Case Law Details
In re UMED Club (GST AAR Rajasthan)
GST laws expanded the scope of ‘supply’ to tax supplies between the club/association and its members, to overcome the principle of mutuality.
A retrospective amendment (w.e.f. July 1, 2017) has been made vide Finance Act, 2021 by inserting a new clause ‘(aa)’ after clause (a), in Section 7(1) of the CGST Act to widen the scope of term ‘supply’ by including therein activities or transactions of supply of goods or services or both between any person (other than individual) to its members or constituents or vice versa for cash, deferred payment or other valuable consideration. Consequently, Para 7 of Schedule II of the CGST Act has been deleted retrospectively (w.e.f. July 1, 2017) which was related to ‘supply of goods by unincorporated associations or body of persons to a member thereof for cash, deferred payment or other valuable consideration’ being activity/ transaction treated as supply of goods.
Further, an explanation is added to say that the person and its members or constituents shall be deemed to be two separate persons and overriding effect has been given to the said explanation over anything contained in any other law for the time being in force and even to the judgements of any Court, Tribunal or any other authority. Thus, the decision given by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in State of West Bengal & Ors. v. Calcutta Club Limited for erstwhile Service tax regime, is no more applicable on account of specific overriding effect over judgments.
Thus, we are in conclusion that the Services provided by the Club to its members is taxable as per clause (aa) of sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017 w.e.f. July 1, 2017.
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