Appeal to GST Council- Exempt Cooperative Housing Society from 18%GST
Sir,
We request you to kindly exempt Cooperative Housing Society from 18% GST in the next meeting scheduled on 10/01/2019. The justification is as under:
1. There was no service tax on members contribution towards common expenses in a cooperative housing society. Service tax is now included in GST.
2. Cooperative housing society is formed for the convenience of members and is managed by members on voluntary basis without any remuneration.
3. Members contribution towards common expenses is made from their tax paid income. Therefore 18%GST on members contribution is double taxation.
4. Cooperative housing society is not a business entity.
5. Registration for GST is resulting in extra expenses for cooperative housing society having total contribution of more than 20 lakh rupees per year.
6. After registration compliance through filing of numerous Returns is causing avoidable harassment to members of cooperative housing societies.
7. Contribution from members is received for property tax, water tax, common Electricity charges, security, housekeeping etc.
8. Society acts as an agent for paying property tax to municipal corporation, electricity charges to power utility.
9. Partial exemption from GST is given for 7500 rupees contribution per month per member. Therefore total GST amount collected may not be substantial to justify subjecting Cooperative Housing Society with associated paperwork and account keeping.
Therefore we request you to kindly exempt Cooperative Housing Society from 18% GST in your next meeting. more
We request you to kindly exempt Cooperative Housing Society from 18% GST in the next meeting scheduled on 10/01/2019. The justification is as under:
1. There was no service tax on members contribution towards common expenses in a cooperative housing society. Service tax is now included in GST.
2. Cooperative housing society is formed for the convenience of members and is managed by members on voluntary basis without any remuneration.
3. Members contribution towards common expenses is made from their tax paid income. Therefore 18%GST on members contribution is double taxation.
4. Cooperative housing society is not a business entity.
5. Registration for GST is resulting in extra expenses for cooperative housing society having total contribution of more than 20 lakh rupees per year.
6. After registration compliance through filing of numerous Returns is causing avoidable harassment to members of cooperative housing societies.
7. Contribution from members is received for property tax, water tax, common Electricity charges, security, housekeeping etc.
8. Society acts as an agent for paying property tax to municipal corporation, electricity charges to power utility.
9. Partial exemption from GST is given for 7500 rupees contribution per month per member. Therefore total GST amount collected may not be substantial to justify subjecting Cooperative Housing Society with associated paperwork and account keeping.
Therefore we request you to kindly exempt Cooperative Housing Society from 18% GST in your next meeting. more
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You are true and Co-op.housing society should be exempt from GST unless until they are in business..or fund raising activities more
Jan 09
There must be some element of fairness. GST should be charged only if full input credit is also provided. Alternatively, GST must be charged on on other income of the society like overdue interest, advertisement income, transfer fee. parking fees to outsiders, rental income, non-occupancy charges etc. No GST should be charged on members who reside in the flats for which maintenance charges are being paid. more
Jan 08
Fully agree. This is a completely unjust tax on sharing expenses, as if it is a sale of service by society members to themselves! more
Jan 06
Mohit Pande's appeal is a well laid out, comprehensive one. No further justification is needed. I appreciate the Govt's difficulty in addressing all issues simultaneously, but hope that this issue too gets the attention it deserves. more
Jan 05
