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Technical Consultancy for Project Development and Management Support Services to MJP are taxable under GST at the rate of 18% |
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Technical Consultancy for Project Development and Management Support Services to MJP are taxable under GST at the rate of 18% |
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The AAR Maharashtra, in the case of IN RE: M/S. THE NISARGA CONSULTANCY [2024 (10) TMI 1213 - AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING, MAHARASHTRA] ruled that no tax will be leviable on work allotted by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikar (“MJP”) as per of Jal Jeevan Mission (“JJM”) which is a mission of Government of India performed & invoiced before January 01, 2022 as per Serial No. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 (“Exemption Notification”). Further, 18% GST is payable under Sr. No. 21 Heading 9983, (ii) of the Notification No. 11/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 where work allotted by MJP as per of JJM if work is performed and invoiced after January 01, 2022 but which is allotted before January 01, 2022. Facts: M/s. The Nisarga Consultancy (“the Applicant”) was a partnership firm engaged in the business of providing technical consultancy to various Governments, Semi-Government, Government Corporations & Quasi-Government Institutions. The Applicant was also involved in the activity of designing, planning, and supervising the implementation of such schemes which provides a regular supply of water and proper sewage facilities and used water disposal in the villages, towns and cities by the Government under Article 243G and W in the Constitution of India. The Government of Maharashtra enacted the Maharashtra Jeevan Authority Act, 1976 (“MJA Act”) known as Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaranj (‘MJP’) by which all water schemes were implemented on water by supply, drainage, sanitation and storm. The said authority was wholly controlled by the Government and received funds from consolidated funds as per budget allocations from respective Government for execution of any new water supply/sanitation scheme. Due to lack of manpower, the activity was outsourced to outside agencies by respective government. The said activities were exempt from tax. Even under the Finance Act, 1994 the activities were exempt. The Notification No. 16/20121 (Rate) dated November 18, 2021 omitted words “or a Governmental authority or a Government Entity” from Sr. 3 &4 of Exemption Notification. By virtue of amendment dated January 01, 2022, the activity of the Applicant was no longer exempt but was chargeable to full rate of tax i.e. 18%. However, there was no uniformity to understand the legal position of tax exigibility on Applicant’s activity, for some of the Zilla Parishad’s, some State Government add GST payable @18% to the invoice payable in respect of pure service activity performed by tax persons identically situated, to that performed, by the Applicant. Hence, aggrieved by the circumstances, the Applicant filled the present application of Advance Ruling in order to clarify the rate of tax applicable to the activity performed by the Applicant i.e. pure services in the nature of project management consultancy provided to Central/State Governments/Local Authority/ Government Authority/Entity” before January 01, 2022 and after January 01, 2022. Issue: Whether the technical consultancy for project development and management support services to MJP taxable under GST? Held: The AAR, Maharashtra in the case of IN RE: M/S. THE NISARGA CONSULTANCY [2024 (10) TMI 1213 - AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING, MAHARASHTRA] held as under:
Our Comments: Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 provides list of exempt supply of services under CGST Act.
79. Omitted Vide Notification 16/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated November 18, 2021 w.e.f. January 01, 2022 before it was read as “or a Governmental authority [or a Government Entity]”. (Author can be reached at [email protected])
By: CA Bimal Jain - November 8, 2024
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