The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, at its 50th meeting on July 11, reduced or clarified the tax rate on some items ranging from uncooked or unfried snack pellets to special utility vehicles (SUVs), exempted imported drugs to treat cancer and rare diseases, and brought an end to a years-long debate on tax treatment of online gaming, casinos and horse racing.
Whether they involve skill or chance, or both or neither, bets and wagers made on all three activities, will attract a 28% levy and the GST laws will be amended to include online gaming, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
The Council also examined States’ proposals to set up 50 Benches of the much-awaited GST Appellate Tribunals in the country. The government has said that the statutory bodies to resolve mounting GST disputes shall become operational within four to six months, with Benches coming up in State capitals as well as places where High Courts have Benches, to begin with. The Council cleared the appointment and service conditions for tribunal members and the president, which will kick in from August 1.
The first meeting of the Council since February got off to a stormy start. Representatives of States not ruled by the BJP criticised the Union government’s recent decision to bring the GST Network under the purview of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), administered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The arguments were led by the Finance Ministers of Delhi and Punjab.
Ms. Sitharaman, who chaired the meeting, said many States had raised concerns about the issue and it was discussed after the listed agenda was concluded. Tamil Nadu, for instance, said that the inclusion of GSTN under the PMLA provisions is against the interests of taxpayers and against the basic objective of decriminalising the offences under the GST law.
Very Imp Decisions taken in 50th GST council meeting today. Brief given below
1. Transporters will not be required to file declaration for paying GST under forward charge every year
2. No RCM on services supplied by a director of a company to the company in his private or personal capacity such as supplying services by way of renting of immovable property to the company
4. Amnesty schemes notified vide notifications dated 31.03.2023 regarding non-filers of FORM GSTR-4, FORM GSTR-9 & FORM GSTR-10 returns, revocation of cancellation of registration extended till 31.08.2023 (
Original Notification)
5. To do away with the requirement that the physical verification of business premises is to be conducted in the presence of the applicant.
6. To provide for physical verification in high risk cases even where Aadhaar has been authenticated.
7. System-based intimation to the taxpayers in respect of the excess availment of ITC in FORM GSTR-3B vis a vis that made available in FORM GSTR-2B
8. Supply of food and beverages in cinema halls is taxable at 5%
9. If the sale of cinema ticket and supply of food and beverages clubbed together then gst rate of cinema ticket will apply
10. 28% GST on the value of the chips purchased in casinos
11. 28% GST on the full value of the bets placed in Online Gaming
12. GST Appellate tribunal will be started in a phased manner
13. Relaxations provided in FY 2021-22 in respect of various tables of FORM GSTR-9 and FORM GSTR-9C be continued for FY 2022-23
14. No GSTR-9 for turnover upto 2 crores
15. Input Services Distributor (ISD) mechanism is not mandatory for distribution of input tax credit of common input services procured from third parties to the distinct persons as per the present provisions of GST law. Amendment may be made in GST law to make ISD mechanism mandatory prospectively
16. Detailed Circular to be issued to provide clarity on liability to reverse input tax credit in cases involving warranty replacement of parts and repair services during warranty period
17. Refund of accumulated input tax credit (ITC) to be restricted to ITC appearing in FORM GSTR-2B
18. Only Name of state on tax invoice, not the name and full address of the recipient, in cases of supply of taxable services by or through an ECO
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