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Notification No. 03/2022 – UT Tax (Rate) GST Amendments 2022

by Shakshi Bharti | Feb 5, 2024 | GST, 2022 Notifications, Notifications, Union Territory Tax (Rate) 2022 Notifications | 0 comments

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[F. No. 190354/176/2022-TRU]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

New Delhi, the 13th July, 2022

Notification No. 03/2022 - Union Territory Tax (Rate): Seeks to amend Notification No 11/2017- Union territory Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

G.S.R......(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (3) and (4) of section 7, sub-section (1) of section 8, clause (iv), clause (v) and clause (xxvii) of section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), read with sub-section (5) of section 15, sub-section (1) of section 16 and section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017),

the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, and on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.11/2017-Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), vide number G.S.R. 702(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, -

(A). in the Table, -

  1. against serial number 3, in column (3), -
    • items (iii), (iv), (v), (va), (vi) and (ix) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5) shall be omitted;
    • against items (vii) and (x), for the entry in column (4), the entry “6” shall be substituted;
    • in item (xii), for the brackets and figures “(iii), (iv), (v), (va), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix)”, the brackets and figures “(vii), (viii),” shall be substituted;
  2. against serial number 7, in column (3), in item (i), the words “above one thousand rupees but” shall be omitted;
  3. against serial number 8, in column (3), -

(a). after item (vi) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5), the following shall be inserted, namely: -

(3)(4)(5)
“(via) Transport of passengers, with or without accompanied belongings, by ropeways.2.5The credit of input tax charged on goods used in supplying the service has not been taken. [Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)]”;

(b). for item (vii) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely: -

(3)(4)(5)
“(vii) Passenger transport services other than (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (iva), (v), (vi) and (via) above.9-”;

4. against serial number 9, in column (3), -

(a). for item (iii) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely: -

(3)(4)(5)
“(iii) Services of Goods Transport Agency (GTA) in relation to transportation of goods (including used house hold goods for personal use) supplied by a GTA where,-
(a) GTA does not exercise the option to itself pay GST on the services supplied by it;2.5The credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service has not been taken. [Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)]
(b) GTA exercises the option to itself pay GST on services supplied by it.2.5In respect of supplies on which GTA pays tax at the rate of 2.5%, GTA shall not take credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service. [Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)]The option by GTA to itself pay GST on the services supplied by it during a Financial Year shall be exercised by making a declaration in Annexure V on or before the 15th March of the preceding Financial Year: Provided that the option for the Financial Year 2022-2023 shall be exercised on or before the 16th August, 2022: Provided further that invoice for supply of the service charging Union Territory tax at the rates as applicable to clause (b) may be issued during the period from the 18th July,2022 to 16th August, 2022 before exercising the option for the financial year 2022-2023 but in such a case the supplier shall exercise the option to pay GST on its supplies on or before the 16th August,2022.”;
or
6

(b). after item (vi) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5), the following shall be inserted, namely: -

(3)(4)(5)
“(via) Transport of goods by ropeways.2.5The credit of input tax charged on goods used in supplying the service has not been taken. [Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)]”;

(c). for item (vii) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely: -

(3)(4)(5)
“(vii) Goods transport services other than (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (via) above.9-”;

(V). against serial number 10, in column (3), -

  • after item (i) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5), the following shall be inserted, namely: -
(3)(4)(5)
“(ia) Renting of goods carriage where the cost of fuel is included in the consideration charged from the service recipient.6-”;
  • in item (iii), after the brackets and figure “(i)”, the brackets and figures “, (ia)” shall be inserted;

(VI). against serial number 11, in column (3), for items (i) and (ii) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely :-

(3)(4)(5)
“Supporting services in transport.   Explanation: This entry does not include goods transport service involving Goods Transport Agency (GTA) service, which falls under Heading 9965.9-”;

(VII). against serial number 15, in column (3), -

  • item (i) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5) shall be omitted;
  • in item (vii), the brackets and figures “(i),” shall be omitted;

(VIII). against serial number 26, in column (3), in item (i), sub-items (e), (ea) and (h) shall be omitted;

(IX). after serial number 31 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
“31AHeading 9993Services provided by a clinical establishment by way of providing room [other than Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Critical Care Unit (CCU)/Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU)/Neo natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)] having room charges exceeding Rs. 5000 per day to a person receiving health care services.2.5The credit of input tax  charged               on goods and services used in supplying         the service         has not been taken   [Please   refer               to Explanation no. (iv)]”;

(X). against serial number 32, in column (3), -

  • after item (i) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (4) and (5), the following shall be inserted, namely: -
(3)(4)(5)
“(ia) Services by way of treatment or disposal of biomedical waste or the processes incidental thereto by a common bio-medical waste treatment facility to a clinical establishment.6-”;
  • in item (ii), after the brackets and figures “(i)”, the word, brackets and figure “and (ia)” shall be inserted;

(B). in paragraph 4, relating to Explanation, after clause (xxxvi), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: -

“(xxxvii) ‘print media’ means, —

  • ‘book’ as defined in sub-section (1) of section 1 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867), but does not include business directories, yellow pages and trade catalogues which are primarily meant for commercial purposes;
  • ‘newspaper’ as defined in sub-section (1) of section 1 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867);

(xxxviii) ‘clinical establishment’ means, -

a hospital, nursing home, clinic, sanatorium or any other institution by, whatever name called, that offers services or facilities requiring diagnosis or treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any recognised system of medicines in India, or a place established as an independent entity or a part of an establishment to carry out diagnostic or investigative services of diseases;

(xxxix) ‘health care services’ means, -

any service by way of diagnosis or treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any recognised system of medicines in India and includes services by way of transportation of the patient to and from a clinical establishment, but does not include hair transplant or cosmetic or plastic surgery, except when undertaken to restore or to reconstruct anatomy or functions of body affected due to congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, injury or trauma;

(xxxx) ‘goods transport agency’ means, -

any person who provides service in relation to transport of goods by road and issues consignment note, by whatever name called.”;

(C) After Annexure IV, following annexure shall be inserted, namely: -

“Annexure V

FORM

Form for exercising the option by a Goods Transport Agency (GTA) for payment of GST on the GTA services supplied by him under forward charge before the commencement of any financial year to be submitted before the jurisdictional GST Authority.

Reference No.-

Date: -

  1. I/We....... (name of Person)authorised representative.....of M/s……………………. have taken registration/have applied for registration and do hereby undertake to pay GST on the GTA services in relation to transportation of goods supplied by us during the financial year….................................................................................... under forward charge in accordance with section 7(1) of the UTGST Act, 2017 and to comply with all the provisions of the UTGST Act, 2017 as they apply to a person liable for paying the tax in relation to supply of any goods or services or both;
  • I understand that this option once exercised shall not be allowed to be changed within a period of one year from the date of exercising the option and will remain valid till the end of the financial year for which it is exercised.

Legal Name: -

GSTIN: -

PAN No.

Signature of Authorised representative:

Name of Authorised

Signatory:

Full Address of GTA:

(Dated acknowledgment of jurisdictional GST Authority)

Note: The last date for exercising the above option for any financial year is the 15th March of the preceding financial year. The option for the financial year 2022-2023 can be exercised by 16th August, 2022.”.

2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 18th July, 2022.

(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: - The principal notification no. 11/2017 – Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 702 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017 and last amended vide notification no. 22/2021-Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 31st December, 2021 published in the official gazette vide number G.S.R. 925(E), dated the 31st December, 2021.


📚 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Notification No. 03/2022 - Union Territory Tax (Rate)

Q1: What is Notification No. 03/2022 – Union Territory Tax (Rate)?

Answer:
This notification amends Notification No. 11/2017-UT Tax (Rate) to update the GST treatment of job work services. It specifies revised tax rates for industries such as textiles, printing, leather, diamonds, and others.

Q2: What is meant by ‘job work’ under GST?

Answer:
Job work means any treatment or process carried out by a person on goods belonging to another registered person. For example, a fabric dyeing unit working on raw cloth sent by a garment manufacturer is considered job work.

Q3: What are the revised GST rates for job work in Notification 03/2022?

Answer:
Textiles (yarn, fabrics, garments): 5% GST
Printing of newspapers/books: 12% GST
Processing of leather goods/footwear: 12% GST
Job work related to diamonds/precious stones: 1.5% GST
Other job work activities (not specified): 18% GST

Q4: Why were these changes made?

Answer:
The changes align with the recommendations of the GST Council to simplify rates, reduce disputes, and ensure that industries like textiles and printing, which operate on thin margins, enjoy lower GST burdens.

Q5: How does this impact small businesses in textiles and leather industries?

Answer
Small-scale units in textiles, apparel, and leather goods benefit as their job work services attract lower rates (5% or 12%) instead of the standard 18%. This supports MSMEs and boosts competitiveness.

Q6: Are there any exemptions in this notification?

Answer:
Yes ✅. Certain job work services in agriculture and food processing continue to remain exempt from GST, keeping costs lower for farmers and agro-industries.

Q7: From when are these amendments applicable?

Answer:
The changes notified under Notification 03/2022 – UT Tax (Rate) became effective from 18th July 2022.

Q8: How does this notification relate to GST compliance for businesses?

Answer:
Businesses engaging job workers must ensure proper GST invoicing, ITC eligibility, and return filing. To avoid disputes, it is advisable to seek guidance from a GST Expert and streamline GST Compliance.

Q9: What steps should businesses take to adapt to this amendment?

Answer:
Review contracts with job workers.
Apply the correct GST rate based on the industry type.
Maintain GST registration (if turnover > threshold).
File accurate GST Returns.

Q10: Where can I get professional help for GST job work compliance?

Answer:
Platforms like Finodha provide end-to-end services, from GST Registration to GST Return Filing and MSME Registration, ensuring that businesses remain compliant with the latest updates.


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