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TMI BlogBattery charging service provided by public charging station attracts 18% GSTX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Battery charging service provided by public charging station attracts 18% GST - By: - CA Bimal Jain - Goods and Services Tax - GST - Dated:- 22-8-2023 - The AAR, Karnataka, in M/s. Chamundeswari Electricity Supply Corporation Ltd. [2023 (7) TMI 869 - AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULINGS, KARNATAKA ] ruled that the activity of charging battery of electrical vehicle is supply of service covered und ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... er SAC 998714 Maintenance and repair services of transport machinery and equipment and attracts GST @18% as per Sl. no. 25(ii) of the Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated June 28, 2017 ( the Rate Notification ). Facts: M/s. Chamundeswari Electricity Supply Corporation Ltd. ( the Applicant ) want to set up various Public Charging Stations ( PCS ) for charging ele ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ctric vehicles. The Applicant would like to issue tax invoices and collects Electric Vehicle Charging Fee from the customers which includes two components i.e. energy charges and service charges. The Applicant submitted that the sale of energy is exempt as per Sl. No. 104 of the Notification No. 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated June 28, 2017 ( the Goods Exemption Notification ) and distri ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... bution of electricity is also exempt as per Sl. No. 25 of the Rate Notification. The Applicant filed an application before the AAR, Karnataka for seeking clarification regarding the charging of electrical vehicle battery. Issue: Whether the battery charging services provided by public charging station is exempt from GST? Held: The AAR, Karnataka, in 2023 (7) TMI 869 - AUT ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... HORITY FOR ADVANCE RULINGS, KARNATAKA held as under. Observed that, the activity of charging of electric vehicle does not amount to supply of electricity or supply of any moveable property, but it is a supply of service. Noted that, the Applicant activity of charging of battery does not involve sale of electricity to any person as the electricity is consumed by the charging station thu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s the electrical energy is put to use as a consumable for charging of battery. Held that, the activity of the Applicant i.e. charging battery of Electrical Vehicle is treated as supply of service which is covered under SAC 998714 which covers Maintenance and repair services of transport machinery and equipment and accordingly attracts GST @18%. (Author can be reached at info@a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2ztaxcorp.com ) - Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing authors experts professionals Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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