Industry body FICCI’s National Committee on Transport Infrastructure and the Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI) has said that Union Ministry of Finance should re-look at its Goods and Service Tax collection regime for Consulting and service-providing sector.
The industry body also urged to put the onus of depositing of Goods and service tax on the Client (Service Receiver) including both the government and Private sector. It further mentioned about the present situation of the sector, saying that the consulting and service community which provides service to the government and private sector is being coerced into the payment of GST on behalf of the employer, whereas, their role is that of a mere collector of tax on behalf of the government.
Besides, K K Kapila, Co-Chairperson, Ficci Infra Committee and Chairman advisory committee CEAI, said that at present, the Consulting community continues to be made liable for payment of GST on behalf of the employer, even before the consultants receive their remuneration from the employer.
Kapila also noted that ‘this practice places an enormous burden on the service providers, as most of the service seekers are various government departments...where payment invariably gets delayed, many times 4-6 months and even beyond a year in a few cases.’ Further, Kapila said this effects the cash flow of service providers and many have become defaulters in settling the GST dues for no other reason but due to lack of resources, as the payment is being sought even before receipt of the money for the services rendered.
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