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Advocate fee

ANIL KUMAR Thakur (104 Points)

19 March 2018

am I liable to pay GST if the consultancy fee is paid to an advocate

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Divyansh Mishra (51 Points)
Replied 19 March 2018

RCM me jama hoga 5% pe aur iska input mil jayega apko agle month

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Uday (Article Assistant) (411 Points)
Replied 19 March 2018

Generally RCM applies if services received from advocate
In following cases GST is exempted if receiver is
1) Advocate/ Firm of advocates
2) Any person other than business entity
3) Business entity with an aggregate turnover upto 20 Lakhs/ 10 Lakhs ( Special category States )

Pankaj Rawat (GST Practitioner) (55052 Points)
Replied 19 March 2018

yes u have create liability of gst under RCM , deposit the same & u can claim the input for the same in same month,

RAJA P M ("Do the Right Thing...!!!") (128091 Points)
Replied 19 March 2018

Yes...
RCM applicable for Service received from Advocate...

Aashish Sachdeva (839 Points)
Replied 19 March 2018

rates of RCM for Advocate service

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Pankaj Rawat (GST Practitioner) (55052 Points)
Replied 19 March 2018

it's 18% sir

Mukesh Sikarwar (Manager (Indirect Taxation)) (248 Points)
Replied 20 March 2018

Individual advocate or firm of advocates by way of legal services, directly or indirectly is liable for REVERSE CHARGE MECHANISM, where the service recipient, business entity is liable to pay 100% tax at 18% rate in GST.