Finance/Compliance Consultant
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Posted on 08 November 2026
Sec 25(4) vs 25(5):
• Sec 25(4): a person with multiple registrations (in different States, or multiple GSTINs in the same State) is treated as distinct persons for each registration. Transactions between them are supplies (Schedule I para 2).
• Sec 25(5): where a person who has obtained or is required to obtain registration in a State also has an establishment in another State or UT, those establishments are treated as establishments of distinct persons (even before registration). This deals with establishments in different States.
• Together, these make inter-branch supplies across States taxable (and same-State branches with separate GSTINs too).