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2023 (4) TMI 298 - AAR - GSTScope of supply - whether the subsidized deduction made by the applicant from the employees who are availing food in the factory/corporate office would be considered as a 'supply' under the provisions of section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017? - Circular No. 172/04/2022-GST - HELD THAT:- It is evident that [a] the canteen facility is provided by the applicant to the full time employees of its corporate office as mandated in Section 23 of the Gujarat Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) Act, 2019, is concerned; and [b] the applicant has provided [one page] a copy of the agreement for cafeteria /canteen services to employees. Hence, in terms of the clarification issued by the Board vide Circular No. 172/04/2022-GST, at para 5, we hold that the subsidized deduction made by the applicant from the employees who are availing food in the Corporate Office would not be considered as a 'supply'' under the provisions of section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017. Whether Input Tax Credit of GST charged by the CSP would be eligible for availment by the applicant? - HELD THAT:- Input Tax Credit will be available to the appellant in respect of food and beverages as canteen facility is obligatorily to be provided under the Factories Act, 1948, read with Gujarat Factories Rules, 1963 and Gujarat Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) Act, 2019 as far as provision of canteen service for full time/direct employees working on permanent basis at the factory/corporate office is concerned. It is further held that the ITC on GST charged by the canteen service provider will be restricted to the extent of cost borne by the appellant only.
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