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GST on Real Estate Business & Agents

Real estate sector is one of the major economic sector for any country, especially India where this sector is getting the attention in the recent years. In this article we are going to discuss about GST implication in Real estate sector more predominantly real estate residential housing sector.


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Services Covered

  • Session with TAXAJ Expert
  • Understanding the requirements and needs
  • Filing of Returns and Compliances
Who Should Buy
  • Any business willing to do the mentioned business
How It's Done

    • Purchase of Plan
    • Expert Assigned
    • Upload documents on vault
    • Filing & Compliance as per the need
Documents Required

  1. Name, Contact Number and Email Id of Stakeholder.

  2. Self Attested PAN, Aadhar & Passport size photo of Stakeholder.

  3. Specimen Signatures of Stakeholder.

  4. Latest Electricity Bill/Landline Bill of Registered Office.

  5. NOC from owner of registered office. (If Owned)

  6. Rent Agreement from Landlord. (If Rented/Leased)

  7. Brief description of main business activities of the proposed Company.

  8. Cancelled Cheque in business name (After GST Approval)

All you need to know about Taxation of Real Estate Industry!

Meaning of Real Estate

Real Estate means Property in form of land in isolation or Land and Building taken together.


Real Estate Project means the development of a building or a building consisting of apartments, or converting an existing building or a part thereof into apartments, or the development of land into plots or apartment, as the case may be, for the purpose of selling all or some of the said apartments or plots or building, as the case may be, and includes the common areas, the development works, all improvements and structures thereon, and all easement, rights and appurtenances belonging thereto.

Following are some of the activities which are treated as supply for charging GST in Real Estate –


  • Renting of residential property
  • Construction of a residential complex, building including a complex or building intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate by the competent authority or after its first occupation
  • Works Contract i.e. a contract for building, construction, fabrication, completion, erection, installation, fitting out, improvement, modification, repair, maintenance, renovation, alteration or commissioning of any residential property wherein transfer of property in goods (whether as goods or in some other form) is involved in the execution of such contract


GST Applicability on Construction of apartments in a Real Estate Project 

With effect from 01.04.2019, rate of GST applicable on supply of construction service involving transfer of property in land shall be as follows –


Type of Apartment

Rate of GST (after deduction of value of land)

Residential Apartments

 

Affordable Residential Apartment

1% without ITC on total consideration

Other than Affordable Residential Apartment

5% without ITC on total consideration

 

 

Commercial Apartments (shops, godowns, offices etc.)

 

Residential Real Estate Project (RREP)

5% without ITC on total consideration

Other than Residential Real Estate Project (RREP)

12% without ITC on total consideration

Meaning of Affordable Residential Apartment


Affordable residential apartment is a residential apartment in a project which

  • commences on or after 01-04-2019, or
  • in an ongoing project in respect of which the promoter has opted for new rate of 1% (effective from 01-04-2019)
  • having carpet area – upto 60 square meter in metropolitan cities and upto 90 square meter in cities or towns other than metropolitan cities
  • the gross amount charged for which, by the builder is not more than forty-five lakhs rupees


Notes:


a. For the purpose of determining the threshold of the gross amount of Rs. 45 lakhs, all the charges or amounts charged by the developer from the buyer shall form part of the gross amount charged. However, the value shall not include –

  • Stamp duty payable to the statutory authority
  • Maintenance charges/ deposits for maintenance of apartment/ common infrastructure

b. Value of Land – 1/3rd of the total contract value shall be considered to be the value of land and will be exempt from GST.


c. For the purpose of availing above GST rates, atleast 80% of the total value of inputs and input services should be purchased from registered suppliers.


Meaning of Residential Real Estate Project (RREP)

Residential Real Estate Project means a real estate project which

  • commences on or after 01-04-2019, or
  • in an ongoing project in respect of which the promoter has opted for new rate of 1% (effective from 01-04-2019)
  • in which commercial apartments is not more than 15 percent of the total carpet area of all the apartments in the project


Applicability of GST on Works contract and sub-contract 

Works contract is a composite supply as it is a construction where goods as well as services are given. For the purpose of levying GST, principal supply is considered to be supply of service. Construction service is just a part of works contract. Therefore, construction of a residential unit in various housing projects and other than housing projects shall be taxed at 12%.


When any contract is further sub-contracted then the GST shall also be levied at 12%.

Applicability of GST on Flats/Properties

GST is not leviable on sale to ready-to-move-in homes. On completion of its construction and after receiving the occupancy certificate, a property is categorised as to ready-to-move-in. Such kind of property does not come under the ambit of GST. GST would be applicable only of the sale of under-construction properties that have yet to receive the occupancy certificate.

When an arrangement is made with the builder for construction of Floors/Flats, (other than approved housing projects) and where the some of the floors/flats are given to the builder as consideration for the construction then GST shall not be applicable on undivided share of land but GST shall be taxable at the rate of 18% on the transfer of the floors/flats by the builder to the land owner.

Applicability of GST on Rental Income

No GST is levied on rental income as long as residential property is rented out. However, 18% GST is applicable if such property is on rent for business purposes or rent amount per year exceeds Rs. 20 lakhs. 18% GST is applicable on renting commercial properties.

Non-Applicability of GST on Sale of Land

As per Schedule III of the CGST Act sale of land shall be treated neither as a supply of goods nor a supply of services. Since, sale of land is not a supply under GST and hence falls outside its purview. 

Applicability of GST on Sale of Plot

No GST will be levied on sale of Plot. However, a plot with any sort construction on it would attract GST.