam GST Act, including collection of TCS, is to be done by the supplier-side ECO who finally releases the payment to the supplier for a particular supply made by the said supplier through him. e. g.: Buyer-side ECO collects payment from the buyer, deducts its fees/commissions and remits the balance to Seller-si....

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....luding collection of TCS? Buyer Buyer-side ECO Supplier (also an ECO) Clarification: In such a situation, TCS is to be collected by the Buyer-side ECO while making payment to the supplier for the particular supply being made through it. e.g. Buyer-side ECO collects payment from the buyer, deducts its fees and remits the balance to the supplier (who is itself an ECO as per the definition in Se....