02 January 2025
The sale of land, in its undeveloped form, is exempt from GST. Even if some development activities like leveling, laying drainage lines, or providing basic amenities have been carried out, the sale of such developed land is still considered a sale of land and does not attract GST. This has been clarified by the CBIC Circular No. 177/Sept./2022-TRU.
Any services provided for the development of land, such as leveling, laying of drainage lines, etc., will attract GST at the applicable rate for such services (at 18%). This means that while the sale of the developed land itself is exempt, the services used to develop it are taxable.