TMI BlogScope of principal and agent relationship under Schedule I of WBGST Act, 2017 in the context of del credere agent.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ambit of principal agent relationship under GST in the context of del credere agent (hereinafter referred to as DCA ). In order to clarify these issues and to ensure uniformity of implementation across field formations (i.e. jurisdictional officers), the Commissioner, in exercise of his powers conferred under section 168 (1) of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as WBGST Act ) hereby clarifies the issues in succeeding paras. 2. In commercial trade parlance, a DCA is a selling agent who is engaged by a principal to assist in supply of goods or services by contacting potential buyers on behalf of the principal. The factor that differentiates a DCA from other agents is that the DCA guarantees the pay ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... owing possible scenarios: In case where the invoice for supply of goods is issued by the supplier to the customer, either himself or through DCA, the DCA does not fall under the ambit of agent. In case where the invoice for supply of goods is issued by the DCA in his own name, the DCA would fall under the ambit of agent. 2. Whether the temporary short-term transaction based loan extended by the DCA to the recipient (buyer), for which interest is charged by the DCA, is to be included in the value of goods being supplied by the supplier (principal) where DCA is not an agent under Para 3 of Schedule I of the WBGST Act? In such a scenario following activities are taking ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... oods by the DCA to the recipient; 3. Supply of agency services by the DCA to the supplier or the recipient or both; 4. Extension of credit by the DCA to the recipient. It is clarified that in cases where the DCA is an agent under Para 3 of Schedule I of the WBGST Act, the temporary short-term transaction based credit being provided by DCA to the buyer no longer retains its character of an independent supply and is subsumed in the supply of the goods by the DCA to the recipient. It is emphasised that the activity of extension of credit by the DCA to the recipient would not be considered as a separate supply as it is in the context of the supply of goods made by the DCA to the recipient. It is further clarified that th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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