My client is a partnership firm registered under GST having nil turnover as on date. The firm has paid around 40000 to advocate for his services. Whether my firm is liable to pay RCM and at what %.
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This discussion clarifies whether a GST-registered partnership firm with nil turnover is liable for Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) on payments made to an advocate. The consensus is that RCM is applicable at an 18% rate when a registered person receives services from an unregistered supplier, such as an advocate.
Reverse charge is applicable in the following cases: 1.In case of receipt of goods and services or both by a registered person from unregistered supplier, igst/cgst will be payable by the recipient in respect of specified categories of goods and services as may be notified by govt. on recommendation of gst council and all provisions of gst act. Sez unit liable to pay gst under reverse charge wherever applicable.