Changes in GST Rates on Services w.e.f October 01, 2021



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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced changes to GST rates on various services, effective from October 1, 2021. These updates, stemming from the 45th GST Council meeting, include revised rates for intellectual property rights, job work related to alcoholic liquor, printing services for specific goods, and admission to entertainment facilities like theme parks and casinos. The notification also introduces new service classifications for multimodal transport.

The CBIC vide Notification No. 06/2021 Central Tax (Rate) dated September 30, 2021 has further amended Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 ("Services rate notification"), in order to adhere to the recommendations of 45th GST Council meeting held on September 17, 2021 as under:

1. Wherever Section 12AA of Income Tax Act, 1961 is mentioned, now Section 12AB is also inserted.

2. Temporary or permanent transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of Intellectual Property right ("IP right"), shall now be charged at rationalized rate of 18%. Earlier, IP right w.r.t. Information Technology software were charged at 18% and IP right w.r.t. other goods were chargeable at 12%.

3. Services by way of job work in relation to manufacture of alcoholic liquor for human consumption shall be taxable at 18%. Earlier, it was covered under Entry 26, item no. (i)(f), as food and food products and GST rate was 5%.

4. Services by way of printing of all goods falling under Chapter 48 or 49 [including newspapers, books (including Braille books), journals and periodicals], shall now be charged at rationalized rate of 18% instead of 12%.

GST Rate Changes on Services: October 2021 Updates

5. Against serial number 34, for items (iii) and (iiia) and the entries relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), following items and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

Description of Service

Rate (per cent.)

Condition

"(iii) Services by way of admission to;

(a)    theme parks, water parks and any other place having joy rides, merry- go rounds, go carting, or

(b)   ballet, -

other than any place covered by (iiia) below

9

-

(iiia) Services by way of admission to (a) casinos or race clubs or any place having casinos or race clubs or (b) sporting events like Indian Premier League

14

-

6. In the "Annexure: Scheme of Classification of Services", after serial number 118 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

S. No.

Chapter, Section, Heading or Group

Service Code

(Tariff)

Service Description

118a

Group 99654

 

Multimodal Transport of goods from a place in India to another place in India

118b

 

996541

Multimodal Transport of goods from a place in India to another place in India

 

Note: This Notification is effective from October 01, 2021.

 

Similar notification has been passed under Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("IGST Act") and Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("UTGST Act") and all States will issue relevant Notification to give effect to GST Rates changes on Services on similar line.

FAQ :

Key changes include revised rates for intellectual property rights, job work in alcoholic liquor manufacture, printing services for specific goods, and admission to theme parks, water parks, casinos, and race clubs.

The GST rate for temporary or permanent transfer or use of IP rights is now a rationalised 18%. Previously, IT software IP rights were 18%, while other IP rights were 12%.

Services by way of job work in relation to the manufacture of alcoholic liquor for human consumption are now taxable at 18%. Previously, these were taxed at 5% as food products.

Yes, services by way of printing of goods falling under Chapter 48 or 49, including newspapers and books, are now charged at a rationalised rate of 18%, up from 12%.

Admission to theme parks, water parks, and similar entertainment venues is now 9%. Admission to casinos, race clubs, or sporting events like the IPL is now 14%.


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