In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), sub-section (3) and sub-section (4) of section 9, sub-section (1) of section 11, sub-section (5) of section 15, sub-section (1) of section 16 and section 148 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Ordinance, 2017 (West Ben. Ord. No. II of 2017), the Governor, on the recommendations of the Council and on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, is pleased hereby to notify that the State tax, on the intra-State supply of services of description as specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under Chapter, Section or Heading of scheme of classification of services as specified in column (2), shall be levied at the rate as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), subject to the conditions as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table:-
Table
Provided also that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service hasnot been taken except to the extent as prescribed in Annexure I in the case of REP other than RREP and in Annexure II in the case of RREP;
Provided also that the registered person shall pay, by debit in the electronic credit ledger or electronic cash ledger, an amount equivalent to the input tax credit attributable to construction in a project, time of supply of which is on or after 1st April, 2019, which shall be calculated in the manner as prescribed in the Annexure I in the case of REP other than RREP and in Annexure II in the case of RREP;
Provided also that where a registered person (landowner- promoter) who transfers development right or FSI (including additional FSI) to a promoter (developer- promoter) against consideration, wholly or partly, in the form of construction of apartments,-
(i) the developer- promoter shall pay tax on supply of construction of apartments to the landowner-promoter, and
(ii) such landowner - promoter shall be eligible for credit of taxes charged from him by the developer promoter towards the supply of construction of apartments by developer- promoter to him, provided the landowner-promoter further supplies such apartments to his buyers before issuance of completion certificate or first occupation, whichever is earlier, and pays tax on the same which is not less than the amount of tax charged from him on construction of such apartments by the developer-promoter.
Explanation. -
(i) "developer- promoter" is a promoter who constructs or converts a building into apartments or develops a plot for sale,
(ii) "landowner- promoter" is a promoter who transfers the land or development rights or FSI to a developer- promoter for construction of apartments and receives constructed apartments against such transferred rights and sells such apartments to his buyers independently.
(iii) the landowner-promoter shall be eligible to utilise the credit of tax charged to him by the developer-promoter for payment of tax on apartments supplied by the landowner-promoter in such project.
Provided also that eighty percent of value of input and input services, [other than services by way of grant of development rights, long term lease of land (against upfront payment in the form of premium, salami, development charges etc.) or FSI (including additional FSI), electricity, high speed diesel, motor spirit, natural gas], used in supplying the service shall be received from registered supplier only;
Provided also that inputs and input services on which tax is paid on reverse charge basis shall be deemed to have been purchased from registered person;
Provided also that where value of input and input services received from registered suppliers during the financial year (or part of the financial year till the date of issuance of completion certificate or first occupation of the project, whichever is earlier) falls short of the said threshold of 80 per cent., State tax shall be paid by the promoter on value of input and input services comprising such shortfall at the rate of nine percent on reverse charge basis and all the provisions of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (West Ben. Act XXVIII of 2017) shall apply to him as if he is the person liable for paying the tax in relation to the supply of such goods or services or both;
Provided also that notwithstanding anything contained herein above, where cement is received from an unregistered person, the promoter shall pay tax on supply of such cement at the applicable rates on reverse charge basis and all the provisions of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (West Ben. Act XXVIII of 2017) shall apply to him as if he is the person liable for paying the tax in relation to such supply of cement;
(Please refer to the illustrations in annexure III) Explanation. -
1.The promoter shall maintain project wise account of inward supplies from registered and unregistered supplier and calculate tax payments on the shortfall at the end of the financial year and shall submit the same in the prescribed form electronically on the common portal by end of the quarter following the financial year. The tax liability on the shortfall of inward supplies from unregistered person so determined shall be added to his output tax liability in the month not later than the month of June following the end of the financial year.
2. Notwithstanding anything contained in Explanation 1 above, tax on cement received from unregistered person shall be paid in the month in which cement is received.
3.Input Tax Credit not availed shall be reported every month by reporting the same as ineligible credit in GSTR-3B [Row No. 4 (D)(2)].
(Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service)
Explanation.- This item refers to subitems of the item (iv), (v) and (vi), against serial number 3 of the Table as they existed in the notification prior to their omission vide notification No 1393-F.T. dated the 23rd day of August, 2022.
Provided also that where the option is not exercised in Form at annexure IV by the 20th of May, 2019, option to pay tax at the rates as applicable to item (i) or (ia) or (ib) or (ic) or (id) above, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been exercised;
Provided also that invoices for supply of the service can be issued during the period from 1st April 2019 to 20th May 2019 before exercising the option, but such invoices shall be in accordance with the option to be exercised.;
(i) commercial apartments (shops, offices, godowns etc.) by a promoter in a REP other than RREP,
(ii) residential apartments in an ongoing project, other than affordable residential apartments, in respect of which the promoter has exercised option to pay State tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for this item in the manner prescribed herein,
but excluding supply by way of services specified at items (i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id) and (ie) above intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier.
Explanation. -For the removal of doubt, it is hereby clarified that, supply by way of services specified at items (i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id) and (ie) in column (3) shall attract State tax prescribed against them in column (4) subject to conditions specified against them in column (5) and shall not be levied at the rate as specified under this entry.
(Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service
Explanation.- For the removal of doubt, it is hereby clarified that, supply by way of services specified at items (i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id), (ie) and (if)in column (3) shall attract State tax prescribed against them in column (4) subject to conditions specified against them in column (5) and shall not be levied at the rate as specified under this entry.
Services of commission agents, commodity brokers, and auctioneers and all other traders who negotiate whole sale commercial transactions between buyers and sellers, for a fee or commission'
- Services of electronic whole sale agents and brokers, -
-Services of whole sale auctioning houses
(a) suppliers providing 'hotel accommodation' at 'specified premises', or
(b) suppliers located in 'specified premises'.
(a) suppliers providing 'hotel accommodation'at 'specified premises', or
Explanation:
(a) for the removal of doubt, it is hereby clarified that, supplies covered by items (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) in column (3) shall attract State tax prescribed against them in column (4) subject to conditions specified against them in column (5), which is a mandatory rate and shall not be levied at the rate as specified under this entry.
(b) This entry covers supply of 'restaurant service' at 'specified premises'
(c) This entry covers supply of 'hotel accommodation' having value of supply of a unit of accommodation above seven thousand five hundred rupees per unit per day or equivalent.
(d) This entry covers supply of 'outdoor catering', provided by suppliers providing 'hotel accommodation' at 'specified premises', or suppliers located in 'specified premises'.
(e) This entry covers composite supply of 'outdoor catering' together with renting of premises (including hotel, convention center, club, pandal, shamiana or any other place, specially arranged for organising a function) provided by suppliers providing 'hotel accommodation' at 'specified premises', or suppliers located in 'specified premises',
(a) air conditioned contract carriage other than motorcab;
(b) air conditioned stage carriage;
(c) radio taxi.
Explanation.-
(a) "contract carriage" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (7) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988);
(b) "stage carriage" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (40) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) ; (c) "radio taxi" means a taxi including a radio cab, by whatever name called, which is in two-way radio communication with a central control office and is enabled for tracking using Global Positioning System (GPS) or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS).
Provided further that where the supplier of input service in the same line of business charges State tax at a rate higher than 2.5%, credit of input tax charged on the input service in the same line of business in excess of the tax paid or payable at the rate of 2.5%, shall not be taken.
Illustration: 'A' engages 4B' for transport from New Delhi to Jaipur in a motor cab for Rs. 1000. 'B', for supplying the said service, hires a motor cab with operator from 'C' for Rs. 800. 'C' charges 'B' State tax at the rate of 6% (Rs. 48). If 'B' charges 'A' State tax at the rate of 2.5%, he shall be entitled to take input tax credit on the input service in the same line of business supplied by 'C' only to the extent of Rs. 20 (2.5% of Rs. 800) and not Rs. 48.
[Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)]
(2) The option by GTA to itself pay GST on the services supplied by it during a Financial Year shall be exercised by making a declaration in Annexure V on or after the 1st January of the preceding Financial Year but not later than 31st March of the preceding Financial Year
Provided that the option for the Financial Year 2022-2023 shall be exercised on or before the 16th August, 2022:
Provided further that invoice for supply of the service charging State tax at the rates as applicable to clause (b) may be issued during the period from the 18th July,2022 to 16th August, 2022 before exercising the option for the financial year 2022-2023 but in such a case the supplier shall exercise the option to pay GST on its supplies on or before the 16th August, 2022";
Provided that the goods transport agency opting to pay State tax @ 6% under this entry shall, thenceforth, be liable to pay State tax @ 6% on all the services of GTA supplied by it.;
Provided also that the option for the Financial Year 2023-2024 shall be exercised on or before the 31st May, 2023:
Provided also that a GTA who commences new business or crosses threshold for registration during any Financial Year, may exercise the option to itself pay GST on the services supplied by it during that Financial Year by making a declaration in Annexure V before the expiry of forty-five days from the date of applying for GST registration or one month from the date of obtaining registration whichever is later.
Provided also that the option exercised by GTA to itself pay GST on the services supplied by it during a Financial Year shall be deemed to have been exercised for the next and future financial years unless the GTA files a declaration in Annexure VI to revert under reverse charge mechanism on or after the 1st January of the preceding Financial Year but not later than 31st March of the preceding Financial Year.
Explanation 1. -
(a) "multimodal transportation" means carriage of goods, by at least two different modes of transport from the place of acceptance of goods to the place of delivery of goods by a multimodal transporter;
(b) "mode of transport" means carriage of goods by road, air, rail, inland waterways or sea;
(c) "multimodal transporter" means a person who,-
(A) enters into a contract under which he undertakes to perform multimodal transportation against freight; and
(B) acts as principal, and not as an agent either of the consignor, or consignee or of the carrier participating in the multimodal transportation and who assumes responsibility for the performance of the said contract.
Explanation 2.- Nothing contained in this item shall apply to supply of a service other than by way of transport of goods from a place in India to another place in India.
Provided further that where the supplier of input service in the same line of business charges State tax at a rate higher than 2.5%, credit of input tax charged on the input service in the same line of business in excess of the tax paid/payable at the rate of 2.5%, shall not be taken.
Illustration: 'A' engages 'B' for transport from New Delhi to Jaipur in a motor cab for Rs. 1000. 'B' for supplying the said service, hires a motor cab with operator from 'C' for Rs. 800. 'C' charges 'B' State tax at the rate of 6% (Rs. 48). If 'B' charges 'A' State tax at the rate of 2.5%, he shall be entitled to take input tax credit on the input service in the same line of business supplied by 'C' only to the extent of Rs. 20 (2.5% of Rs. 800) and not Rs. 48.
Explanation: This entry does not include goods transport service involving Goods Transport Agency (GTA) service, which falls under Heading 9965.
Explanation .
(a) "operator" means a person, organisation or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in aircraft operations;
(b) "scheduled air transport service" means an air transport service undertaken between the same two or more places operated according to a published time table or with flights so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisable systematic series, each flight being open to use by members of the public;
(c) "scheduled air cargo service" means air transportation of cargo or mail on a scheduled basis according to a published time table or with flights so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisably systematic series, not open to use by passengers.
Note:- Nothing contained in this entry shall apply on or after 1st July, 2020.
Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to an amount charged for such lease and sub-lease in excess of one third of the total amount charged for the said composite supply. Total amount shall have the same meaning for the purpose of this proviso as given in paragraph 2 of this notification.
(Telecommunications. broadcasting and information supply services)
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, "ebooks" means an electronic version of a printed book (falling under tariff item 4901 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975)) supplied online which can be read on a computer or a hand held device.
2. The bill issued for supply of this service indicates that it is inclusive of charges of accommodation and transportation required for such a tour and the amount charged in the bill is the gross amount charged for such a tour including the charges of accommodation and transportation required for such a tour.
Explanation. - Support services to agriculture, forestry, fishing, animal husbandry mean -
(i) Services relating to cultivation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, except the rearing of horses, for food, fibre, fuel, raw material or other similar products or agricultural produce by way of-
(a) agricultural operations directly related to production of any agricultural produce including cultivation, harvesting, threshing, plant protection or testing;
(b) supply of farm labour;
(c) processes carried out at an agricultural farm including tending, pruning, cutting, harvesting, drying, cleaning, trimming, sun drying, fumigating, curing, sorting, grading, cooling or bulk packaging and such like operations which do not alter the essential characteristics of agricultural produce but make it only marketable for the primary market;
(d) renting or leasing of agro machinery or vacant land with or without a structure incidental to its use;
(e) loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of agricultural produce;
(f) agricultural extension services;
(g) services by any Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee or Board or services provided by a commission agent for sale or purchase of agricultural produce.
(h) Omitted .
(ii) Services by way of pre-conditioning, pre-cooling, ripening, waxing, retail packing, labelling of fruits and vegetables which do not change or alter the essential characteristics of the said fruits or vegetables.
(iii) Carrying out an intermediate production process as job work in relation to cultivation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, except the rearing of horses, for food, fibre, fuel, raw material or other similar products or agricultural produce.
(a) Printing of newspapers;
(b) Textiles and textile products falling under Chapter 50 to 63 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of 1975);
(c) all products , other than diamonds, falling under Chapter 71 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of 1975);
(d) Printing of books (including Braille books), journals and periodicals;
(da) printing of all goods falling under Chapter 48 or 49, which attract State tax @ 2.5 per cent. or Nil;
(e) Omitted.
(ea) Omitted;
(f) all food and food products falling under Chapters 1 to 22 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of 1975);
(g) all products falling under Chapter 23 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of 1975), except dog and cat food put up for retail sale falling under tariff item 23091000 of the said Chapter;
(h) Omitted;
(i) manufacture of handicraft goods.
Explanation.- The expression "handicraft goods" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the notification No. 1642-F.T., dated the 15th September, 2017 as amended from time to time.
(a) manufacture of umbrella;
(b) printing of all goods falling under Chapter 48 or 49, which attract State Tax @ 6per cent.
Explanation- For the purposes of this entry, the term "bus body building" shall include building of body on chassis of any vehicle falling under chapter 87 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
(a) printing of newspapers;
(b) printing of books (including Braille books), journals and periodicals.
(c) printing of all goods falling under Chapter 48 or 49, which attract State tax @ 2.5 per cent. or Nil.
(a) theme parks, water parks and any other place having joy rides, merry- go rounds, go carting, or
(b) ballet -
other than any place covered by (iiia) below
(a) Bio-gas plant
(b) Solar power based devices
(c) Solar power generating system
(d) Wind mills, Wind Operated Electricity Generator (WOEG)
(e) Waste to energy plants / devices
(f) Ocean waves/tidal waves energy devices/plants
Explanation:-This entry shall be read in conjunction with serial number 201A of Schedule II of the notification No. 1125-F.T. [1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)], published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, Part I, dated 28th June, 2017.
This entry is to be taken to apply to all services which satisfy the conditions prescribed herein, even though they may be covered by a more specific chapter, section or heading elsewhere in this notification.
2. In case of supply of service specified in column (3), in item (i); (i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id), (ie) and (if), against serial number 3 of the Table above, involving transfer of land or undivided share of land, as the case may be, the value of such supply shall be equivalent to the total amount charged for such supply less the value of transfer of land or undivided share of land, as the case may be, and the value of such transfer of land or undivided share of land, as the case may be, in such supply shall be deemed to be one third of the total amount charged for such supply.
Explanation. -For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph 2A below, "total amount" means the sum total of,-
(a) consideration charged for aforesaid service; and
(b) amount charged for transfer of land or undivided share of land, as the case may be including by way of lease or sublease.
2A. Where a person transfers development right or FSI (including additional FSI) to a promoter against consideration, wholly or partly, in the form of construction of apartments, the value of construction service in respect of such apartments shall be deemed to be equal to the Total Amount charged for similar apartments in the project from the independent buyers, other than the person transferring the development right or FSI (including additional FSI), nearest to the date on which such development right or FSI (including additional FSI) is transferred to the promoter, less the value of transfer of land, if any, as prescribed in paragraph 2 above.
3. Value of supply of lottery shall be 100/112 of the face value or the price notified in the Official Gazette by the organising State, whichever is higher, in case of lottery run by State Government and 100/128 of the face value or the price notified in the Official Gazette by the organising State, whichever is higher, in case of lottery authorised by State Government.
4. Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification,-
(i) Goods includes capital goods.
(ii) Reference to "Chapter", "Section" or "Heading", wherever they occur, unless the context otherwise requires, shall mean respectively as "Chapter, "Section" and "Heading" in the annexed scheme of classification of services (Annexure).
(iii) The rules for the interpretation of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Section and Chapter Notes and the General Explanatory Notes of the First Schedule shall, so far as may be, apply to the interpretation of heading 9988.
(iv) Wherever a rate has been prescribed in this notification subject to the condition that credit of input tax charged on goods or services used in supplying the service has not been taken, it shall mean that,-
(a) credit of input tax charged on goods or services used exclusively in supplying such service has not been taken; and
(b) credit of input tax charged on goods or services used partly for supplying such service and partly for effecting other supplies eligible for input tax credits, is reversed as if supply of such service is an exempt supply and attracts provisions of sub-section (2) of section 17 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Ordinance, 2017 and the rules made thereunder.
(v) "information technology software" means any representation of instructions, data, sound or image, including source code and object code, recorded in a machine readable form, and capable of being manipulated or providing interactivity to a user, by means of a computer or an automatic data processing machine or any other device or equipment.
(vi) "agricultural extension" means application of scientific research and knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education or training.
(vii) "agricultural produce" means any produce out of cultivation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, except the rearing of horses, for food, fibre, fuel, raw material or other similar products, on which either no further processing is done or such processing is done as is usually done by a cultivator or producer which does not alter its essential characteristics but makes it marketable for primary market.
(viii) "Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee or Board" means any committee or board constituted under a State law for the time being in force for the purpose of regulating the marketing of agricultural produce.
(ix) "Governmental Authority" means an authority or a board or any other body,-
(i) set up by an Act of Parliament or a State Legislature; or
(ii) established by any Government,
with 90 per cent. or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out any function entrusted to a Municipality under article 243 W of the Constitution or to a Panchayat under article 243 G of the Constitution.
(x) "Government Entity" means an authority or a board or any other body including a society, trust, corporation,-
(i) set up by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature; or
with 90 per cent. or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out a function entrusted by the Central Government, State Government, Union Territory or a local authority.
(xi) "specified organisation" shall mean,-
(a) Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited, a Government of Uttarakhand Undertaking; or
(b) 'Committee' or 'State Committee' as defined in section 2 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 (35 of 2002).
(xii) "goods carriage" has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (14) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988).
(xiii) an apartment booked on or before the 31st March, 2019 shall mean an apartment which meets all the following three conditions, namely- (a) part of supply of construction of which has time of supply on or before the 31st March, 2019 and (b) at least one instalment has been credited to the bank account of the registered person on or before the 31st March, 2019 and (c) an allotment letter or sale agreement or any other similar document evidencing booking of the apartment has been issued on or before the 31st March, 2019;
(xiv) the term "apartment" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (e) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016);
(xv) the term "project" shall mean a Real Estate Project or a Residential Real Estate Project;
(xvi) the term "affordable residential apartment" shall mean,-
(a) a residential apartment in a project which commences on or after 1st April, 2019,or in an ongoing project in respect of which the promoter has not exercised option in the prescribed form to pay State tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if) against serial number 3, as the case may be, having carpet area not exceeding 60 square meter in metropolitan cities or 90 square meter in cities or towns other than metropolitan cities and for which the gross amount charged is not more than forty five lakhs rupees.
For the purpose of this clause,-
(i) Metropolitan cities are Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR (limited to Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Faridabad), Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai (whole of MMR) with their respective geographical limits prescribed by an order issued by the Central or State Government in this regard;
(ii) Gross amount shall be the sum total of;-
A. Consideration charged for the services specified at item (i) and (ic) in column (3) against sl. No. 3 in the Table;
B. Amount charged for the transfer of land or undivided share of land, as the case may be including by way of lease or sub lease; and
C. Any other amount charged by the promoter from the buyer of the apartment including preferential location charges, development charges, parking charges, common facility charges etc.;
(b) an apartment being constructed in an ongoing projectunder any of the schemes specified in sub-item (b), subitem (c), sub-item (d), sub-item (da) and sub-item (db) of item (iv); sub-item (b), sub-item (c), sub-item (d) and sub-item (da) of item (v); and sub-item (c) of item (vi), against serial number 3 of the Table above, in respect of which the promoter has not exercised option to pay Statetax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if) against serial number 3, as the case may be."
(xvii) the term "promoter" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in in clause (zk) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016);
(xviii) the term "Real Estate Project (REP)" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in in clause (zn) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016(16 of 2016);
(xix) the term "Residential Real Estate Project (RREP)" shall mean a REP in which the carpet area of the commercial apartments is not more than 15 per cent. of the total carpet area of all the apartments in the REP.
(xx) the term "ongoing project" shall mean a project which meets all the following conditions, namely-
(a) commencement certificate in respect of the project, where required to be issued by the competent authority, has been issued on or before 31st March, 2019, and it is certified by any of the following that construction of the project has started on or before 31st March, 2019:-
(i) an architect registered with the Council of Architecture constituted under the Architects Act, 1972 (20 of 1972); or
(ii) a chartered engineer registered with the Institution of Engineers (India); or
(iii) a licensed surveyor of the respective local body of the city or town or village or development or planning authority.
(b) where commencement certificate in respect of the project, is not required to be issued by the competent authority, it is certified by any of the authorities specified in sub- clause (a) above that construction of the project has started on or before the 31st March, 2019;
(c) completion certificate has not been issued or first occupation of the project has not taken place on or before the 31st March, 2019;
(d) apartments being constructed under the project have been, partly or wholly, booked on or before the 31st March, 2019.
Explanation.- For the purpose of sub- clause (a) and (b) above, construction of a project shall be considered to have started on or before the 31st March, 2019, if the earthwork for site preparation for the project has been completed and excavation for foundation has started on or before the 31st March, 2019.
(xxi) "commencement certificate" means the commencement certificate or the building permit or the construction permit, by whatever name called issued by the competent authority to allow or permit the promoter to begin development works on an immovable property, as per the sanctioned plan;
(xxii) "development works" means the external development works and internal development works on immovable property;
(xxiii) "external development works" includes roads and road systems landscaping, water supply, seweage and drainage systems, electricity supply transformer, sub-station, solid waste management and disposal or any other work which may have to be executed in the periphery of, or outside, a project for its benefit, as may be provided under the local laws;
(xxiv) "internal development works" means roads, footpaths, water supply, sewers, drains, parks, tree planting, street lighting, provision for community buildings and for treatment and disposal of sewage and sullage water, solid waste management and disposal, water conservation, energy management, fire protection and fire safety requirements, social infrastructure such as educational health and other public amenities or any other work in a project for its benefit, as per sanctioned plans;
(xxv) the term "competent authority" as mentioned in definition of "commencement certificate" and "residential apartment", means the local authority or any authority created or established under any law for the time being in force by the Central Government or State Government or Union Territory Government, which exercises authority over land under its jurisdiction, and has powers to give permission for development of such immovable property;
(xxvi) The term "carpet area" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in clause (k) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016);
(xxvii) the term "Real Estate Regulatory Authority" shall mean the Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 20 (1) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (No. 16 of 2016) by the Central Government or State Government;
(xxviii) "project which commences on or after 1st April, 2019" shall mean a project other than an ongoing project;
(xxix) "Residential apartment" shall mean an apartment intended for residential use as declared to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority or to competent authority;
(xxx) "Commercial apartment" shall mean an apartment other than a residential apartment;
(xxxi) "Floor space index (FSI)" shall mean the ratio of a building's total floor area (gross floor area) to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built;
(xxxii) 'Restaurant service' means supply, by way of or as part of any service, of goods, being food or any other article for human consumption or any drink, provided by a restaurant, eating joint including mess, canteen, whether for consumption on or away from the premises where such food or any other article for human consumption or drink is supplied.
(xxxiii) 'Outdoor catering' means supply, by way of or as part of any service, of goods, being food or any other article for human consumption or any drink, at Exhibition Halls, Events, Conferences, Marriage Halls and other outdoor or indoor functions that are event based and occasional in nature.
(xxxiv) 'Hotel accommodation' means supply, by way of accommodation in hotels, inns, guest houses, clubs, campsites or other commercial places meant for residential or lodging purposes including the supply of time share usage rights by way of accommodation.
(xxxv) 'Declared tariff means charges for all amenities provided in the unit of accommodation (given on rent for stay) like furniture, air conditioner, refrigerators or any other amenities, but without excluding any discount offered on the published charges for such unit.
(xxxvi) 'Specified premises' means premises providing 'hotel accommodation' services having declared tariff of any unit of accommodation above seven thousand five hundred rupees per unit per day or equivalent.
(xxxvii) 'print media' means,-
(i) 'book' as defined in sub-section (1) of section 1 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867), but does not include business directories, yellow pages and trade catalogues which are primarily meant for commercial purposes;
(ii) 'newspaper' as defined in sub-section (1) of section 1 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867);
(xxxviii) 'clinical establishment' means,-
a hospital, nursing home, clinic, sanatorium or any other institution, by whatever name called, that offers services or facilities requiring diagnosis or treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any recognised system of medicines in India, or a place established as an independent entity or a part of an establishment to carry out diagnostic or investigative services of diseases;
(xxxix) 'health care services' means,-
any service by way of diagnosis or treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any recognised system of medicines in India and includes services by way of transportation of the patient to and from a clinical establishment, but does not include hair transplant or cosmetic or plastic surgery, except when undertaken to restore or to reconstruct anatomy or functions of body affected due to congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, injury or trauma;
(xxxx) 'goods transport agency' means,-
any person who provides service in relation to transport of goods by road and issues consignment note, by whatever name called.
5. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of July, 2017.
Annexure I
Real estate project (REP) other than Residential Real estate project (RREP)
Input tax credit attributable to construction of residential portion in a real estate project (REP) other than residential real estate project (RREP), which has time of supply on or after 1st April, 2019, shall be calculated project wise for all projects which commence on or after 1st April, 2019 or ongoing projects in respect of which the promoter has not exercised option to pay State tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if) against serial number 3, as the case may be,in the prescribed manner, before the due date for furnishing of the return for the month of September following the end of financial year 2018-19, in the following manner:
1. Where % completion as on 31st March, 2019 is not zero or where there is inventory in stock
(a) Input tax credit on inputs and input services attributable to construction of residential portion in a REP, which has time of supply on or after 1st April, 2019, may be denoted as Tx. Tx shall be calculated as under:
Tx=T-Te
Where,
(i) T is the total ITC availed (utilized or not) on inputs and input services used in construction of the REP from 1st July, 2017 to 31st March, 2019 including transitional credit taken on 1st July, 2017;
(ii) Te is the eligible ITC attributable to (a) construction of commercial portion and (b) construction of residential portion, in the REP which has time of supply on or before 31st March, 2019;
(b) Te shall be calculated as under:
Te=Tc+Tr
Where, -
Tc is the ITC attributable to construction of commercial portion in the REP, calculated as under:
Tc =T * (carpet area of commercial apartments in the REP/ total carpet area of commercial and residential apartments in the REP) and
Tr is the ITC attributable to construction of residential portion in the REP which has time of supply on or before 31st March, 2019 and which shall be calculated as under,
Tr= T* F1 * F2 * F3* F4
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Total carpet area of commercial and residential apartments in the REP
Total carpet area of the residential apartment in REP
Total value of supply of construction of residential apartments booked on or before 31st March, 2019
(F3 is to account for percentage invoicing of booked residential apartments)
% Completion of construction as on 31st March, 2019
Illustration: where one- fifth (twenty percent) of the construction has been completed, F4 shall be 100 - 20 = 5.
Explanation: "% Completion of construction as on 31st March, 2019" shall be the same as declared to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority in terms of section 4 and section 11 of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016) and where the same is not required to be declared to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, it shall be got determined and certified by an architect registered with the Council of Architecture constituted under the Architects Act, 1972 (20 of 1972) or a chartered engineer registered with the Institution of Engineers (India).
(c) A registered person shall have the option to calculate 'Te' in the manner prescribed below instead of the manner prescribed in (b) above,-
Te shall be calculated as under:
Te = Tc + T1 + Tr
Tc =T3 * (carpet area of commercial apartments in the REP/ total carpet area of commercial and residential apartments in the REP);
Wherein
T3 = T- (T1 + T2)
T1 = ITC attributable exclusively to construction of commercial portion in the REP T2 = ITC attributable exclusively to construction of residential portion in the REP and
Tr is the ITC attributable to construction of residential portion in the REP which has time of supply on or before 31.03.2019 and which shall be calculated as under,
Tr = (T3 + T2)* F1 * F2 * F3* F4
or
Tr = (T- T1)* F1 * F2 * F3* F4
(d) The amounts 'Tx' and 'Te' shall be computed separately for input tax credit of central tax, State tax, Union territory tax and integrated tax.
(e) Where, Tx is positive, i.e. Te<T, the registered person shall pay, by debit in the electronic credit ledger or electronic cash ledger, an amount equal to the difference between T and Te. Such amount shall form part of the output tax liability of the registered person and the amount shall be furnished in FORM GST DRC- 03.
Explanation: The registered person may file an application in FORM GST DRC- 20, seeking extension of time for the payment of taxes or any amount due or for allowing payment of such taxes or amount in installments in accordance with the provisions of section 80. The commissioner may issue an order in FORM GST DRC- 21 allowing the taxable person further time to make payment and/or to pay the amount in such monthly installments, not exceeding twenty-four, as he may deem fit.
(f) Where Tx is negative, i.e. Te>T, the registered person shall be eligible to take ITC on goods and services received on or after 1st April, 2019 for construction of residential portion in the REP, for which he shall not otherwise be eligible, to the extent of difference between Te and T.
(g) The registered person may calculate Tc and utilize credit to the extent of Tc for payment of tax on commercial apartments, till the complete accounting of Tx is carried out and submitted.
(h) Where percentage completion is zero but ITC has been availed on goods and services received for the project on or prior to 31st March, 2019, input tax credit attributable to construction of residential portion which has time of supply on or after 1st April, 2019, shall be calculated and the amount equal to Tx shall be paid or taken credit of, as the case may be, as prescribed above, with the modification that percentage completion for calculation of F4 shall be taken as the percentage completion which, as certified by an architect registered with the Council of Architecture constituted under the Architects Act, 1972 (20 of 1972) or a chartered engineer registered with the Institution of Engineers (India), can be achieved with the input services received and inputs in stock as on 31st March, 2019.
2. Where % completion as on 31st March, 2019 is zero but invoicing has been done having time of supply before 31st March, 2019, and no input services or inputs have been received as on 31st March, 2019, "Te" shall be calculated as follows: -
(a) Input tax credit on inputs and input services attributable to construction of residential portion in a REP, which has time of supply on or before 31st March, 2019 may be denoted as Te which shall be calculated as under,
Te = Tc + Tr
Tc =Tn* (carpet area of commercial apartments in the REP/ total carpet area of commercial and residential apartments in the REP) and
Tr = Tn* F1 * F2 * F3
Tn= Tax paid on such inputs and input services on which ITC is available under the CGST Act, received in 2019-20 for construction of REP
F1, F2 and F3 shall be the same as in para 1 above
(b) The registered person shall be eligible to take ITC on goods and services received on or after 1st April, 2019 for construction of residential portion in the REP, for which he shall not otherwise be eligible, to the extent of the amount of Te.
(c) The amount 'Te' shall be computed separately for input tax credit of central tax, State tax, Union territory tax and integrated tax.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 above, Te shall be determined in the following situations as under:
(i) where percentage invoicing is more than the percentage completion and the difference between percentage invoicing (per cent. points) and the percentage completion (per cent. points) of construction is more than 25 per cent. points; the value of percentage invoicing shall be deemed to be percentage completion plus 25 percent. points;
(ii) where the value of invoices issued on or prior to 31st March, 2019 exceeds the consideration actually received on or prior to 31st March, 2019 by more than 25 per cent. of consideration actually received; the value of such invoices for the purpose of determination of percentage invoicing shall be deemed to be actual consideration received plus 25 percent. of the actual consideration received; and
(iii) where, the value of procurement of inputs and input services prior to 1st April, 2019 exceeds the value of actual consumption of the inputs and input services used in the percentage of construction completed as on 31st March, 2019 by more than 25 percent. of value of actual consumption of inputs and input services, the jurisdictional commissioner or any other officer authorized in this regard may fix the Te based on actual per unit consumption of inputs and input services based on the documents duly certified by a chartered accountant or cost accountant submitted by the promoter in this regard, applying the accepted principles of accounting.
Illustration 1:
* Note:-
1. The value of T at C19 has been estimated for illustration based on weighted average tax on inputs.
2. In actual practice, the registered person shall take 'aggregate of ITC taken as declared in GSTR-3B of tax periods from 1.7.2017 or commencemnt of project which is later and transitional credit taken under section 140 of CGST Act' as value of T.
Illustration 2:
Annexure II
Residential Real estate project (RREP)
Input tax credit attributable to construction of residential and commercial portion in a Residential Real estate project (RREP), which has time of supply on or after 1st April, 2019, shall be calculated project wise for all projects which commence on or after 1st April, 2019 or ongoing projects in respect of which the promoter has not exercised option to pay State tax on construction of apartments at the rates as specified for item (ie) or (if) against serial number 3, as the case may be, in the prescribed manner, before the due date for furnishing of the return for the month of September following the end of financial year 2018-19, in the following manner:
(a) Input tax credit on inputs and input services attributable to construction of residential and commercial portion in an RREP, which has time of supply on or after 1st April, 2019, may be denoted as Tx. Tx shall be calculated as under:
(i) T is the total ITC availed (utilized or not) on inputs and input services used in construction of the RREP from 1st July, 2017 to 31st March, 2019 including transitional credit taken on 1st July, 2017;
(ii) Te is the eligible ITC attributable to construction of commercial portion and construction of residential portion, in the RREP which has time of supply on or before 31st March, 2019;
Te= T* F1 * F2 * F3* F4
Total carpet area of apartments in the RREP
(In case of a Residential Real Estate Project, value of "F1" shall be 1.)
Total carpet area of residential and commercial apartment booked on or before 31st March, 2019
Such value of supply of construction of residential and commercial apartments booked on or before 31st March, 2019 which has time of supply on or before 31st March, 2019
Explanation: "% Completion of construction as on 31st March, 2019" shall be the same as declared to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority in terms of section 4 and section 11 of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 and where the same is not required to be declared to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, it shall be got determined and certified by an architect registered with the Council of Architecture constituted under the Architects Act, 1972 (20 of 1972) or a chartered engineer registered with the Institution of Engineers (India).
(c) The amounts 'Tx' and 'Te' shall be computed separately for input tax credit of central tax, State tax, Union territory tax and integrated tax.
(d) Where, Tx is positive, i.e. Te < T, the registered person shall pay, by debit in the electronic credit ledger or electronic cash ledger, an amount equal to the difference between T and Te. Such amount shall form part of the output tax liability of the registered person and the amount shall be furnished in FORM GST DRC- 03.
(e) Where, Tx is negative, i.e. Te>T, the registered person shall be eligible to take ITC on goods and services received on or after 1st April, 2019 for construction of the RREP, for which he shall not otherwise be eligible, to the extent of difference between Te and T.
(f) Where percentage completion is zero but ITC has been availed on goods and services received for the project on or prior to 31st March, 2019, input tax credit attributable to construction of residential and commercial portion which has time of supply on or after 1st April, 2019, shall be calculated and the amount equal to Tx shall be paid or taken credit of, as the case may be, as prescribed above, with the modification that percentage completion for calculation of F4 shall be taken as the percentage completion which, as certified by an architect registered with the Council of Architecture constituted under the Architects Act, 1972 (20 of 1972) or a chartered engineer registered with the Institution of Engineers (India), can be achieved with the input services received and inputs in stock as on 31st March, 2019.
(a) Input tax credit on inputs and input services attributable to construction of residential and commercial portion in an RREP, which has time of supply on or before 31st March, 2019 may be denoted as Te which shall be calculated as under,
Te = Tn* F1 * F2 * F3
Tn= Tax paid on such inputs and input services on which ITC is available under the CGST Act, received in 2019-20 for construction of residential and commercial apartments in the RREP.
(b) The registered person shall be eligible to take ITC on goods and services received on or after 1st April, 2019 for construction of residential or commercial portion in the RREP, for which he shall not otherwise be eligible, to the extent of the amount of Te.
(ii) where the value of invoices issued on or prior to 31st March, 2019 exceeds the consideration actually received on or prior to 31st March, 2019 by more than 25 per cent. of consideration actually received; the value of such invoices for the purpose of determination of percentage invoicing shall be deemed to be actual consideration received plus 25 per cent. of the actual consideration received; and
(iii) where, the value of procurement of inputs and input services prior to 1st April, 2019 exceeds the value of actual consumption of the inputs and input services used in the percentage of construction completed as on 31st March, 2019 by more than 25 per cent. of value of actual consumption of inputs and input services, the jurisdictional commissioner or any other officer authorized in this regard may fix the Te based on actual per unit consumption of inputs and input services based on the documents duly certified by a chartered accountant or cost accountant submitted by the promoter in this regard, applying the accepted principles of accounting.
*Note:-
1. The value of T at C14 has been estimated for illustration based on weighted average tax on inputs.
Annexure III
A promoter has procured following goods and services [other than capital goods and services by way of grant of development rights, long term lease of land or FSI] for construction of a residential real estate project during a financial year.
In this example, the promoter has procured 80 per cent. of goods and services [other than services by way of grant of development rights, long term lease of land (against upfront payment in the form of premium, salami, development charges etc.) or FSI (including additional FSI), electricity, high speed diesel, motor spirit, natural gas], from a GST registered person. However, he has procured cement from an unregistered supplier. Hence at the end of financial year, the promoter has to pay GST on cement at the applicable rates on reverse charge basis.
A promoter has procured following goods and services [other than services by way of grant of development rights, long term lease of land (against upfront payment in the form of premium, salami, development charges etc.) or FSI (including additional FSI), electricity, high speed diesel, motor spirit, natural gas], for construction of a residential real estate project during a financial year.
In this example, the promoter has procured 80 per cent. of goods and services including cement from a GST registered person. However, he has procured paints, aluminum windows, ply and commercial wood etc. from an unregistered supplier. Hence at the end of financial year, the promoter is not required to pay GST on inputs on reverse charge basis.
Illustration 3:
In this example, the promoter has procured 50 per cent. of goods and services from a GST registered person. However, he has procured sand, cement and aluminum windows, ply and commercial wood etc. from an unregistered supplier. Thus, value of goods and services procured from registered suppliers during a financial year falls short of threshold limit of 80 per cent. To fulfill his tax liability on the shortfall of 30 per cent. from mandatory purchase, the promoter has to pay GST on cement at the applicable rate on reverse charge basis. After payment of GST on cement, on the remaining shortfall of 15 per cent., the promoter shall pay tax @ 18 (9+9)per cent. under RCM.
Annexure IV
FORM
(Form for exercising one time option to pay tax on construction of apartments in a project by the promoters at the rate as specified for item (ie) or (if), against serial number 3 in the Table in this notification, as the case may be, by the 20th of May, 2019)
To
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(To be addressed to the jurisdictional Commissioner)
1. GSTIN:
2. RERA registration Number of the Project:
3. Name of the project, if any:
4. The location details of the project, with clear demarcation of land dedicated for the project along with its boundaries including the longitude and latitude of the end points of the project:
5. The number, type and the carpet area of apartments for booking or sale in the project:
6. Date of receipt of commencement certificate:
Declaration
1. I hereby exercise the option to pay tax on construction of apartments in the above mentioned project as under :
2. I understand that this is a onetime option, which once exercised, shall not be allowed to be changed.
3. I also understand that invoices for supply of the service can be issued during the period from 1st April 2019 to 20th May 2019 before exercising the option, but such invoices shall be in accordance with the option being exercised herein.
Annexure V
Form for exercising the option by a Goods Transport Agency (GTA) for payment of GST on the GTA services supplied by him under forward charge before the commencement of any financial year to be submitted before the jurisdictional GST Authority.
Reference No.-
Date:-
1. I/We_______________(name of Person), authorised representative M/s.....................have taken registration/have applied for registration and do hereby undertake to pay GST on the GTA services in relation to transportation of goods supplied by us during the financial year.........under forward charge in accordance with section 9(1) of the WBGST Act, 2017 and to comply with all the provisions of the WBGST Act, 2017 as they apply to a person liable for paying the tax in relation to supply of any goods or services or both;
2. I understand that this option once exercised shall not be allowed to be changed within a period of one year from the date of exercising the option and will remain valid till the start of the financial year for which I exercise option to revert under reverse charge mechanism by filing Annexure VI on or before the due date.
Legal Name:-
GSTIN:-
PAN No.
Signature of Authorised representative:
Name of Authorised Signatory:
Full Address of GTA:
(Dated acknowledgment of jurisdictional GST Authority)
Note:The above option for any Financial Year shall be exercised on or after 1st January of the preceding Financial Year but not later than 31st March of the preceding Financial Year. The option for the financial year 2022-2023 can be exercised by 16th August, 2022.
ANNEXURE -VI
Form for exercising option by a Goods Transport Agency intending to revert under reverse charge mechanism to be filed before the commencement of any financial year to be submitted before the jurisdictional GST Authority.
1. I/We ___________________ (name of Person), authorized representative of M/s. ______ had exercised option to pay GST on the services of GTA in relation to transportation of goods supplied by us during, the financial year________under forward charge by filing Annexure V on ____;
2. I hereby declare that I want to revert to reverse charge mechanism for Financial Year ____;
3. I understand that this option once exercised shall not be allowed to be changed within a period of one year from the date of exercising the option and will remain valid till the end of the financial year for which it is exercised.
PAN No.:-
Signature of Authorized representative:
Name Authorized Signatory :
(Dated Acknowledgment of jurisdictional GST Authority)
Note: The above option for any Financial Year shall be exercised on or after 1st January of the preceding Financial Year but not later than 31st March of the preceding Financial Year
Code (Tariff)
By order of the Governor,
RAJSEKHAR BANDYOPADHYAY,
Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.