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..... As per notification no. 13/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) dated 28th June, 2017 , Services supplied by an individual advocate including a senior advocate by way of representational services before any court, tribunal or authority, directly or indirectly, to any business entity located in the taxable territory, including where contract for provision of such service has been entered through another advo .....

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..... cate or a firm of advocates, or by a firm of advocates, by way of legal services, to a business entity comes under the purview of GST under reverse charge. My query is whether services provided by an advocate which results in representation before any court, tribunal or authority only attracts GST under reverse charge or all legal services irrespective of such services resulting in any repre .....

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..... sentation before any court, tribunal or authority attract GST under reverse charge? - Reply By ASHISH SHAH - The Reply = by way of legal services is mentioned there, so all kinds of legal services are covered and RCM on them must be payable by a business entity. - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = I think the querist has missed the corrigendum issued to Notification No.13/2017-CT(Rate) .....

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..... . Pl. read the explanation given below the corrigendum. The words, 'in any manner' clears the doubt. I agree with Sh.Ashish Shah. Corrigendum to Notification No. 13/2017-C.T. (Rate) In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 13/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extrao .....

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..... rdinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 692(E), dated the 28th June, 2017 , at page 161, in the Table, against serial number 2, in column (2), for - (2) Services supplied by an individual advocate including a senior advocate by way of representational services before any court, tribunal or authority, directly or indirectly, to any business entity located in the taxab .....

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..... le territory, including where contract for provision of such service has been entered through another advocate or a firm of advocates, or by a firm of advocates, by way of legal services, to a business entity. , read (2) Services provided by an individual advocate including a senior advocate or firm of advocates by way of legal services, directly or indirectly. Explanation. - legal s .....

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..... ervice means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law, in any manner and includes representational services before any court, tribunal or authority. . [ M.F. (D.R.) Corrigendum F. No. 336/20/2017-TRU, dated 25-9-2017 ] - Payments to advocates - Query Started By: - Sreeni Nair Dated:- 19-4-2019 Goods and Services Tax - GST - Got 2 Replies .....

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..... - GST - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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