Tax Management India. Com
Law and Practice  :  Digital eBook
Research is most exciting & rewarding
  TMI - Tax Management India. Com
Follow us:
  Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin   Telegram

TMI Blog

Home

Can ITC avail on uniform to employees by the company

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 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 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 t .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... he 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 . 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 differ .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... ence 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 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 .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 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 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 .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 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 KIRTIKUMAR 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 o .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... f 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 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 - .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 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 available on uniform expense of contractual employee? - Reply By Arunachalam siva - The Reply = ITC may not be available on expenses made for uniform provided to em .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... ployee 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 claiming 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. .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 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 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: .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 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 minds 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 .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 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 employee leaving the organisation, depending upon the life of the uniform. Such criteria needs to be analysed while determining the eligibility of credit on the unif .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... orms as it purely depends upon the nature of your output supply. - Can ITC avail on uniform to employees by the company - Query Started By: - RameshBabu Kari Dated:- 8-8-2017 Goods and Services Tax - GST - Got 14 Replies - GST - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TM .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... I - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

 

 

 

 

Quick Updates:Latest Updates