The charge/mortgage/lien fee and stock transfer fee with respect to non-agricultural goods stored and warehoused is liable to tax under the CGST
Classification of service— The question on which Advance Ruling has been sought is whether lien or mortgage charges and stock transfer fees received by the applicant from the service receiver are taxable under section 9 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 or exempt under Section 11 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 with respect to both agricultural and non-agricultural produce stored and warehoused in the warehouses of the applicant.
Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 provides for Nil rate of tax with respect to loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of agricultural produce. The notification nowhere exempts the charge/mortgage/lien fee and stock transfer fee charged by the applicant from the service recipient in case of agricultural goods from the Goods and Services Tax.
Held that—The charge/mortgage/lien fee and stock transfer fee with respect to non-agricultural goods stored and warehoused is liable to tax under the CGST/ HGST Act, 2017.
The charge/mortgage/lien fee and stock transfer fee with respect to non-agricultural goods stored and warehoused is liable to tax under the CGST
Classification of service— The question on which Advance Ruling has been sought is whether lien or mortgage charges and stock transfer fees received by the applicant from the service receiver are taxable under section 9 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 or exempt under Section 11 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 with respect to both agricultural and non-agricultural produce stored and warehoused in the warehouses of the applicant.
Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 provides for Nil rate of tax with respect to loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of agricultural produce. The notification nowhere exempts the charge/mortgage/lien fee and stock transfer fee charged by the applicant from the service recipient in case of agricultural goods from the Goods and Services Tax.
Held that—The charge/mortgage/lien fee and stock transfer fee with respect to non-agricultural goods stored and warehoused is liable to tax under the CGST/ HGST Act, 2017.