The Temporary Structure (i.e. hall or pandal or shamiana or any other place) built up with Iron/Steel Pillars tight up with Nuts and Bolts specially created for functions would be treated is an immovable property for the purposes of GST Law, the taxpayer is not entitle to the credit of input tax.
Input tax credit— In the instant case, question on which advance ruling is required is as follows—
1 Whether the Temporary Structure (i.e. hall or pandal or shamiana or any other place) built up with Iron/Steel Pillars tight up with Nuts and Bolts (as shown picture enclosed) specially created for functions would be treated as Movable or Immovable property in pursuance to the GST Law ?
2 Whether credit of the tax paid on Iron/Steel Pillars tight up with Nuts and Bolt used for the creation of Temporary Structure (i.e. hall or pandal or shamiana or any other place) especially for functions are admissible under section 16 of the CGST Act, 2017?
Held that—Since, the premises where the structure has been erected is company's own premises, it suggests that the shamiana/ tent/pandal has been constructed/ erected for permanent enjoyment. It is not the case of applicant that it plans to dismantle and move the structure to some other place. The pictures attached with the application also depict that the civil work has been undertaken on a very large scale at the premises and this also indicates the permanent nature of the construction/ erected. Further, the concretionary base and the pillars used as platform and support to the structure is also of large dimensions and the platform or the structure cannot be put to beneficial use without the existence of the other.
Merely because the walls and roofs have been replaced with pre-fabricated structure (an Engineering marvel), an immovable property cannot be categorized as movable property. Since, both the degree and nature of annexation/ attachment of the structure to the earth is strong and permanent, the structure in question is an immovable property.
The applicant is not entitle to the credit of input tax in view of the provisions of Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act.
The Temporary Structure (i.e. hall or pandal or shamiana or any other place) built up with Iron/Steel Pillars tight up with Nuts and Bolts specially created for functions would be treated is an immovable property for the purposes of GST Law, the taxpayer is not entitle to the credit of input tax.
Input tax credit— In the instant case, question on which advance ruling is required is as follows—
1 Whether the Temporary Structure (i.e. hall or pandal or shamiana or any other place) built up with Iron/Steel Pillars tight up with Nuts and Bolts (as shown picture enclosed) specially created for functions would be treated as Movable or Immovable property in pursuance to the GST Law ?
2 Whether credit of the tax paid on Iron/Steel Pillars tight up with Nuts and Bolt used for the creation of Temporary Structure (i.e. hall or pandal or shamiana or any other place) especially for functions are admissible under section 16 of the CGST Act, 2017?
Held that—Since, the premises where the structure has been erected is company's own premises, it suggests that the shamiana/ tent/pandal has been constructed/ erected for permanent enjoyment. It is not the case of applicant that it plans to dismantle and move the structure to some other place. The pictures attached with the application also depict that the civil work has been undertaken on a very large scale at the premises and this also indicates the permanent nature of the construction/ erected. Further, the concretionary base and the pillars used as platform and support to the structure is also of large dimensions and the platform or the structure cannot be put to beneficial use without the existence of the other.
Merely because the walls and roofs have been replaced with pre-fabricated structure (an Engineering marvel), an immovable property cannot be categorized as movable property. Since, both the degree and nature of annexation/ attachment of the structure to the earth is strong and permanent, the structure in question is an immovable property.
The applicant is not entitle to the credit of input tax in view of the provisions of Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act.