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Taxpayers can avail ITC only on tax paid on services for leasing/ renting/ hiring of motor vehicles for women’s safety

The AAR, Tamil Nadu in the case of M/s. CMA CGM Global Business Services (India) (P.) Ltd., ruled that an Assessee is eligible to avail input services in respect of leasing/ renting/ hiring of motor vehicles of motor vehicles to provide transportation facility to ensure safety and security of women employees as per Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947.

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Assessee can avail ITC only on tax paid on services for leasing/ renting/ hiring of motor vehicles for women’s safety

The AAR, Tamil Nadu in the case of M/s. CMA CGM Global Business Services (India) (P.) Ltd., ruled that an Assessee is eligible to avail input services in respect of leasing/ renting/ hiring of motor vehicles to provide transportation facility to ensure safety and security of women employees as per Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947 subject to satisfying and fulfilling the eligibility and conditions provided under Section 16 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (“the CGST Act”). Further, ITC shall be available to the Assessee only on the tax paid on services or renting, leasing or hiring of motor vehicles for providing transport facilities to women employees alone who are arriving or leaving workplace between 8 pm to 6 pm. Lastly, ITC on the same shall be available to the Assessee from May 28, 2019 onwards only on satisfying and fulfilling the eligibility provided under Section 16 of the CGST Act.

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GST is applicable on the increased rents for past periods

AAR Tamil Nadu, in the case of M/s. Metropolitan Transport Corporation, ruled that in pursuance of a contract entered into prior to appointed day, if, price of any goods or services or both is revised upwards on or after appointed day, then, in case of such upward price revision, a registered person will issue a supplementary invoice or debit notes within 30 days from date of revision and such revision shall be treated as ‘supply’ under the CGST Act Act. Hence, GST is payable.

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Imported Goods stored in 3P FTWZ being sold and moved to Bonded Warehouse on ‘as is where is’ basis under MOOWR scheme are not liable to GST

The Tamil Nadu AAR, in the matter of M/s. Sunwoda Electronic India Private Limited has held that sale of goods from third-party free trade warehousing zone (“3P FTWZ”) on ‘as is where is’ basis to bonded warehouse under Manufacturing and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations (“MOOWR”) are not liable to GST as the same is covered under Clause 8(a) of Schedule III of the CGST Act, which reads as “Supply of warehoused goods to any person before clearance for home consumption”.

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ITC is not available for the construction of the immovable property for renting it out for commercial purposes

The Tamil Nadu AAR, in the matter of Suswani Foundations (P.) Ltd., held that as per Section 17(5)(d) the CGST Act, 2017 no Input Tax Credit ITC is available in respect of any goods or services received by the Assessee for construction of immovable property on its own account even if inputs and input services are used in course and furtherance of business.