Tax alert: GST applicable on hotel, restaurant services provided to SEZ units, says AAR
Hotel or restaurant services provided to SEZ developers or units will not be treated as ‘zero-rated’ supplies and hence will be taxable under the Goods and Services Tax
(GST) regime, the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has said.
In an application filed before the Karnataka bench of the AAR, the applicant had sought to clarify whether hotel accommodation and restaurant services provided by them,
within the premises of the hotel, to the employees and guests of SEZ units be treated as supply of goods and services. “The hotel accommodation and restaurant services
being provided by the applicant, within the premises of the hotel, to the employees and guests of SEZ units, cannot be treated as supply of goods and services to SEZ
units in Karnataka and hence they are the intra-state supply and are taxable accordingly,” the AAR order said.
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