The Goa Commissioner of State Taxes has adopted Circular No. ...
Goa adopts Finance Ministry's Circular 245 clarifying GST exemptions for loan penalties and payment aggregators
March 20, 2025
Circulars GST - States
The Goa Commissioner of State Taxes has adopted Circular No. 245/02/2025-GST issued by the Ministry of Finance for uniform implementation under the Goa GST Act. The circular provides several key clarifications: penal charges levied by regulated entities for loan contract non-compliance are exempt from GST; RBI-regulated Payment Aggregators qualify for GST exemption on settlement transactions up to 2,000; GST payments are regularized for certain research services by Government Entities (July 2017-October 2024) and for skilling services by NSDC-approved Training Partners (October 2024-January 2025). Additionally, facility management services to MCD are confirmed as taxable, DDA is clarified not to be a local authority under GST law, and certain electricity utility support services are regularized.
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