Exemption/ concession provided for Mandap Keepers/Function Halls letting out the premises on free of cost

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..... Exemption/ concession provided for Mandap Keepers/Function Halls letting out the premises on free of cost
Query (Issue) Started By: - Ravikumar Doddi Dated:- 3-8-2018 Last Reply Date:- 5-8-2018 Goods and Services Tax - GST
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Dear sir, Applicant is mandap keeper/ function halls generally they will charge GST on regular basis but some times they will let out free of cos .....

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..... t for the religious and social functions is there any exemption of GST on free let out or any concession in GST given to them.kindly support with appropriate section in CGST Act or circular, they are not registered under Section 12AA of Income tax Act (Charitable Institution. Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani: The Reply: GST is applicable on the value of supply. If the value of the supply is NIL, then i .....

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..... n my view there is no GST. Reply By ANITA BHADRA: The Reply: According to Section 9 of CGST Act, there is a charge implied on supply. Supply in further terms has been defined under Section 7 of the Act - Any transaction involving supply of goods or services without consideration is not a supply, barring few exceptions ( Letting out premises free of cost does not falls under these exemptions ) .....

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..... In the given case , applicant is letting out premises free of cost , there is no supply . Since , there is no supply , question of exemption does not arises Reply By Rajagopalan Ranganathan: The Reply: Sir, Schedule I of CGST Act, 2017 lists ACTIVITIES TO BE TREATED AS SUPPLY EVEN IF MADE WITHOUT CONSIDERATION. In this list "letting out of Mandap or function hall free of cost for the reli .....

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..... gious and social functions is not included. Therefore if you do not charge for the service, then the transaction value will be nil and hence gst chargeable is also nil. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: I concur with the views of the experts. Reply By DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN: The Reply: I endorse the views of Shri Rajagopalan sir
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