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Legal Fees under Reverse Charge

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..... Sir, We are paying monthly Retainer Fees to Advocate but they are not charging GST, so Reverse Charge mechanism is applicable or not, please clarify. Thanks Regards Razack. - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = Legal services are under RCM. Recently Board has clarified. - Reply By Basha AbdulRazack - The Reply = Sir, Thank you for your clarification but Reverse Chage mechanisim rule for .....

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..... Epxenses cancelled till 30.06.2018, so advocate fees come under this category or not? please confirm once again to proceed further. Thanks Regards Razack - Reply By Rajagopalan Ranganathan - The Reply = Sir, Vide Sl. No. 2 of Notification No. 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.6.2017 as amended under which Services provided by an individual advocate including a senior advocate o .....

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..... r firm of advocates by way of legal services, directly or indirectly to any business entity located in the taxable territory.gst is payable .by such entity under Section 9 (3) of CGST Act, 2017. Explanation .- legal service means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law, in any manner and includes representational services before any co .....

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..... urt, tribunal or authority. Gst payable by RCM under Section 9 (3) of CGST Act, 2017 is not exempted. Only gst payable by RCM under Section 9 (4) of CGST Act, 2017 is exempted up to 30.6.2018 vide Notification No.8/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.6.2017 as amended. - Reply By Susheel Gupta - The Reply = There are two sections of RCM Section 9(3) - which requires payment on RC .....

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..... M on advocate fees, transportation charges. etc. Section 9(4) - which requires payment on RCM on purchases from unregistered suppliers Section 9(4) has been deferred till 30.06.2018. But u need to pay GST on advocate fees under section 9(3) which has not been deferred and still applicable. Regards CA Susheel Gupta 9811004443, 8510081001 - Reply By Basha AbdulRazack - The Rep .....

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..... ly = Dear Sirs, Thank you very much for giving detailed explanations to Mr. Rajagopalan Ranganathan Sir Mr. Susheel Gupta Sir. Regards Abdul Razack - Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani - The Reply = GST on legal service is required to be paid by the receiver of the service under reverse charge @18%. - Legal Fees under Reverse Charge - Query Started By: - Basha AbdulRazack Dated:- .....

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..... 19-4-2018 Goods and Services Tax - GST - Got 6 Replies - GST - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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