Saturday 10 March 2018

Hotels responsible for GST discharge on online bookings, clarifies Goa Govt.

Goa Govt. reiterates the clarification issued by Finance Ministry regarding levy of GST on accommodation services; Inter alia clarifies that declared / published tariff is relevant only for determination of tax rate slab and GST shall be payable on actual amount charged (transaction value); In case of different tariffs declared for different seasons or periods of the year, the tariff declared for season in which service of accommodation is provided shall apply; Further clarifies that in case of booking through online portal, the rate of tax payable would be 28% when “declared tariff” is more than Rs. 7,500/- per day; It shall be the responsibility of hotel to ensure that appropriate tax is charged and paid to Govt. exchequer, even though booking is done through online portals : Goa Govt. Trade Circular 

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