Case Law Details
In re Biostadt India Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra)
Question :- The question or issue before Your Honor for determination is whether Input Tax Credit (“ITC”) can be claimed by the applicant on procurement of Gold coins which are to be distributed to the customers at the end of scheme period for achieving the stipulated lifting or payment criteria?
One of the contention of the applicant that they have a contractual arrangement with the customer wherein if the distributor purchases certain amount of company’s product or makes payment in a prescribed manner, then he shall be entitled to a gold coin of specific weight. This can be inferred as if the distributor of the applicant is providing services of increased sale for which consideration is in the form of a gold coin. As per Section 7 of the CGST Act, disposal, or the case may be, barter, made or agreed to be made for a consideration in the course or furtherance of business is supply liable to tax. We find in the present application, the applicant has not shown proof of payment of output tax. The only conclusion that can be drawn in the present case is that the distribution of gold coins by the applicant is not but gifts and hence the transaction is covered by the provisions of Section 17(5) of the Act.
To sum up ITC on “gifts” will not be available when no GST is being paid on their disposal. Just because the applicant submits that they have satisfied Section 16 (1) of the CGST Act 2017 does not mean that they are entitled to credit since Section 17(5) starts with “Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of Section 16 . The implication is that in the subject case even if it seems, as per the applicant, that Section 16 (1) is applicable in their case and allows them credit, Section 17(5) shall block such credits.
FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING,MAHARASHTRA
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