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Hiring of goods transportation vehicle by GTA is exempted from GST

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..... Hiring of goods transportation vehicle by GTA is exempted from GST - By: - CA Bimal Jain - Goods and Services Tax - GST - Dated:- 14-1-2023 - - The AAR, Chhattisgarh in the matter of IN RE: M/S PRAHALLAD RAY REKHRAJ AGRAWAL - 2020 (10) TMI 1350 - AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING, CHHATTISGARH has ruled that no Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) will be chargeable on the hiring of a transportatio .....

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..... n vehicle by a Goods Transportation Agency ( GTA ) and also has no liability under Reverse Charge Mechanism ( RCM ). Facts: M/s Prahallad Ray Rekhraj Agarwal ( the Applicant ) is a Proprietorship firm and is planning to venture business into the business of transportation of goods by road and will issue consignment notes. However, the Applicant does not own any goods transportation .....

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..... vehicle and therefore, will receive hiring services from vehicle owners wherein, the vehicle owner will have complete control over the vehicle including the driver and all incidental expenses. Further, the vehicle owner will raise invoice in the name of the Applicant and the Applicant will further raise invoice in the name of customers whose goods were transported by the Applicant. The Applica .....

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..... nt submitted that the services by way of providing goods transportation vehicle on hire is exempt as per Entry No. 22 (b) of Notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 ( the Services Exemption Notification ) which stated that services by way of giving on hire to a goods transport agency are exempt. Therefore, no liability under RCM shall arise to the Applicant as per .....

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..... Notification No. 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 ( the Services RCM Notification ) and no Input Tax Credit ( ITC ) can be claimed by the Applicant. Issue: Whether the hiring service of goods transportation vehicle to a GTA is exempt from GST? Held The AAR, Chhattisgarh in IN RE: M/S PRAHALLAD RAY REKHRAJ AGRAWAL - 2020 (10) TMI 1350 - AUTHO .....

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..... RITY FOR ADVANCE RULING, CHHATTISGARH held as under: Noted that, as per the definition of GTA in clause 2(ze) of the Services Exemption Notification, it is confirmed that the Applicant is a GTA as they will be issuing consignment notes while providing the service of transportation of goods. Held that, as per the Entry No. 22 (b) of the Services Exemption Notification, the service .....

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..... by way of giving on hire a means of transportation of goods to the Applicant is eligible to Nil rate of GST. Further held that, the hire service is classifiable under Heading No. 9966: Rental services of transport vehicles with or without vehicles. Further held that, since such supply is taxable at Nil rate, no liability under RCM shall arise upon the Applicant as per the Services RCM Notif .....

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..... ication. Relevant Provisions: Entry No. 22 (b) of the Services Exemption Notification: Sl. No. Chapter, Section, Heading, Group or Service Code (Tariff) Description of Services Rate (per cent.) Condition 22 Heading .....

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..... 9966 or Heading 9973 Services by way of giving on hire (a) to a state transport undertaking, a motor vehicle meant to carry more than twelve passengers; or (aa) to a local authority, an Electrically operated vehicle meant to carry more than twelve passengers; or Explanation- For the purposes of this entry, Electrically operated vehicle .....

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..... means vehicle falling under Chapter 87 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) which is run solely on electrical energy derived from an external source or from one or more electrical batteries fitted to such road vehicle. (b) to a goods transport agency, a means of transportation of goods. (c) motor vehicle for transport of students, faculty .....

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..... and staff, to a person providing services of transportation of students, faculty and staff to an educational institution providing services by way of pre-school education and education upto higher secondary school or equivalent. Nil Nil (Author can be reached at info@a2ztaxcorp.com ) - Reply By Bayyareddy DK as = Sir, .....

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..... My client is GTA agent who is proprietor, hiring vehicles from many individual's vehicle owners and using these vehicles as a GTA agent issuing consignment note. Is my client liable under RCM as per notification Notification No. 22/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 30/9/2019 or Notification No. 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28/6/207 . Please advise as finding difficulty in understand .....

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..... ing. Dated: 2-6-2023 - Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing authors experts professionals Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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