TMI BlogClarifications of certain issues under GSTX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... eting etc. provided to a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) developer or a SEZ unit should be treated as an inter-State supply (under section 7(5)(b) of the IGST Act, 2017) or an intra-State supply (under section 12(3)(c) of the IGST Act, 2017)? 1.1 As per section 7(5) (b) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (IGST Act in short), the supply of goods or services or both to a SEZ developer or a SEZ unit shall be treated to be a supply of goods or services or both in the course of inter-State trade or commerce. Whereas, as per section 12(3)(c) of the IGST Act, the place of supply of services by way of accommodation in any immovable property for organising any functions shall be the location at which the immovable property ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Goa Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (Goa GST Rules in short), in respect of supplies to a SEZ developer or a SEZ unit, the application for refund shall be filed by the: (a) supplier of goods after such goods have been admitted in full in the SEZ for authorised operations, as endorsed by the specified officer of the Zone; (b) supplier of services along with such evidences regarding receipt of services for authorised operations as endorsed by the specified officer of the Zone. 2.2 A conjoint reading of the above legal provisions reveals that the supplies to a SEZ developer or a SEZ unit shall be zero rated and the supplier shall be eligible for refund of unutilized input tax credit or integrated tax paid, as the case may ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cs). 3.2 Hence, it is clarified that the fabric processors shall be eligible for refund of unutilized ITC on account of inverted duty structure under section 54(3) of the Goa GST Act even if the goods (fabrics) supplied to them are covered under notification. 3. Difficulty if any, in the implementation of this Circular may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. (Dipak M. Bandekar) Commissioner of State Tax, Goa Note : Similar circular is issued under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 by GST Policy Wing, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, GOI, New Delhi, vide Circular No. 48/22/2018-GST dated 14.06.2018. - Circular - Trade Notice - ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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