AAR ruling fuels fears of double GST
AAR ruling fuels fears of double GST
An order by the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) has sparked fears of double taxation under the goods and services tax (GST) for goods imported on the basis of cost, insurance and freight (CIF).
The AAR, Uttarakhand, has ruled that the importer will have to pay the integrated GST (IGST) on CIF value and also on the ocean freight component. The issue before the AAR was whether the importer will have to pay the IGST on freight value, on the reverse charge mechanism (RCM), when the service provider and service recipient are outside India.
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Generally, the service provider has to submit the GST to the government, but under the RCM the buyer will have to do it. Experts say this amounts to double taxation since the importer pays the IGST on CIF value.
While companies importing goods under the GST get input tax credit, those importing other goods such as crude oil may not get refunds and hence their cost will increase, said Abhishek Jain, partner, EY India. The same issue is pending before various other courts. Even the constitutional validity of these provisions of the GST is being challenged.
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