Deduction Of Nominal Amount From Employee's Salary For Availing Food Facility Is Not 'Supply': Gujarat AAR
Live LawThe Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling has ruled that deduction of nominal amount from employee's salary for availing food facility is not 'supply' under the provisions of Section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017.The bench of Amit Kumar Mishra and Milind Kavatkar has observed that the exceptions are Schedule-I, which includes activities made or agreed to be made without consideration,. The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling has ruled that deduction of nominal amount from employee's salary for availing food facility is not 'supply' under the provisions of Section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017. The applicant has sought an advance ruling on the issue of whether the deduction of a nominal amount by the applicant from the salary of the employees who are availing of the facility of food provided in the factory premises would be considered a "supply of service” by the applicant under the provisions of Section 7 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 and the Gujarat Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017. The AAR has held that the deduction of a nominal amount made by the applicant from the salary of the employees who are availing of the facility of food provided in the factory premises would not be considered a 'supply' under the provisions of Section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017.