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GST Tale of a Non-Resident Businessman in India

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..... GST Tale of a Non-Resident Businessman in India
By: - Pradeep Reddy
Goods and Services Tax - GST
Dated:- 21-3-2025
GST Tale of a Non-Resident Businessman in India🌏 Mr. Kamath, a savvy businessman from the UK 🌍, decided to test the waters in the Indian market by setting up a short-term stall at the upcoming Delhi Expo 2025 🏢. But before he could land in India, .....

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..... he faced the big question: does he need GST registration to undertake sales? 🧾 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 Mr.Kamath? 🤔 Per Section 2(77) of the GST Act, Mr.Kamath qualifies as a "non-resident taxable person"-someone who doesn't reside or operate permanently in India but wants to do business here 🛬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐒⻎ .....

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..... 7; 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐰? 📝 Kamath couldn't just start right away! According to Sections 25 and 27, he needed to apply for GST .....

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..... registration at least five days before commencing business 🕔. This registration would last 90 days (or the duration he specified). The twist? Kamath had to deposit an estimated GST amount upfront 💸, even before making a single rupee! This would later be adjusted against his actual tax liability. 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 .....

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..... 19840; 𝐆𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 📆 Per Section 39, he had to file monthly returns. Thankfully, Section 44 spared him from filing an annual return, but he still had to stay diligent with his monthly filings 📄. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤: .....

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..... 9821;𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 😱 Being business-savvy, Kamath planned to offset GST payable on sales with GST paid on expenses (like hotel 🏨 and stall rent). However, Section 17(5)(f) shattered that idea--non-resident taxable persons like him aren't allowed to claim in .....

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..... put tax credits. All that GST on hotel bills? Unrecoverable! ❌ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭⏳ After wrapping up his business, Kamath realized he'd overpaid GST and was eager for a refund 💰. However, because he missed filing one required return, his refund was delayed. Frustrated, he jo .....

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..... ked to the tax officer, "𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑰 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒖ү .....

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..... 56;𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔!" The officer replied with a smile, "𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖, Mr. Kamath! 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙣x .....

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..... 412;." 👑  
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