AARGST Article

Assessee providing services of ‘Marketing/Recruitment/Referral Consultant’ do not qualify as Intermediary

The Telangana, AAR in the matter of M/s. Center for International Admission and Visas (CIAV), held that services of ‘Marketing/Recruitment/Referral Consultant’ by the Assessee to foreign universities on principal to principal basis do not qualify as ‘intermediary’ as defined under Section 2 (13) of the IGST Act. Further, the activity of forwarding applications of the aspiring students by the Assessee to foreign universities qualifies as ‘export of service’ in terms of Section 2(6) of the IGST Act provided the payments are received in convertible foreign exchange.