Mr. Dev is registered as a regular tax-payer under GST in Mumbai, Maharashtra since July 2017. His turnover for the previous year was ₹ 2 crore. He…
CA Final · Indirect Tax Laws · MTP · November 2026
Mr. Dev is registered as a regular tax-payer under GST in Mumbai, Maharashtra since July 2017. His turnover for the previous year was ₹ 2 crore. He provides the following information pertaining to various outward supplies made by him during the month of April: Sr. No. Particulars Amount Charged (₹) (i) Services by way of storage/warehousing of potato chips etc. 4,00,000 (ii) Supply of online mathematics journal to 'Model CBSE' school for its secondary and higher secondary students. 2,00,000 (iii) Made a composite supply of goods and services to M/s. Maharashtra State Development Corporation, a Government Entity, by way of activity in relation to function entrusted to a Panchayat under article 243G of the constitution. Value of supply of goods constituted 23% of value of said composite supply. 1,40,000 (iv) Sitting fees received for attending a committee meeting as an independent director from M/s. ABC Ltd. 1,00,000 (v) Insurance commission received as an insurance agent from XYZ Insurance Company Ltd., registered under GST. 1,25,000 (vi) Services provided to the State Government of Maharashtra for conducting fitness training program for its employees. 71% of the total expenditure incurred for the program was borne by the State Government. 1,50,000 (vii) Honorarium received by Mr. Dev to appear as a guest anchor on a TV channel. 25,000 (viii) Amount received for services provided to a recognized sports body as a commentator. 6,00,000 From the above information, compute the total GST liability of Mr. Dev (on which tax to be paid by Mr. Dev) for the month of April. All the supplies are intra-State supplies and the rate of taxes are CGST and SGST @ 9% each. All the figures given are exclusive of GST, wherever applicable.
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
Computation of total GST payable by Mr. Dev Particulars Amount (₹) CGST @9% (₹) SGST @9% (₹) (i) Storage/warehousing of potato chips [Services by way of storage/ warehousing of potato chips not being agricultural produce is not exempt.] 4,00,000 36,000 36,000 (ii) Supply of online journal to school [Not exempt, since such services are exempt only when they are provided to an educational institution providing education as a part of a curriculum for obtaining a recognised qualification. Thus, exemption from GST is not available when such services are provided to a secondary and higher secondary school.] 2,00,000 18,000 18,000 (iii) Composite supply of goods and services to State Development Corporation [Not exempt since exemption in respect of composite supply of goods and services by way of any activity in relation to any function entrusted to a Panchayat under article 243G of the Constitution is not available when such supply is made to a Government entity.] 1,40,000 12,600 12,600 (iv) Sitting fees for attending meeting as an independent director [Services provided by an independent director to company are not in course/relation of employment are thus outside the scope of Schedule III of CGST Act, 2017. So, they qualify as supply. Further, tax on such services is payable by company under reverse charge.] - - (v) Insurance commission received as an insurance agent [Tax on services provided by insurance agent to insurance company is payable by such company under reverse charge.] - - (vi) Services provided to State Government for fitness training program [Not exempt, since services provided to the State Government under any training programme are exempt only when 75% or more of the total expenditure for the same is borne by the State Government.] 1,50,000 13,500 13,500 (vii) Honorarium received to appear as guest anchor [Liable to GST, since it is not specifically exempt and is not declared as 'neither a supply of goods nor a supply of service' under Schedule III of the CGST Act, 2017.] 25,000 2,250 2,250 (viii) Services provided to a recognized sports body as a commentator [Services by an individual as a commentator to a recognized sports body are not exempt.] 6,00,000 54,000 54,000 Total GST payable by Mr. Dev 1,36,350 1,36,350
Topics: Exemptions from GST
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