Foreign company's guarantee to Indian subsidiary for loans triggers GST under reverse charge.

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....GST is payable under reverse charge mechanism on issuance of corporate guarantee without consideration by foreign group company to Indian subsidiary for loan taken from banks/financial institutions. The time of supply is the date of entry in books of Indian recipient. Prior to 26.10.2023, GST is payable at the time of execution based on valuation u/r 28(1). Post 26.10.2023, GST is payable one-time at 1% of total loan value u/r 28(2) at the time of execution. For continuing guarantees spanning multiple years, the value needs to be divided equally among relevant years, with GST payable at 1% of such divided value for the first year and 1% of outstanding loan value for subsequent years u/r 28(2).....