Cheque Bounce Charges attracts GST: AAAR

In re Bajaj Finance Limited (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling upheld  the ruling given by the Advance Ruling Authority by observing  that the bounce charges recovered by the Appellant from their borrowers on account of the default of the borrowers, where their repayment instruments get dishonored due to lack of the sufficient fund in their bank account, will attract GST. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF APPELLATE AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, MAHARASHTRA At the outset, we would like to make it clear that the provisions of both the CGST Act and the MGST Act are the same e...