GST Status on Membership fee paid to professional bodies

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The GST rate on membership fees paid to professional bodies will remain at 18% after 22nd September 2025. While the GST Council is simplifying rates to 5% and 18%, professional and membership services are not included in any reduction or exemption. The changes primarily benefit goods shifting from the 28% to 18% slab, with some everyday items moving to 5%.

abhijit majumder

abhijit majumder (Querist)
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24 September 2025 Sir
At present different professional institute charge 18% IGST on their membership fees.
Does this rate will remain same after 22nd September 2025.
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Abhijit

Dhirajlal Rambhia

Dhirajlal Rambhia (Expert)
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24 September 2025 The IGST rate of 18% on professional institute membership fees remains unchanged after 22nd September 2025. The GST Council has simplified the GST structure to two main slabs—5% and 18%—effective from this date, and professional and membership services remain covered under the standard 18% rate. No reduction or exemption for professional institute membership fees has been notified in the new slab structure.

Dhirajlal Rambhia

Dhirajlal Rambhia (Expert)
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24 September 2025 Good Luck...

abhijit majumder

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25 September 2025 Thanks to Sir Dhirajlal Rambhia for your communication.
Sir in newspaper we frequently read about positive side of simplified GST amendment. However majority of newspaper discuss this issue very lucidly. But I think without detail analysis of HSN list alongwith Old and revised GST rate can only clarify the scenario.
Thanks sir for your reply.
Abhijit

Dhirajlal Rambhia

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25 September 2025 Yes, that's true. More of drama for general public....
More advantage is for 28% slab where the goods are shifted to 18%..
Day to day useful goods of 12% are also shifted to 5%; but loss when some of them are shifted to 18%....
No effect to more than 90% of supply in 18%.

abhijit majumder

abhijit majumder (Querist)
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25 September 2025 My sincare thanks
Abhijit

Dhirajlal Rambhia

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25 September 2025 You are welcome.

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