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Can ITC avail on uniform to employees by the company

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..... Can ITC avail on uniform to employees by the company
Query (Issue) Started By: - RameshBabu Kari Dated:- 8-8-2017 Last Reply Date:- 10-5-2018 Goods and Services Tax - GST
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Dear Experts, Company providing the uniform to their employees and for that company made contract with tailor and tailor is already registered under gst and he billed the company with gst. In such .....

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..... case, can company avail the ITC ? In this case, any differences will be there if uniform expenses are all borne by the company & does company eligible for the ITC ? or if such expenses recovered from the employee ? Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: In the present GST era, we are to examine the admissibility of ITC in view of the wordings, " in the course or furtherance of business" .....

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..... . Can a business man run his business without uniform or not ? That is crucial. In my view, GST paid on tailoring uniform does not fit into this criteria. Regarding second scenario, there is a world of difference between the the two situations. If amount recovered from employees, no chance of ITC at all, if we presume admissibility. Amount must be borne the company. Reply By RameshBabu Kari: The .....

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..... Reply: Dear Experts, if uniform expenses are all borne by the company & does company eligible for the ITC on payment made to such tailor ? Reply By raj kumar shukla: The Reply: In my view since as per schedule i gifts not exceeding fifty thousands in value in a financial year by an employer to an employee shall not be treated as supply of goods or service or both, noITC can be availed. Reply .....

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..... By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Anyhow end result is same. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Company may not recover from the employees even then it is a hard nut to crack. I mean to prove in due course or furtherance of business. Is not possible. Reply By subramanian vijayakumar: The Reply: No they​can't avail ITC as it is not in the course of furtherance of business Reply By KIRTI .....

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..... KUMAR PUROHIT: The Reply: In my view; When to create identity of Business Organisation in the market if organisation provide uniform to his employee, in is a part of furtherance of business thus ITC may available but proper officer may be denied such ITC and issue the SCN but we can file appeal against such denied. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Nobody likes litigation. Risk of nterest and .....

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..... penalty is there. Reply By Ramaswamy S: The Reply: Advisable not to avail the ITC, entering into unwanted litigation. Regards S.Ramaswamy Reply By Himansu Sekhar: The Reply: The credit can be availed by the company. But the goods should be there property of the business entity. These should not be meant for personal consumption of the employee. Reply By Hema Jariwala: The Reply: Is Itc ava .....

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..... ilable on uniform expense of contractual employee? Reply By Arunachalam siva: The Reply: ITC may not be available on expenses made for uniform provided to employee as the said facility can be treated as Employee welfare like quarters, Gym and entertainment facility etc provided to employee. Reply By subramanian vijayakumar: The Reply: No itc is available these expenses are notified foe claimi .....

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..... ng ITC Reply By Monarch Bhatt: The Reply: The issue is with respect to the availment of ITC on the cloth and stitching charges paid for the uniform. My views are as follows: Situation 1: Expenses are recovered from the employee. Reply: ITC not eligible. Situation 2: Contracted employee or employee of the company expenses borne by the company. Reply: The credit is admissible provided it has .....

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..... been used "in the course or furtherance of business". The phrase in the present case can be analysed considering any or all of the following criteria: A. Whether it has any nexus with the output supply? Example: Jewelry showroom, Jewelry manufacturing unit, hotels, etc. In such cases, uniform is required to represent the company. Uniform of the employee build up the reputation in the mi .....

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..... nds of their guest. Hence, in such cases, ITC is eligible. B. Whether employee is allowed to use such uniform for personal purposes? Generally company does not allow their employees to use it for personal purposes. Hence, ITC is eligible. C. Who is the legal owner of the uniform when employee leaving the organisation? Generally company takes the uniform back from the employee at the time employ .....

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..... ee leaving the organisation, depending upon the life of the uniform. Such criteria needs to be analysed while determining the eligibility of credit on the uniforms as it purely depends upon the nature of your output supply.
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