Govt says claim of 18% GST on house rent for tenants is misleading

The fact-checking arm of the Press Information Bureau on Friday tweeted that reports claiming 18% GST on house rent for tenants are misleading.

Renting of residential unit taxable only when it is rented to a business entity, it said.

Claim: 18% GST on house rent for tenants #PibFactCheck

▶️Renting of residential unit taxable only when it is rented to business entity
▶️No GST when it is rented to private person for personal use
▶️No GST even if proprietor or partner of firm rents residence for personal use pic.twitter.com/3ncVSjkKxP

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) August 12, 2022

Further, it also said that no GST is applicable when it is rented to a private person for personal use. No GST is applicable even if the proprietor or partner of the firm rents residence for personal use, the tweet said.

Source from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/govt-says-claim-of-18-gst-on-house-rent-for-tenants-is-fake/articleshow/93519950.cms 

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