Chartered Accountant
73 Points
Joined July 2017
As per Notification No. 11/2017 Tour operator” means any person engaged in the business of planning, scheduling, organizing, arranging tours (which may include arrangements for accommodation, sight-seeing or other similar services) by any mode of transport and includes any person engaged in the business of operating tours”. So if the main essence of planning, scheduling, organizing and arranging tours are missing from a 'tour' than such service can't be said a tour operator service rather it would be 'transportation service'.
According to section 13(3) of IGST Act, The place of supply of the following services shall be the location where the services are actually performed, namely:
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services supplied to an individual, represented either as the recipient of services or a person acting on behalf of the recipient, which require the physical presence of the recipient or the person acting on his behalf, with the supplier for the supply of services. |
In my opinion, if your service fulfill requirement of tour operator services, then place of supply shall be the location where the services are actually performed.