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[F. No. 349/72/2017-GST]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
New Delhi, the 19th June, 2017
29 Jyaistha, 1939 Saka
Notification No. 02/2017 – Integrated Tax: Seeks to empower the Principal Commissioner of Central Tax, Bengaluru West to grant registration in case of online information and database access or retrieval services provided or agreed to be provided by a person located in non-taxable territory and received by a non-taxable online recipient.
GST: [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-section (2) of section 14 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), read with sub-rule (2) of rule 14 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Central Government hereby notifies the Principal Commissioner of Central Tax, Bengaluru West and all the officers subordinate to him as the officers empowered to grant registration in case of online information and database access or retrieval services provided or agreed to be provided by a person located in non-taxable territory and received by a non-taxable online recipient.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification,-
- “online information and database access or retrieval services” has the same meaning as assigned to it in sub-section (17) of section 2 of the said Act;
- “non-taxable online recipient” has the same meaning as assigned to it in sub-section (16) of section 2 of the said Act.
2. This notification shall come into force on the 22nd day of June, 2017.
(Dr. Sree Parvathy .S.L.)
Under Secretary to the
Government of India
📚 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Notification No. 02/2017 — Integrated Tax
Q1: What is Notification 02/2017 IGST?
Answer: It appoints authority for OIDAR registration.
Specifically, Bengaluru West Commissioner handles it.
Q2: What is OIDAR?
Answer: Digital services delivered online.
Examples include streaming and cloud services.
Q3: Who needs to register under this?
Answer: Foreign service providers.
If they supply to Indian consumers.
Q4: What is non-taxable online recipient?
Answer: Unregistered person in India.
Typically individual consumers.
Q5: Why Bengaluru authority?
Answer: Centralized system.
Simplifies administration.
Q6: Does GST apply to Netflix?
Answer: Yes.
It is an OIDAR service.
Q7: What if service is B2B?
Answer: Different rules apply.
Reverse charge may apply.
Q8: Is this still applicable?
Answer: Yes.
OIDAR rules are active.
Q9: Can foreign company avoid GST?
Answer: No.
Registration is mandatory.
Q10: What is Section 14 IGST Act?
Answer: Special provision for OIDAR.
Covers cross-border digital services.
Q11: Is physical presence required?
Answer: No.
Registration is online.
Q12: Who collects GST?
Answer: Foreign supplier.
They must pay IGST.
Q13: What if GST is not paid?
Answer: Legal consequences may arise.
Compliance is mandatory.
Q14: Are all online services OIDAR?
Answer: No.
Only automated digital services.
Q15: Why is this important?
Answer: Covers digital economy.
Ensures fair taxation.
Download PDF: Notification No. 02/2017 — Integrated Tax
More Information: https://taxinformation.cbic.gov.in/
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