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Published on:
April 18, 2023
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Paramita

Updated List of Reverse Charge Mechanisms

RCM remains a pioneering notion within the GST framework. In most situations, the provider of products or amenities issues the tax invoice, collects payment from the consumer, and transfers the applicable percentage to the administration. However, with the Reverse Charge Mechanism, the recipient shoulders the tax liability owed to the government instead. There are two RCM categories codified under GST regulations:

1. Section 9(3) addresses supplies of specified goods and facilities.

2. Section 9(4) concerns supplies of specified goods or services from unregistered individuals to designated registered parties. The complex structure challenges both businesses and the tax body alike. While aimed to streamline certain B2B transactions, it risks confusion among newer stakeholders. Clarity from the outset regarding eligible supplies and timely remuneration remains paramount for sustained compliance. Moving forward, balanced implementation strengthening comprehension across industries seems prudent.

Supply of Specified Goods Under RCM

The supply of the following Goods is covered under RCM:

Sl No. Supply of Goods Supplier of Goods Recipient of Supply
1. Cashew nuts, not shelled or peeled Agriculturist Any registered person
2. Bidi wrapper leaves(tendu) Agriculturist Any registered person
2. Bidi wrapper leaves(tendu) Agriculturist Any registered person
3. Tobacco leaves Agriculturist Any registered person
4. Silk yarn Any person who manufactures silk yarn from raw silk or silk worm cocoons for supply of silk yarn Any registered person
4A Raw cotton Agriculturist Any registered person
5. Supply of lottery State Government, Union Territory or any local authority Lottery distributor or selling agent.
6. Used vehicles seized and confiscated goods, old and used goods, waste and scrap Central Government, State Government, Union territory or a Local authority. Any registered person.
7. Priority Sector Lending Certificate Any registered person Any registered person.

Supply of specified services under RCM

Goods Transport Agency: 

Type of Service:

1. The vast manufacturing facility dutifully adhered to provisions outlined within the venerable Factories Act of 1948 as it tirelessly churned out its myriad goods.

2. Numerous groups collectively labored to improve their communities by incorporating under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 or other applicable legislation, banding together for the common welfare.

3. The cooperative society, its membership roster swelling with committed individuals, was officially sanctioned under mutually beneficial mutual legislation.

4. Any business or person duly registered by the comprehensive strictures of the CGST, SGST, IGST, or UTGST Acts was rightfully eligible to offer their services.

5. Whether incorporated entity or unfettered sole proprietor, as long as the enterprise followed prescribed guidelines, it was authorized to participate in the marketplace.

6. With collaboration proving mightier than any solo effort, partnerships as diverse as their founding members banded together in their taxable domain.

7. Visitors to the taxable region hoping to profit similarly registered as required, abiding by temporary rules until returning elsewhere.

While RCM would not typically govern services provided by GTA involving the transportation of goods by road to certain government entities, exceptions exist. Central or provincial departments, local authorities, and agencies registered only to deduct tax under Section 51 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act continue providing transportation requests to GTA. However, governmental agencies registered to both deduct tax and supply taxable goods and services would be subject to RCM guidelines for transportation services rendered by GTA. The underlying aim remains to provide clarity on taxation procedures for goods movement facilitated between government divisions and authorized transport contractors like GTA, with clear carve-outs defined for specific government bodies and offices.

Supplier of Service:

A large goods transport conglomerate opted out of collecting the mandatory 12% sales tax for their freight facilitation efforts.

Service Recipient:

1. The manufacturing facility was chartered under the century-old Factories Act to mass-produce commodities.

2. A cooperative collaboration registered as a not-for-profit under historic societal statutes aims to support regional agriculture.

3. Any established enterprise or collaboration registered under the extensive national sales tax regulations, including incorporated and unincorporated alliances of individuals.

4. Any taxable person living abroad but performing business within taxable national borders remains liable without residency.

Legal Assistance

Variations in Legal Help: Guidance or backing given specifically or in a roundabout way by an autonomous legal counselor, including a senior lawful guide, or an office of legal advisors. Legal help takes numerous structures from simple data to full portrayal before courts.

'Lawful assistance' alludes to any administration that furnishes exhortation, counseling, or help by any method, including portrayal before any Court, Tribunal, or Authority. At times this may include complex documentation or negotiations, other times a lone phone call with a brief overview suffices.

Service Provider:

An individual legal advisor, including a senior lawyer, or a law officer provides an assortment of solutions to suit varying needs.

Customer: 

Any business or person seeking lawful counsel located within the applicable jurisdiction. 

Government Services

A variety of administrative provisions are furnished by the Central Government, each State, and all Union Territories to Business Entities with some exceptions. Speedy transport of mail and packages falls under the purview of the Department of Posts, as does life insurance and agency services rendered to any person who is not the Central Government, a State, a Union territory, or a local authority. Related to aircraft or ships, inside or outside port limits or an airport, certain tasks are excluded. Transportation of cargo or citizens is also not included. The Central Government, State Governments, Local Administrations, and Union Territories serve as providers. Any commercial entity situated within taxed territories may receive offerings.

A. Rentals Provided by the State

Type of Service:

Governments at the central, regional, and local levels offer the rental of tangible property to individuals registered under India's 2017 Goods and Services Tax Act. Providers involve numerous arms of bureaucracy, from national to neighborhood.

Service Recipient:

Any person registered under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act of 2017 qualifies.

B. Trading Development Privileges

Type of Service:

Suppliers grant promoters volume bonuses or zoned height exceptions in exchange for relinquished development rights on other plots. This facility exchanges unbuilt potential for added built space according to negotiated terms.

Supplier of Service:

Any entity is eligible to participate in such exchanges.

Recipient of Service:

Developers take advantage of the leverage such transactions provide.

C. Long-term lease of land

Type of Service:

For decades, the sprawling farmland had been left fallow. Yet a burgeoning developer saw promise in its untamed fields, envisioning a future where commerce and community might thrive together. If granted a lease of 30 years or more, he would cover an upfront cost and periodic rents, transforming the neglected plots into a place teeming with life through the construction of a grand project.

Supplier of Service:

The land's owner, eager for progress, agreed to the promoter's ambitious plans.

Recipient of Service:

Hopeful that his vision would take root and blossom and his labor would not be in vain, the developer rolled up his sleeves and got to work.

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