{"id":1935,"date":"2025-04-19T18:03:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T12:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T07:25:03","slug":"gst-on-hotel-dining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/gst-on-hotel-dining\/","title":{"rendered":"GST on Hotel Dining: New 18% Rate May Spike Your Food Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From April 1, 2025 restaurants inside hotels will have to charge 18% GST from customers instead of 5% previously if the said restaurant satisfied the definition of &#8216;specified premises&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, restaurants who do not satisfy this definition of specified premises have an option to either charge 18% GST or 5% from customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/gst-on-hotel-dining\/#Specified_Premises\" >Specified Premises<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/gst-on-hotel-dining\/#Non-Specified_Premises\" >Non-Specified Premises<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/gst-on-hotel-dining\/#Declarations\" >Declarations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/gst-on-hotel-dining\/#Impact_on_ITC\" >Impact on ITC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/gst-on-hotel-dining\/#Impact_on_Diners\" >Impact on Diners<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Specified_Premises\"><\/span>Specified Premises<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As per Notification No. 05\/2025-CT(Rate) dated 1st April 2025: \u201cSpecified premises\u201d refers to hotel properties that provide any room at a value exceeding \u20b97,500 per night in the previous financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hotels where any room was charged above \u20b97,500 per night in the previous financial year are now classified as &#8220;specified premises.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Restaurants within these hotels must charge 18% GST on dining services. However, they are eligible to claim Input Tax Credit (ITC), which can offset some of their tax liabilities .\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It voluntarily declares itself as a \u2018specified premises\u2019 before March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Non-Specified_Premises\"><\/span>Non-Specified Premises<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hotels where no room exceeded \u20b97,500 per night in the previous financial year are not classified as specified premises. Restaurants in these hotels can choose to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continue charging 5% GST without ITC, or<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opt into the 18% GST regime with ITC by declaring their premises as specified .\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Know More About &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/gst-on-hotel-bill\/\">Is IGST Applicable on Hotel Bills: Confusion Over Billing Explained!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Declarations\"><\/span>Declarations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Newly registering hotels must declare their status within 15 days of registration. This declaration allows restaurants within these hotels to avail of input tax credit, potentially balancing the increased GST rate for consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hotels already in the category of specified category had to opt in between January 1 and March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a hotel becomes a \u2018specified premises,\u2019 it stays that way until it opts out\u2014no yearly reclassification needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact_on_ITC\"><\/span>Impact on ITC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Hotel Category<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>GST Rate<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>ITC Availability<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Hotels under category Specified Premises<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes available<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Hotels not under Specified Premises<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Has option to choose either 18% or 5%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ITC is available if the Hotels opt 18% GST rate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact_on_Diners\"><\/span>Impact on Diners<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dining at restaurants within specified premises will now attract a higher GST rate of 18%, potentially increasing the overall bill.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mid-range and budget hotels, where no room crosses this price, will keep charging 5% GST on food, but they won\u2019t get ITC benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, since these restaurants can claim ITC, some may adjust their pricing strategies to mitigate the impact on customers. 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