Taxability of Loan Transactions Between Overseas and Indian Affiliates.
INTRODUCTION: - The Goods and Services Tax (GST) applicability on transactions of providing loans between overseas affiliates and Indian affiliates, or between related persons, has raised concerns within the trade and industry. Specifically, clarity has been sought on whether such loan transactions, where consideration is only represented by way of interest or discount, would attract GST. This article provides a clear understanding of the taxability of these transactions based on the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017. LEGAL PROVISIONS AND CLARIFICATION: - 1. Supply of Goods or Services Between Related Persons: · As per Section 7(1)(c) of the CGST Act, read with Schedule I (S. No. 2 and S. No. 4), any supply of goods or services between related persons made in the course or furtherance of business is considered a supply, even if made without consideration. · Therefore, the provision of loans/advances between an overseas