In re Loyalty Solutions and Research Private Limited (GST AAR Haryana)
Question Raised– In case the customer does not or is not able to redeem the rewards points, within their validity period of 36 months from the date of issue, the reward points are forfeited by the applicant. Whether this amount of issuance fee retained/forfeited by LSRPL, would amount to consideration for actionable claims and subject to GST.
Held by GST AAR Haryana
The value of points forfeited of the applicant on which money had been paid by the issuer of points on account of failure of the end customers to redeem the payback points within their validity period would amount to consideration received in lieu of services being provided by LSRPL to its clients and thus would be outside the scope of being considered as ‘actionable claim’ other than lottery, gambling or betting and therefore would qualify as supply of services in terms of Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017/Haryana Goods and Services Act, 2017 and therefore would be within the scope of levy of GST.
The value of points forfeited of the applicant on which money has been paid by the issuer of points on account of failure of the end customers to redeem the payback points within their validity period is to be treated as “supply” of services and consequently be chargeable to GST under the CGST, HGST or IGST Act. as the case may be.
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