FAQ on GST on Hotel Room Rent

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FAQ on GST on Hotel Room Rent
Jan, 2018
By GST DOST
Resource Chapter 51            
Resource GST Discussion            

1. Will GST be charged on actual tariff or declared tariff for accommodation services?

Declared or Published Tariff is relevant only for determination of the tax rate slab. GST will be payable on the actual amount charged (Transaction Value).

2. What will be GST rate if cost goes up (more than Declared Tariff) owing to additional bed.

GST rate would be determined according to declared tariff for the room, and GST at the rate so determined would be levied on the entire amount charged from the customer. For example, if the declared tariff is ₹ 7000 per unit per day but the amount charged from the customer on account of extra bed is ₹ 8000, GST shall be charged at 18% on ₹ 8000.

3. Where will the Declared Tariff be published?

Tariff declared anywhere, say on the websites through which business is being procured or printed on tariff card or displayed at the reception will be the declared tariff. In case different tariff is declared at different places, highest of such declared tariffs shall be the declared tariff for the purpose of levy of GST.

4. Same room may have different tariff at different times depending on season or flow of tourists as per dynamic pricing. Which rate to be used then?

In case different tariff is declared for different seasons or periods of the year, the tariff declared for the season in which the service of accommodation is provided shall apply.

5. If tariff changes between booking and actual usage, which rate will be used?

Declared tariff at the time of supply would apply.

6. GST at what rate would be levied if an upgrade is provided to the customer at a lower rate?

If declared tariff of the accommodation provided by way of upgrade is ₹ 10000, but amount charged is ₹ 7000, then GST would be levied @ 28% on ₹ 7000/-.