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TMI BlogRCM Tax on residential propertyX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Renting of residential unit to (GST) registered person is liable to GST under RCM. A proprietor of a business entity is registered under GST. Is he liable to pay GST on house taken by him for is personal residence. If yes, it may be additional burden for him since he cannot take ITC on such tax paid by him since the rent paid is personal expense. Can experts give their view on this. - Reply By ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Amit Agrawal - The Reply = My preliminary views are as follows: To avoid all these controversies, ideally, exemption should have been withdrawn and RCM liability should have been imposed 'where the residential dwelling is rented to a registered person in course of or furtherance of business of such registered person '. On plain reading of recent amendments, your observations ar ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e right that such proprietor is liable to pay GST under RCM on residential dwelling taken by him for personal use AND he will not be entitled to avail ITC there-against. This is so because proprietorship firm and proprietor is generally treated as one and same thing . However, if such interpretation is indeed taken, such levy - in situation under discussion here - may be held as unconstitutio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nal being discriminatory ( between registered person and unregistered person, without any intelligent criteria / reason for such discrimination ), tax on business or profession and so on..... Such levy, if upheld, is essentially an additional burden (@18% of rent) on a proprietorship entrepreneur - who has to taken GST registration contributing to state and Centre exchanger - just because h ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e also needs to take residential dwelling on rent for personal use. Any way, it is indeed need of the hour if Govt. comes with suitable clarification and amendment/s to avoid such burden upon hapless proprietor for getting residential dwelling for personal use. These are strictly preliminary views of mine and the same should not be construed as professional advice / suggestion. - Reply By ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Amit Agrawal - The Reply = Please read first Para of above post as follows: - To avoid all these controversies, ideally, exemption should have been withdrawn and RCM liability should have been imposed 'where the residential dwelling is rented to a registered person for use in course of or furtherance of business of such registered person '. - Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani - The Reply = ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... In my view a person taking residential dwelling on his personal capacity for residential use then RCM is not applicable. This is because he is not registered but only his firm has been registered. Had his firm taken residential dwelling then RCM is applicable. - Reply By Ganesh S - The Reply = Sirs, If a Company takes a residential unit for its employee's can we say it is for business purp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ose and avail ITC of the RCM paid on such rent. - Reply By Kunal Agrawal - The Reply = In my opinion, this transaction in NOT the course or furtherance of business and does not satisfy definition of SUPPLY u/s 7, Hence, No GST is applicable. And if we treat the same in the course or furtherance of business, then ITC and expenses both should be allowed. - Reply By Amit Agrawal - The Reply = ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Dear Shri Ganesh S Ji, W.r.t. query in your post at serial No. 4 above, in my view, ITC will be available assuming that it is park of perquisites given to the employee in terms of employment agreement. However, for potential risks thereto (i.e. Dept's possible view to deny ITC) and its solutions, you may look at discussion at Issue-id 118044 bearing subject line as ' GST on ren ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t of employee paid by employer '. These are ex facie views of mine and the same should not be construed as professional advice / suggestion. - Reply By Amit Agrawal - The Reply = * part (not park) of perquisites - Reply By Ganesh S - The Reply = Thanks Sirs. - Reply By Amit Agrawal - The Reply = On subject issue under consideration here, please note that 'explanation' ins ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erted vide NOTIFICATION No. 15/2022 -Central Tax (Rate dated 29.12.2022 , which reads as follows: Explanation. -For the purpose of exemption under this entry, this entry shall cover services by way of renting of residential dwelling to a registered person where, (i) the registered person is proprietor of a proprietorship concern and rents the residential dwelling in his personal cap ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... acity for use as his own residence; and (ii) such renting is on his own account and not that of the proprietorship concern. - RCM Tax on residential property - Query Started By: - Ethirajan Parthasarathy Dated:- 18-7-2022 Goods and Services Tax - GST - Got 9 Replies - GST - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagem ..... 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