Place of supply is a place where supply is made. Taxability of a transaction under GST regime is depends upon place of supply of goods and/or services as the basic feature of GST is destination based tax.
Section 5 and Section 6 of Draft IGST Act, 2016 deals with provisions for determination of place of supply of goods and services respectively. The tabular presentation of provisions for ease of understanding is as under:
Section 5: Place of supply of goods
Situation |
Place of supply |
A] Supply involve movement of goods |
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1. by supplier or recipient or any other person |
Location of goods at which movement of goods terminates for delivery too recipient |
2. where goods are delivered by supplier to recipient or any other person on direction of a third party |
Principal place of business of third party |
B] Supply does not involve movement of goods |
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Location of goods at the time of delivery to the recipient |
C] Goods are assembled/installed at site |
Location of site |
D] Where goods are supplied on board or conveyance |
Location at which goods are taken on Board |
E] Place of supply cannot be determined by (A) to (D) |
Determined by law made by Parliament on recommendations of GST Council |
Section 6: Place of supply of services
A] GENERAL RULES
B] SPECIAL CASES
Situation |
Place of supply |
A] Services in relation to immovable property |
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1. By architects, interior decorators, surveyors, engineers, estate agents, rights to use immovable property |
Location at which the immovable property |
2. By way of lodging accommodation by a hotel, inn, guest house, home stay, club or campsite, house boat, vessel |
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3. By way of accommodation in any immovable property for organizing any marriage, reception, official, social, cultural, religious, business or other function and service w.r.t. such functions at such property |
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4. Any service ancillary to above services |
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NOTE: If the immovable property or boat or vessel is located in more than one state then proportionate value of supply of services made to each state shall be determined as per contract or agreement entered into and in absence of such contract or agreement, on other reasonable basis as may be prescribed. |
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B] Restaurant & catering services, personal grooming, fitness beauty treatment, health service including cosmetic & plastic surgery |
Location where such services are actually performed |
C] Services in relation to training & performance appraisal provided to |
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1. Registered person |
Location of such person |
2. Other Person |
Location where services actually performed |
D] Service by way of admission to a cultural, artistic, sporting, scientific, educational, or entertainment event or amusement park or any other place and services ancillary thereof |
Location where the event is actually held or where the park or such other place is located |
E] Service by way of organizing a cultural, artistic, sporting, scientific, educational or entertainment event including supply of service in relation to a conference, fair, exhibition, celebration or similar events and service ancillary thereof provided to |
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1.Registered Person |
Location of such person |
2. Other Person |
Location where the event is actually held |
NOTE: If the event is held in more than one state and a consolidated amount is charged then proportionate value of supply of services made to each state shall be determined as per contract or agreement entered into and in absence of such contract or agreement, on other reasonable basis as may be prescribed. |
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F] Services by way of transportation of goods including by courier or mail provided to |
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1. Registered Person |
Location of such person |
2. Other Person |
Location at which such goods are handed over for such transportation |
G] Service by way of transportation of passengers to |
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1. Registered person |
Location of such person |
2. Other Person |
Location of embarkation of passenger on the conveyance for a continuous journey |
NOTE: 1. In case where right to passage is given for future use and the point of embarkation is not known, the place of supply shall be determined as per GENERAL RULES 2. For the purpose of this, return journey shall be treated as separate journey even of right to passage for outward & return is given at the same time |
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H] Service on board conveyance such as vessel, aircraft, train or motor vehicle |
Location of first scheduled point of departure of that conveyance for the journey |
I] Telecommunication services including data transfer, broadcasting, cable and DTH television service to any person |
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1. Service by way of fixed telecommunication line, leased circuits, internet leased circuit, cable, or dish antenna |
Location where such fixed telecommunication line, leased circuits, internet leased circuit, cable, or dish antenna is installed |
2. In case of mobile connection for telecommunication and internet services provided on post paid basis |
The location of billing address of the recipient in records of the supplier |
3. In case of mobile connection for telecommunication and internet services provided on pre-payment basis through vouchers or other means |
Location where such prepayment is received or vouchers are sold |
NOTE: If prepaid service is availed or recharge is made through internet banking or other electronic mode then the location of the recipient of services in records of supplier shall be place of supply of service. |
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J] Banking and other financial services including stock broking service to any person |
Location of service recipient in the records of supplier of service |
NOTE: If the service is not linked to the account of service recipient then the place of supply shall be the place of supplier of service |
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K] Insurance Service provided to |
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1. Registered person |
Location of such person |
2. Other person |
Location of service recipient in the records of supplier of service |
L] Advertisement services to the Central Government, a State Government, a statutory body or a local authority meant fir identifiable states |
State for which it is identifiable |
NOTE: Value of such supplies specific to each state shall be determined in accordance with proportionate amount attributed to service provided by way of dissemination (spreading of something) in respective state as per terms of contract or agreement and in absence of such contract or agreement on such other reasonable basis as may be prescribed |
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