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NO GST ON AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEE’S PORTION OF CANTEEN CHARGES RECOVERED

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CASE LAW DETAILS

Case Name : In re AIA Engineering Limited (GST AAR Gujarat)
Appeal Number : Advance Ruling No. GUJ/GAAR/R/2023/12
Date of Judgement/Order : 31/03/2023
Related Assessment Year :
Courts : AAR Gujarat Advance Rulings
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IN RE AIA ENGINEERING LIMITED (GST AAR GUJARAT)

1. Whether GST is applicable on the amount representing the employee’s portion
of canteen charges recovered/collected by the applicant from its employees and
paid to the canteen service provider on behalf of the employee?

GST is not leviable on the amount representing the employee’s portion of canteen
charges recovered/collected by the applicant from its employees and paid to the
canteen service provider on behalf of the employee since it would not be
considered as a supply under the provisions of section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017
and the GGST Act, 2017.

2. Whether the Company is eligible to take the input tax credit for the GST
charged by the canteen service provider for the canteen services for its
employees where the canteen facility is mandatory in terms of section 46 of the
Factories Act, 1948?

Input Tax Credit (ITC) will be available to the applicant on GST charged by the
service provider in respect of canteen facility provided to its direct employees
working in their factory, in view of the provisions of Section 17(5)(b) as
amended effective from 1.2.2019 and clarification issued by CBIC vide circular
No. 172/04/2022-GST dated 6.7.2022 read with provisions of section 46 of the
Factories Act, 1948 and read with provisions of Gujarat Factory Rules, 1963. ITC
on the above is restricted to the extent of the cost borne by the applicant for
providing canteen services to its direct employees, but disallowing
proportionate credit to the extent embedded in the cost of goods recovered from
such employees.

FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING, GUJARAT

M/s. AlA Engineering Limited, GVMM Estate, Odhav Road, Ahmedabad-382410 [for
short –applicant’] is registered under GST and their GSTIN is 24AABCA2777.11ZO.





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2. The applicant is engaged in the manufacturing of high chrome grinding media
balls and parts of machinery for grinding and crushing. The applicant has
employed more than 250 employees and is also registered under the Factories Act,
1948.

3. The applicant provides canteen facility to its employees at their
Moraiya­Sanand factory. The primary reasoning for provision of the
aforementioned facility is that in terms of section 46 of the Factories Act,
1948, they are mandated to provide and maintain canteen for their employees.

4. The applicant has arranged canteen service providers [for short – CSP] on
contract basis. As per the arrangement with the CSP, the applicant provides
utensils like tea urns, glass tumblers, eating plates, steel bowls and other ute
necessary for the preparation of food & serving the same. The CSP raises
invorces  along with applicable GST [if registered] for its canteen services.
The invoices are based on the consumption, tracked on the biometric punching by
the employees, availing the canteen facility. The employees bear 50% canteen
charges while the remaining 50% is borne by the applicant on behalf of their
employees. Further, it is the applicant’s contention that the amount collected
from the employees is without any commercial objective, without profit margin
and is credited to expense account while the applicant treats the canteen
expense by booking it as an expense in their P&L account.

5. The applicant, relying on the press release dated 10.7.2017 & CBIC’s Circular
no. 172/4/2022-GST has further contended that

 * perquisites, though not defined are benefit or facility provided by the
   employer to their employee in terms of contractual agreement entered into
   between them on the basis of the employment policy;
 * that there is only one supply ie supply from CSP to employees and not from
   the CSP to the applicant, as the food gets consumed only by the employees;
 * that the ultimate recipient of the canteen facility is the employee;
 * that the applicant is only collecting the employees portion of the amount of
   canteen charges & pays the consolidated total amount which includes the
   applicant’s share, to the canteen service provider;
 * that the applicant neither keeps any margin in this activity of collecting
   employees portion of amount nor makes any separate supply to the employees;
 * that they wish to rely on the below mentioned case law/rulings viz
   * M/s. Amneal Pharmaceuticals [Guj/GAAAR/Appea1/2021/07 dtd 8.3.20211
   * M/s. Tata Motors Ltd [Guj/GAAR/R/39/2021 dtd 30.7.211
   * M/s. Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd [Guj/GAAR/R/2022/38 dtd 10.8.22]
   * M/s. Musashi Auto Parts I P Ltd [HAAAR/2020-21/16 dtd 31.3.2022]
   * M/s. Cadila Healthcare Ltd [Guj/GAAR/2022/19 dtd 12.4.2022]
   * M/s. Astral Ltd [Guj/GAAR/R/2022/1 dtd 7.3.2022]
   * M/s. Intas Pharmaceuticals [Guj/GAAR/R/2022/3 dtd 7.3.2022]
 * in terms of the circular dated 6.7.2022, the proviso at the end of clause (b)
   of sub section 5 of section 17 of the CGST Act, 2017, is applicable to the
   entire clause (b); that as far as availment of ITC is concerned, they would
   like to rely on the case of Troikaa Pharmaceuticals [Guj/GAAR/R/2022/38 dtd
   10.8.22].

6. The applicant submitted additional submission dated I2.1.2023 consequent to
the personal hearing held on 22.12.2022, wherein they enclosed the copy of the
factory license and the evidence of the number of employee/workers working in
the factory premises. In the additional submission, they raised the following
averments viz that as per the employment contract and the HR policy, [a copy of
which has been enclosed]. it is evident that they provide canteen facility at a
subsidized rate and recover only the employees portion in the canteen charges on
cost to cost basis and finally make the payment to the CSP on behalf of the
employees for administrative convenience;

 * that there should not be any GST applicability on mere recovery of employees
   portion from employee’s salary and payment thereof to CSP:
 * that vide the present application, ruling is sought qua the applicants own
   employees and not for third party contractors workers – both in respect of
   taxability and input tax credit eligibility;
 * that as per the Factories Act read with the Gujarat Factories Rules, 1963.
   the applicant is statutorily mandated to ensure that the canteen facility is
   made available within its factory premises:
 * that the ruling in the case of Tube Investment of India Ltd
   [2022-VIL-298-AAR] is not applicable to the facts of their case.

7. The applicant has filed this application for advance ruling to ascertain the
GST implication on the existing arrangement of canteen facility being provided
to the employees at the factory by raising the following question for advance
ruling viz

(i) Whether GST is applicable on the amount representing the employee’s portion
of canteen charges recovered/collected by the applicant from its employees and
paid to the canteen service provider on behalf of the employee.

(ii) Whether the Company is eligible to take the input tax credit for the GST
charged bn the canteen service provider for the canteen services for its
employees where the canteen facility is mandatory in terms of section 46 of the
Factories Act, 1948.

8. Personal hearing was granted on 22.12.2022 and 28.2.2023 wherein Ms Khusboo
Kundalia, Nrupesh Machchhar and Anil H Shah appeared on behalf of the applicant
and reiterated the facts as stated in the application. During the course of
personal hearing it was further stated


 * that as of now they are discharging GST;
 * that as far as contractual employees is concerned, they will continue to pay
   GST on the same.

Discussion and findings

9. At the outset, we would like to state that the provisions of both the CGST
Act and the GGST Act are the same except for certain provisions. Therefore,
unless a mention is specifically made to such dissimilar provisions, a reference
to the CGST Act would also mean a reference to the same provisions under the
GGST Act.

10. We have considered the submissions made by the applica application for
advance ruling as well as the submissions made during one course of personal
hearing. We have also considered the issue involved, the relevant facts & the
applicant’s submission/interpretation of law in respect of question on which the
advance ruling is sought.

11. Before adverting to the submissions made by the applicant, we would like to
reproduce the relevant provisions/circular for ease of reference:

 * Section 7. Scope of supply.‑

(1) For the pwposes of this Act, the expression -‑

“supply” includes‑

(a) all .forms of supply of goods or services or both such as sale, transfer,
barter, exchange, licence, rental, lease or disposal made or agreed to be made
for a consideration by a person in the course or furtherance of business;

I [(aa) the activities or transactions, by a person, other than an individual,
to its members or constituents or vice-versa, for cash, deferred payment or
other valuable consideration.

Explanation .-For the purposes of this clause, it is hereby clarified that,
notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force
or any judgment. decree or order of any Court, tribunal or authority, the person
and its members or constituents shall he deemed to he two separate persons and
the supply of activities or transactions inter se shall be deemed to take place
from one such person to another;]

(b) import of services for a consideration whether or not in the course or
furtherance of business; 21-and]

(c) the activities specified in Schedule I, made or agreed to he made without a
consideration; 3[****]

(d)  4 [ * * *4,1

5[(‘IA) where certain activities or transactions constitute a supply in
accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1), they shall be treated either
as supply of goods or supply of services as referred to in Schedule II.]

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),‑

(a) activities or transactions specified in Schedule 111; or

(b) such activities or transactions undertaken by the Central Government, a
State Government or any local authority in which they are engaged as public
authorities, as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the
Council,

shall be treated neither as a supply of goods nor a supply of services.

(3) Subject to the provisions of 6[sub-sections (1), (IA) and (2)], the
Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, specify, by notification,
the transactions that are to he treated as ‑

(a) a supply of goods and not as a supply of services; or

(b) a supply of services and not as a supply of goods.

 * Section 17. Apportionment of credit and blocked credits.- ‘relevant extracts’

5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 16 and
sub-section (1) of section 18, input tax credit shall not be available in
respect of the following, namely: –

2[(a) …………..

(aa) ……….

(ab) …….

(b)3[the following supply of goods or services or both‑

(i) food and beverages, outdoor catering, beauty treatment. health services,
cosmetic and plastic surgery, leasing, renting or hiring of motor vehicles,
vessels or aircraft referred to in clause (a) or clause (aa) except when used
for the purposes specified therein, life insurance and health insurance:

Provided that the input tax credit in respect of such goods’ or services or both
shall he available where an inward supply of such goods or services or both is
used by a registered person, for making an outward taxable supply of the same
category of goods or services or both or as an element of a taxable composite or
mixed supply,.

(ii) membership of a club, health and fitness centre; and

(iii) travel benefits extended to employees on vacation such as leave or home
travel concession:

Provided that the input tar credit in respect of such goods or services or both
shall be available, where it is obligatory for an employer to provide the same
to its employees under any law for the time being in force.]

 * CBIC’s press release dated 10.7.2017

Another issue is the taxation of perquisites. It is pertinent to point out here
that the services by an employee to the employer in the course of or in relation
to his employment is outside the scope of GST (neither supply of goods or supply
of services). It follows therefrom that supply by the employer to the employee
in terms of contractual agreement entered into between the employer and the
employee, will not be subjected to GST. Further, the input tax credit (ITC)
scheme under GST does not allow ITC of membership of a club, health and fitness
centre [section 17 (5) (b) (ii)]. It follows, therefore, that if such services
are provided free of charge to all the employees by the employer then the same
will not he subjected to GST. provided appropriate GST was paid when procured by
the employer. The same would hold true .for free housing to the employees, when
the same is provided in terms of the contract between the employer and employee
and is part and parcel of the cost-to-company (C2C).

 * Circular No. 172/04/2022-GST

S. No.

Issue 

Clarification 

3.



 

Whether the proviso at the end of clause (b) of sub­section (5) of section 17 of
the CGST Act is applicable to the entire clause (b) or the said proviso is
applicable only to sub-clause (iii) of clause (b)?



 

I. Vide the Central Goods and Service Tax (Amendment Act) 2018, clause (h) of
sub­section (5) of section 17 of the CGST Act was substituted with effect from
01.02.2019. After the said substitution, the proviso after sub clause (iii) of
clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 17 of the CGST Act provides as under:
“Provided that the input tax credit in respect of such goods or services or both
shall be available, where it is obligatory .fin- an employer to provide the same
to its employees under any law for the time being in jOrce.”



2. The said amendment in sub-section(5) of  section 17 of the CGST Act was made
based on the recommendations of GST Council in its  28th meeting. The intent of
the said amedment  in subsection (5) of section 17, as recommended by the GST
Council in its 28th meeting, was made known to the trade and industry through
the Press Note on Recommendations made dining the 28th meeting of the GST
Council, dated 21.07.2018. It had been clarified “that scope of input tax credit
is being widened, and it would now be made available in respect of Goods or
services which are obligatory for an employer to provide to its employees, under
any law. .for the lime being in fbrce.”

3. Accordingly, it is clarified that the proviso after sub-clause (iii) of
clause (b) of sub­section (5) of section 17 of the CGST Act is applicable to the
whole of clause (b) of sub­section (5) of section 17 of the CGST Act. 

5 Whether various perquisites provided by the employer to its employees in terms
of contractual agreement
entered into between the employer and the employee are liable
for GST? 1. Schedule 111 to the CGS7′ Act provides that “services by employee to
the employer in the course of or in relation to his employment” will not be
considered as supply of goods or services and hence GST is not applicable on
services rendered by employee to employer provided they are in the course of or
in relation to employment.



2. Any perquisites provided by the employer to its employees in terms of
contractual agreement entered into
between the employer and the employee are in lieu of the services provided by
employee to the employer in relation to his. employment. It .follows there from
that perquisites provided by the employer to the employee in terms of
contractual agreement entered into between the employer and the employee, will
not be subjected to GST when the same are provided in terms of the contract
between the employer and employee.  

12. The facts having been enumerated supra we do not intent to repeat the same
for the sake of brevity.

13. The first issue to be decided is whether the subsidized deduction made by
the applicant from the employees, who are availing food in the factory would be
considered as a ‘supply’ under the provisions of section 7 of the CGST Act,
2017. Now, in terms of Section 7 ibid, supply means all forms of ‘supply’ of
goods/services or both such as sale, transfer, barter, exchange, licence,
rental, lease or disposal made or agreed to be made for a consideration by a
person in the course or furtherance of business. The exception being Schedule
activities made or agreed to be made without a consideration and Schedule III,
which includes activities which shall be treated neither as a supply of goods or
services. The applicant’s case is that they employ more than 250 persons who are
full time employees and who have been provided with canteen facility in terms of
section 46 of the Factories Act, 1948 read with Gujarat Factories Rules, 1963.
We find that the applicant is paying GST @ 5% in terms of the invoices raised by
the CSP. The applicants primary role is that he provides a demarcated space and
that the amount is paid by him to the CSP [a part of which is collected from the
employees] on behalf of the employees for administrative convenience.

14. Now in terms of Circular No. 172/04/2022-GST, it is clarified that
perquisites provided by the ’employer’ to the ’employee’ in terms of contractual
agreement entered into between the employer and the employee, will not be
subjected to GST when the same are provided in terms of the contract between the
employer and employee. We find that factually there is no dispute as far as [a]
the canteen facility is provided by the applicant as mandated in Section 46 of
the Factories Act, 1948 read with the Gujarat Factories Rules, 1963 is
concerned; and [b] the applicant has provided a sample photocopy of the
appointment letter to their employees wherein at para 8 it is stated as follows:

8. You will he entitled to other benefits as per our discussion and as per the
rules of the company in.force from time to time.

Further in terms of the Human Resource Manual, the relevant extract of which is
provided, it is observed as follows:

Canteen Tea Policy:

Employees will also be provided Meal & Tea .facilities .for convenience,
employees need to punch in the punching system placed in the canteen to avail
meal .facilities. The value will he deducted from the salary depending on the
meals availed during the month considering current meal rate.

Employees need to take Tea coupon from the time office to avail the .facility of
Tea from the canteen, the value will be deducted from the salary depending on
the tea coupons taken during the month considering current tea rate.

In view of the foregoing, we hold that the subsidized deduction made by the
applicant from the employees who are availing food in the factory would not be
considered as a ‘supply’ under the provisions of section 7 of the CGST Act,
2017.

Input Tax Credit

15. The next question on which the applicant has sought ruling is whether Input
Tax Credit of GST charged by the CSP for the canteen services for its employees
where the canteen facility is mandatory in terms of Section 46 of the Factories
Act, 1948 read with Gujarat Factories Rules, 1963. In this connection, before
proceeding further, certain factual aspects deserve to be mentioned, though at
the cost of repetition are viz

 * that the employees of the applicant, working in its factory premises exceed
   250;
 * that section 17(5)(b) ibid, was amended on 1.2.2019, and is reproduced supra;
 * that the applicant is mandated vide section 46 of the Factories Act, 1948
   read with Gujarat Factories Rules, 1963 to provide canteen facility to its
   employees within the factory premises
 * that circular no. 172/4/2022-GST clarifies that post substitution, effective
   from 1.2.2019, based on the recommendation of the GST council in its 28th
   meeting, the proviso after sub clause (iii) of clause (b) of Section 17(5) of
   the CGST Act, 2017 is applicable to the whole of clause 17(5)(b), ibid.

16. In view of the foregoing, we hold that Input Tax Credit will be available to
the appellant in respect of food and beverages as canteen facility is
obligatorily to be provided under the Factories Act, 1948, read with Gujarat
Factories Rules, 1963 as far as provision of canteen service for full
time/direct employees working on permanent basis at the factory is concerned. It
is further held that the ITC on GST charged by the canteen service provider will
be restricted to the extent of cost borne by the appellant only. Our view is
substantiated by the Ruling of the Gujarat Appellate Authority for Advance
Ruling order No. GUJ/GAAAR/Appeal/2022/23 dated 22.12.2022 in the case of M/s.
Tata Motors Ltd, Ahmedabad.

17. In the light of the foregoing, we rule as under:

RULING

1. GST is not leviable on the amount representing the employee’s portion of
canteen charges recovered/collected by the applicant from its employees and paid
to the canteen service provider on behalf of the employee since it would not be
considered as a supply under the provisions of section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017
and the GGST Act, 2017.

2. Input Tax Credit (ITC) will be available to the applicant on GST charged by
the service provider in respect of canteen facility provided to its direct
employees working in their factory, in view of the provisions of Section
17(5)(b) as amended effective from 1.2.2019 and clarification issued by CBIC
vide circular No. 172/04/2022-GST dated 6.7.2022 read with provisions of section
46 of the Factories Act, 1948 and read with provisions of Gujarat Factory Rules,
1963. ITC on the above is restricted to the extent of the cost borne by the
applicant for providing canteen services to its direct employees, but
disallowing proportionate credit to the extent embedded in the cost of goods
recovered from such employees.

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