Sakura Impex Limited (SIL), a registered supplier in the State of Andhra Pradesh, provides the following details of transactions undertaken in the…

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Sakura Impex Limited (SIL), a registered supplier in the State of Andhra Pradesh, provides the following details of transactions undertaken in the month of January 2025: Sl. No. Particulars Amount in ₹ Outward transactions: (i) Received an order for printing books from a publisher who owned the content. Paper, ink and printing activities were undertaken by SIL and books were supplied as ordered. 7,00,000 (ii) Received rent from a GST registered limited company for use of SIL's commercial building at Andhra Pradesh, used for the purpose of residential quarters for the employees of the tenant company. 1,20,000 (iii) Provided printing related consultancy services to M/s. Tay Hung & Co, a resident of South Korea, for the new market potential for South Korea, for the new market potential for its lasts Hi-teach printing machine. Market study involving demo of machine working was conducted in Japan, Indonesia and State of Andhra Pradesh, India. Out of consideration of 20 lakhs, 14 lakhs were apportioned to study done abroad. 20,00,000 (iv) Provided a corporate guarantee to a related person located in India, who was not eligible for full ITC. 70,000 (v) Received an advance for supply of services related to footwear sector. 1,00,000 (vi) Supplied an old machinery used in manufacture of taxable goods to Mr. Prasadh of Karnataka on the instruction of Mr. Subba Rao registered in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh. 4,00,000 Inward transactions: (vii) Paid consideration to Andhra Pradesh Government towards grant of certification relating to safety of workers at the workplace as required by the local laws. 60,000 The following additional information be taken into consideration: (a) Wherever details for determination of place of supply are not given in the question, it shall be taken as inter-State transaction. (b) Out of total consideration received for printing of books, 3,00,000 was related to paper and ink. (c) SIL had filed Letter of Undertaking for zero-rated supplies to make exports without payment of tax. (d) Corporate guarantee was given for grant of term loan by a PSU Bank for solar panel installation amounting to 20 Lakhs with a term of 5 years. The related party availed only 15 lakhs since it could manage the balance funds through its internal sources. (e) Supply of service as well as invoice for footwear sector supply was made on 14th February 2025. There was a change in rate of tax from 12% (by a notification issued in January 2025) to 18%, with effect from 1st February 2025. (f) SIL had purchased the machine referred in Sl. No (vi) above in the month of January 2024 at a cost of 6,00,000 excluding GST. Since invoice was also issued in January 2024, ITC was eligible and claimed during the same month. (g) Except as otherwise stated, rates of CGST, SGST and IGST are 6%, 6% and 12% respectively for paper and ink and 9%, 9% and 18% respectively for all other inward and outward supply of goods and/or services. (h) All the amounts given above are exclusive of taxes wherever applicable. (i) All the conditions applicable for availing ITC have been complied with, subject to the information given above and the said ITC were exclusively used for taxable outward supply only. From the information given above, you are required to compute the net GST liability payable in cash (CGST, SGST or IGST as the case may be) for the month of January 2025. Brief reason for the treatment of each item should form part of the answer.

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(a) Computation of minimum net GST liability payable in cash for the month of January 2025 S. No. Particulars Value (₹) CGST (₹) SGST (₹) IGST (₹) (i) Order for printing of books [Printing of books with only content being supplied by the publisher is a composite supply wherein supply of printing service is the principal supply.] 7,00,000 1,26,000 [7,00,000 x 18%] (ii) Renting of commercial building [Since renting of only residential dwelling for use as residence is exempt, renting of commercial buildings for use as residence is not exempt and is thus, taxable. Further, tax is payable under forward charge and not under reverse charge since supplier - SIL – is registered. It is an intra-State supply since place of supply of services in relation to immovable property is the location of such property, i.e. Andhra Pradesh.] 1,20,000 10,800 [1,20,000 x 9%] 10,800 [1,20,000 x 9%] (iii) Consultancy services provided to a resident of South Korea [Intra-State supply since where services supplied in respect of goods required to be made physically available by the recipient to supplier are supplied at more than one location, including a location in the taxable territory, place of supply is the location in the taxable territory, i.e., Andhra Pradesh.] 20,00,000 1,80,000 [20,00,000 x 9%] 1,80,000 [20,00,000 x 9%] (iv) Corporate guarantee on behalf of a related person in India [Value of supply of corporate guarantee service for 5 years is higher of the following:- (a) 1% per annum of amount of such guarantee offered [and not amount of loan actually disbursed to the recipient] multiplied by 5 years [1% x 20,00,000 x 5 years = 1,00,000] or (b) Actual consideration i.e.70,000 i.e.1,00,000.] 1,00,000 18,000 [1,00,000 x 18%] (v) Supply of services related to footwear sector [In case of change in rate of tax, if supply and issue of invoice (14th February, 2025) are after the change in such rate (1st February, 2025), payment is received before change in rate, date of issue of invoice [14th February, 2025] is the time of supply. Therefore, advance is not taxable in the month of January, 2025.] - - - (vi) Supply of old machinery [Intra-State supply since in case of "Bill to Ship to" supply, where goods are delivered by the supplier to the recipient at the instruction of a third person, place of supply is principal place of business of third person i.e. Andhra Pradesh. Further, refer working note 2 below for computation of amount to be paid on supply of old machinery on which ITC has been taken.] 40,500 40,500 Total output tax liability 2,31,300 2,31,300 1,44,000 Less: Input tax credit [Refer working note 1 below.] - - - Minimum net GST payable in cash 2,31,300 2,31,300 1,44,000 Working note 1- Computation of eligible ITC available for set off S. No. Particulars Amount (₹) CGST (₹) SGST (₹) IGST (₹) (vii) Grant of certification relating to safety of workers [Services provided by State Government by way of certification relating to safety of workers required under any law is exempt under GST. Since no tax is payable, no ITC is available on the same.] - - - Total ITC available - - - Working note 2- Computation of amount to be paid on sale of old machinery Particulars Amount (₹) Amount (₹) If capital goods/plant and machinery on which ITC has been taken are supplied by a registered person, higher of the following amounts is to be paid: (a) ITC taken on machinery (₹ 6,00,000 × 18%) 1,08,000 40,500** Less: 5% per quarter or part thereof from the date of issue of invoice for machinery [(₹ 6,00,000 × 18% x 5% x 5 quarters)] (27,000) 81,000 OR OR (b) Tax on transaction value [₹ 4,00,000 x 9%] 36,000 Amount to be paid (each under CGST & SGST) 40,500 ** 40,500 [each under CGST & SGST (₹ 81,000/2)]

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