GST liability in case of Transfer of Business
Section 108 of Model GST law of India covered Liability in case of transfer of business
Transfer of Business
Where any person liable to pay tax, transfers his business in whole or part, by sale, gift, lease, leave and license, hire, or in any other manner, then such person and the person to whom the business is transferred shall jointly and severally be liable to pay the tax, interest or penalty due from the taxable person up to the time of such transfer, whether such dues has been determined before such transfer, but has remained unpaid or is determined after such transfer.
The liability of transferee shall be automatic irrespective of :
- Consideration
- Mode and manner of transfer
- Transfer in whole or part
- Determination or not of liability
The only pre-requisite is that such tax liability should have remained unpaid or is determined after such transfer.
The transferee or lessee shall be jointly and severally liable to pay –
- Tax
- Interest
- Penalty
due from or payable by such payable person (transferor)
The transferee may carry on business in his own name or some other name. He shall–
- get his certificate of registration amended appropriately within prescribed time.
- pay GST w.e.f. date of transfer on taxable supply of goods and / or services
Business transfers covered under section 109 would inter alia include –
- Sale,
- Gift,
- Lease,
- Leave and license
- Hire, or
- In any other manner (e.g. , exchange, rental, disposal etc.)
Chapter XXII of the Model GST Law contains Chapter XXII comprising of sections 108 to 115 which deal with liability to pay GST in eight special cases as follows :
Section
| Liability |
108 | Liability in case of transfer of business |
109 | Liability in case of amalgamation / merger of companies |
110 | Liability in case of company in liquidation |
111 | Liability of partners of firm to pay tax |
112 | Liability of guardians, trustees etc |
113 | Liability of Court of Wards etc. |
114 | Special provision regarding liability to pay tax in certain cases (death, discontinued business, hindu undivided family or association of persons, on partition, dissolution of firm, termination of guardianship or trust etc). |
115 | Liability in other cases (discontinued business of HUF, firm, AOP; change in constitution of firm or AOP etc.) |
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