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Clarification in respect of GST liability and input tax credit (ITC) availability in cases involving Warranty/Extended Warranty, in furtherance to Circular No. 195/07/2023-GST dated 08.08.2023
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...."the said circular") clarifying certain issues regarding GST liability and availability of input tax credit (ITC) in respect of warranty replacement of parts and repair services during warranty period. Representations have been received from trade and industry requesting for some further clarifications in related matters. 2. In order to ensure uniformity in the implementation of the provisions of law across the field formations, the Chief Commissioner of State Tax, in exercise of its powers conferred by section 168 (1) of the Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (herein after referred to as the "GGST Act"), hereby clarifies the following issues as below. 3. Clarification regarding GST liability as well as liability to reverse inpu....
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.... replaces the parts/goods to the customer as part of warranty out of his own stock on behalf of the manufacturer and subsequently gets replenishment of the said parts/goods from the manufacturer: 4.1 Sr. No. 4 of Para 2 of the said Circular clarifies about the GST liability as well as liability to reverse ITC in cases where the distributor provides replacement of parts to the customer as part of warranty on behalf of the manufacturer. However, it does not cover the scenario where the distributor replaces the goods to the customer as part of warranty out of his own stock on behalf of the manufacturer to provide prompt service to the customer, and then raises a requisition to the manufacturer for the goods replaced by him under warranty. T....
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....nufacturer then provides the said goods or the parts, as the case may be, to the distributor through a delivery challan, without separately charging any consideration at the time of such replenishment. In such a case, no GST is payable on such replenishment of goods or the parts, as the case may be. Further, no reversal of ITC is required to be made by the manufacturer in respect of the goods or the parts, as the case may be, so replenished to the distributor." 5. (i) Nature of supply of extended warranty, at the time of original supply of goods, as a separate supply from supply of goods, if the supply of extended warranty is made by a person different from the supplier of the goods; (ii) Nature of supply of extended warranty, made af....
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....he same would be payable depending on the nature of the contract (i.e. whether the extended warranty is only for goods or for services or for composite supply involving goods and services). Request has been made to issue a revised clarification in respect of the same. 5.2.1 Supply of extended warranty is an assurance to the customers by the manufacturer/third party that the goods will operate free of defects during the extended warranty coverage period, and in case of any defect attributable to faulty material or workmanship at the time of manufacture, the same will be repaired/replaced by the said manufacturer/third party. Further, whether the goods will later on require replacement of parts or just repair service or neither during the ....