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Clarification regarding the scope of “as is/as is, where is basis” mentioned in the GST Circulars issued on the basis of recommendation of the GST Council in its meetings

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..... ia, New Delhi. Circular (No. 29/2024-25-GST) The Tax Research Unit, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi has issued the above referred Circular. For the uniformity in implementation and in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 168 of the Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Goa Act 4 of 2017) it is hereby directed that the Said Circular issued by the Tax Research Unit, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis, in implementation of the Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Goa Act 4 of 2017). A copy of the above referred circular is attached here .....

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..... on 168 of CGST Act 2017 to clarify scope of as is or as is, where is basis . 3. Circulars have been issued based on recommendation of the GST Council wherein GST non-payment/ short-payments for past period have been regularized As is or As is, where is basis in certain cases for supply of goods or services or both. Regularization for the past period has been done, on the recommendations of the Council, in situations, such as, where genuine doubts have arisen as there are two competing entries with different rates in the notifications or issues have arisen due to diverse interpretation resulting in a situation where some suppliers have paid a lower rate of GST (including nil rate on account of an exemption entry) and some suppliers have paid .....

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..... ration 1: In a situation where certain tax payers have paid 5% GST on supply of X , while some have paid 12% and the GST Council recommends to reduce the rate to 5% prospectively and regularize the past on as is where is basis which is notified on 1.12.2023, this means that for the period prior to 1.12.2023, the 5% GST paid by tax payer will be treated as tax fully paid and they would not be required to pay duty differential of 7% between 5% and 12%. For those tax payers who have paid 12% GST, no refund would be allowed. Illustration 2: In a situation where certain tax payers have paid 5% GST on supply of X while some have paid nil duty due to the genuine doubt that there was an exemption entry for X , and the GST Council recommends to clar .....

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