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....CM on Rent for Exempted Commodity<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Praveen VR Dated:- 25-11-2024 Last Reply Date:- 27-11-2024 Goods and Services Tax - GST<br>Got 5 Replies<br>GST<br>We seek your advice on the following query. We have Clients who are selling only Exempted commodities and, hence do not come under the GST payment gambit. With the RCM on Rent rule being incorporated, should we still p....
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....ay this (RCM on rent) without any chance of adjusting against outward tax liability payment. If we pay this RCM payment, is there any chance of recovery or do we have an exemption to pay RCM on rent for this category of GST dealers Reply By Sadanand Bulbule: The Reply: Dear querst Plz refer: Persons not liable for registration 23. (1) The following persons shall not be liable to registration,....
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.... namely:-- (a) any person engaged exclusively in the business of supplying goods or services or both that are not liable to tax or wholly exempt from tax under this Act or under the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act; (b) an agriculturist, to the extent of supply of produce out of cultivation of land. (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in sub-section (1) of section 22 or ....
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....section 24, the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified therein, specify the category of persons who may be exempted from obtaining registration under this Act. My take: The liability to pay tax on rent under RCM is on the recipient of such services who is a registered dealer. The legal position being....
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.... so, taking registration is an option for such dealers. However as long as dealers falling under Section 23 [a] remain registered, they have to pay rent under RCM. If you want to escape from RCM liability under Section 9[3,] surrender your GSTIN. Reply By Sadanand Bulbule: The Reply: Read it as " querist" Reply By Sadanand Bulbule: The Reply: Corrigendum: Further, if any person who....
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.... deals exclusively in exempted goods or services but receives goods or services for which RCM is applicable that recipient will have to take registration compulsorily. For example If a petro pump dealer deals in only exempted or non-taxable goods but he receives GTA service under RCM. Registration for that recipient is mandatory under Section 24 (iii). So you need to remain as a registered deal....
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....er and pay tax on rent under RCM in terms of Section 9(3). Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: I concur with the reply (serial no.3) of Sh.Sadanand Bulbule, Sir. Reply By Shilpi Jain: The Reply: Since u have only exempted supplies, you can opt not to register under GST. Once not registered you would not be liable under RCM.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....