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VAT on Works Contracts: Tax Levied on Entire Contract Value, Not Immovable Property Sale. Legal Interpretation Clarified.

October 17, 2023

Case Laws     VAT and Sales Tax     HC

Payment of tax at compounded rates - Levy of VAT / Tax on immovable property or works contract - The imposition of tax on the whole contract value, the State cannot be seen as imposing tax on the sale of immovable property; on the contrary, it has to be seen as levying tax on the works contract undertaken by the petitioner, albeit on a value that stood enhanced by the cost incurred for the completed construction. - HC

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