GST tax invoice not given while booking hotel through goibobo.com

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piknoo

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72 Points Posted on 08 February 2020

I am a government official.I booked a hotel through goibibo.com for my future journey, and paid the full hotel bill in advance.

Goibobo.com refused to give me GST invoice stating that GST invoice will be given by the hotel , once you checkin at hotel

and it will be given by hotel only.

Also Goibobo sent me a invoice which only mentioned the final amount without breakup of Tax nor GSTIN was mentioned

on the invoice.

I want to know whether Goibibo is right in not giving the tax invoice for payment already made by me?

Please guide

Replies (2)

Pankaj Rawat

GST Practitioner

55067 Points Posted on 09 February 2020

Dear Piknoo

Notification No. 17/2017-Central Tax
(Rate), has been issued making ECOs (Goibibo) liable
for payment of GST in case of
accommodation services provided in hotels,
inns guest houses or other commercial
places meant for residential or lodging
purposes provided by a Hotel which not registered in GST .

Hence if Hotel is registered in GST then Hotel will issue you a Tax Invoice , else Goibibo is liable give you Tax Invoice

Arun Kumar Rajput

2 Points Posted on 20 December 2023

Hi, In my case I booked and paid the full amount to ClearTrip in advance.

At the time of checkout, the hotel denied me GST billing and asked me to contact ClearTrip as my booking was through ClearTrip (which is somehow justified). Also, after some days hotel said the hotel has a contract with ClearTrip on the basis they are not allowed to raise an invoice apart from clearTrip.

But, ClearTrip is saying they can't provide a GST bill as this is their policy.

One, why ClearTrip can't raise a GST invoice, even hotel charges taxes??
Secondly, Are they selling GST invoices to other parties on a commission basis??

e.g.

1 lac bill with 12% GST becomes INR 1,12,000.

If they sell it on 50% commission i.e. INR 6000 to ABZ pvt ltd.

both parties will get an INR 6000 benefit. and the customer can't do anything.

above is just a doubt.