Supply of Goods and Services: What does it Mean?

Under the current indirect tax structure, the taxable event differs for each type of tax. The taxable events under the current indirect tax structure are captured below:Type of TaxTaxable EventCentral ExciseRemoval of excisable goodsVATOn sale of goodsService TaxProvision of taxable servicesThe taxable event under GST is the Supply of Goods and/Services. All taxes such as Central Excise, Service Tax and VAT/CST will be subsumed under GST, and the concept of manufacture of goods, sale of goods, and provision of services would no longer be relevant.Thus, for every business, it is crucial to understand the relevance of supply which sets the scope of transactions liable for the levy of GST.

Relevance of Supply under GST

The term includes all forms of supply of goods or services, supplied or to be supplied, for a consideration, in the course of or for furtherance of business.However, there are specific types of supplies mentioned in the law which need to be considered as supply even without a consideration.Let us understand by categorising the different types of supply as;

• Supplies made for a consideration in the course of or for furtherance of business
• Supplies without consideration
• Supplies made for a consideration whether or not in the course of or for furtherance of business

Supplies made for a consideration in the course of or for furtherance of business

The following are considered as supply with consideration:Stay tuned for our next blogs on exceptional scenarios which need to be treated as supply, and are liable for levy of GST.Coming Soon

1. Supply without consideration
2. Supply with consideration whether or not in course or furtherance of business