In-patient Healthcare Bundled Services Are Exempt Composite Supply Except Room Rent Exceeding ₹5,000 Issue Whether room rent, diagnostic tests, medicines, consumables, and food provided to in-patients form a composite supply of healthcare services, and whether such bundled services are exempt from GST under Section 8 and Section 11 of the CGST/MGST Act, 2017. Facts Business… Read More »
GST Applicable on Subsidized Canteen Recoveries with No ITC, but Notice Pay Recoveries Exempt Issue Whether GST is payable under Section 9 of the CGST/MGST Act on subsidized canteen recoveries made from employees’ salaries, and whether Input Tax Credit (ITC) is available on third-party canteen service invoices. Whether GST is payable on notice pay recoveries… Read More »
Exceptions to monetary limits in CBDT Letter dated 20-8-2018 do not apply retrospectively to pending appeals Issue Whether the exceptions introduced by the CBDT letter dated 20-8-2018 modifying Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11-7-2018 apply retrospectively to pending Revenue appeals filed under section 260A before 20-8-2018. Whether a Revenue appeal filed prior to 20-8-2018 with a… Read More »
Supplies from bonded warehouses to foreign-bound vessels are neither a supply of goods nor services. Issue Whether the outward supply of duty-free imported goods from a special bonded warehouse to foreign-going merchant vessels, Indian Navy ships, and Indian Coast Guard ships qualifies as an “export of goods” (zero-rated supply) under the GST framework, or if… Read More »
Inedible mixed Pooja oil is classifiable under Heading 1518, attracting a 5% GST rate. Issue Whether the proposed ‘Pooja oil’, an inedible mixture comprising 99% vegetable oils and 1% sesame oil, is classifiable under Heading 1518, thereby attracting a 5% GST rate, despite the product being labeled and marketed as non-edible. Facts The applicant is… Read More »