Developer is liable to pay GST on sale of commercial super built up area on behalf of MoHUA

Developer is liable to pay GST on sale of commercial super built up area on behalf of MoHUA : AARWhether the applicant is liable to pay GST on sale of commercial super built up area on behalf of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt. of India, in the colonies being re-developed at Nauroji Nagar etc. in Delhi As ruled out by Delhi AAR in case of NBCC (India) Limited

Developer is liable to pay GST on sale of commercial super built up area on behalf of MoHUA

Below is the extract of ruling The applicant is covered in the definitions of "Agent" under Section 2(5), "Supplier" under Section 2(105) and "Taxable Person" under Section 2(107) of the CGST Act, 2017 in respect of the said project while providing services on behalf of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Hence, they are liable to pay GST under Section 9(1) of the CGST Act, 2017. The MoHUA, Government of India, is not exempted from payment of GST on sale of commercial built-up space, as it does not relates to any function entrusted to a municipality under Article 243W of the Constitution. Hence, the exemption under S. No. 4 of Notification No. 12/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) and parallel notifications under SGST and IGST are not admissible. After amendment of S. No. 4 of the said Notification by Notification No. 14/2018 - Central Tax (Rate) dated 26.07.2018, only services provided by "governmental authority" are exempted which does not cover the MoHUA. Further, MoHUA, Government of India is not a Municipality under Articles 243P and 243Q of the Constitution. Also, since, such services are being provided to business entities, exemption under S. No. 6 of the said Notification is also not admissible. The applicant is liable to pay GST on the services supplied under GST regime i.e. w.e.f 01.07.2017, even if part of the consideration had been received prior to 01.07.2017. The applicant is liable to pay GST on the sale of commercial built-up area which is under construction, as the same is a 'supply of service' under clause 5(b) of Schedule II of the CGST Act, Click here to download the ruling