<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><span style="color:#34495e">(i) Whether they will charge GST @ 12% on supplies made from ground floor or 18%?</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#34495e">Tax will have to be charged @ 18% irrespective of from where the supply is made, first floor or second floor. If any part of the establishment has a facility of air conditioning then the rate will be 18% for all supplies from the restaurant.<br />
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<strong>(ii) Whether they can raise one tax invoice for both food and liquor or not?</strong><br />
Tax invoice has to be issued for supply of food, while for liquor a bill of supply has to be issued or any invoice as may be required under the provisions of local VAT or sales tax law of the concerned State.</span></span></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><span style="color:#34495e">(iii) What will the rate of tax to be charged for supplies of food made from their takeaway counter?</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#34495e">Tax has to be charged @18% on supplies of food made from their takeaway counter.</span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:#34495e"><strong>(iv) Can they claim ITC of CGST and SGST paid on crockery items to be used in the restaurant?</strong><br />
Yes, they can claim ITC of CGST and SGST paid on crockery items to be used in the restaurant. It may be stated that they are entitled to the credit of even IGST paid where such goods are procured from outside the State against a tax invoice.</span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:#34495e"><strong>(v) Whether they will be eligible for ITC on crockery items purchased locally in the month of March, 2017 paying VAT of Rs. 72,500/-. The goods have been shown as business assets.</strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:#34495e">If the State VAT law allowed ITC on such goods, the credit was available on the date of purchase. Section 140(1) of the SGST Act, 2017 allows them to carry forward the credit on account of VAT.</span></span></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><span style="color:#34495e">(vi) Whether they can opt for composition (last year their turnover was more than rupees one Crore)?</span></strong></span></p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:#34495e">No. they are not eligible for composition levy as they are also supplying liquor.</span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:#34495e"><strong>(vii) Can they issue separate series of tax invoices for their supplies from first floor, ground floor and takeaway counter?</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:#34495e">In accordance with the provisions of Rule 46(b) of the CGST Rules, 2017 the tax invoice need to be serially numbered not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series. As such, they can issue different series of tax invoices as stated but it must conform to the requirements as given in the said rule.</span></span></p>