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..... Merchant trading through Ebay marketplace.
Query (Issue) Started By: - Bipul Goyal Dated:- 27-9-2017 Last Reply Date:- 9-5-2018 Goods and Services Tax - GST
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Sir , we are selling ritual items on ebay internationally. We do not import or export directly. After receiving order we are directly asking our Nepal supplier to send item to client at USA. And money comes to m .....

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..... y account in India through PayPal. Order comes in small scale. So Nepal supplier makes a small parcel and sends to my client through post office. So what should I do after GST ? Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: In this situation three stages are involved. 1. You place the purchase order on Nepal supplier. This is export of service from taxable territory. 2. Nepal dealer supplies the goo .....

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..... ds to a person in USA. This activity is from non-taxable territory to non-taxable territory. Hence no question of GST. 3. Now you receive the amount of profit or commission in the form of foreign exchange. This amount has been received by you on account of export of service (though you have not complied with export procedure) as well as activities happened in non-taxable territories. Services hav .....

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..... e been enjoyed in a foreign country because of your export of service of placing order on Nepal dealer. It cannot be denied or challenged.So your profit or commission, whatever you may call, is the result of export of service. Hence not taxable. Placing the purchase order on a person located outside India is export of service and nobody can challenge it. As a result, foreign currency has been re .....

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..... ceived. Both conditions fulfilled for export purpose or criteria. Reply By Bipul Goyal: The Reply: Namaste sir thanks for your help. How will I show it in GST return Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: That is possible after looking into terms and conditions of contract, if any. Reply By Bipul Goyal: The Reply: Thanks for your message sir. There is no agreement between me and supplier in N .....

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..... epal. Actually there is 2 or 3 supplier from whom I purchase. It's a small scale shipment. I get orders in Ebay from Usa. Each order is in between 10 usd to 40 usd. After that I ask my Nepal supplier to pack that item and send it through post office ( registered mail from Nepal ) All the payments I receive in India through PayPal. PayPal convert that money into Indian currency and transfer .....

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..... it to my bank account. Reply By Chhatra Jain: The Reply: I endorse the views of Shri Kasturiji who explained the matter in a lucid manner. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Thank you Jain Sahib. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Dear Querist, You can show this transaction value against the column "Exempt. Etc." in GDTR returns. Reply By Bipul Goyal: The Reply: Namaste sir. Ac .....

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..... cording to new rule for small exporters where letter of undertaking needed to be furnished instead of bond how to show it in merchant trading while filling GST return ? Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Filing letter of undertaking makes no difference. Exported goods are zero rated. You can show in Column 8 A 8 B etc. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: There is a difference between zero rate .....

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..... d and NIL. Exempted goods also carry separate category for the purpose of accountal and filling in GSTR returns. One has to be careful. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Against export you are eligible for ITC and against NIL and exempted you are not eligible for ITC. You have not followed export procedure. This is the difference. Reply By Bipul Goyal: The Reply: Thank you sir. What will be b .....

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..... etter to do ? Can you please suggest me a good CA. you can fill up GST return. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: I do not prepare returns. You may contact expert CA in your city. Reply By Bipul Goyal: The Reply: Namaste sir. after gst council meeting. Do you thing there will be any changes for me ? Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Wait for notifications. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Re .....

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..... ply: Dear Goyal Ji, It appears to me you are not trusting in experts because it is a free lunch. People consider only those doctors reliable and best who charge heavy fee. This is the way of the world. Reply By Bipul Goyal: The Reply: Nanaste sir thats not true sir. I trust. All the advices are very important for me. You helped me a lot sir. 🙏🙏🙏 just I need to come .....

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..... to final conclusion. Because I talked to many CA. nobody is 100 percent clear what to do. So I loosing my business Reply By YAGAY AND SUN: The Reply: FIEO & PayPal sign MoU to empower small & medium businesses to sell across the globe in a seamless and safe manner https://www.fieo.org/view_Press_Releases_detail.php?lang=0&id=0,21&dcd=4723&did=152292603538essvm5bfq8ocs8qr54rd5en1 Reply By YAGA .....

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..... Y and SUN: The Reply: We do understand that this transaction is looking like merchant trading out side the India and on such transactions no GST is applicable.
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