GST on preferential location charges & Other charges levied by a builder

In re Puranik Builders Limited (GST AAAR Maharashtra) Insofar as the challenge to the levy of service tax on taxable services as defined under section 65(105) (zzzzu) is concerned, we do not find any merit in the contention that there is no element of service involved in the preferential location charges levied by a builder. We are unable to accept that such charges relate solely to the location of land. Thus, preferential location charges are charged by the builder based on the preferences of its customers. They are in one sense a measure of additional value that a customer derives from acqui...