Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate)

New Delhi, the 28th June, 2017

G.S.R. 692(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 9 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government on the recommendations of the Council hereby notifies that on categories of supply of services mentioned in column (2) of the Table below, supplied by a person as specified in column (3) of the said Table, the whole of central tax leviable under section 9 of the said Central Goods and Services Tax Act, shall be paid on reverse charge basis by the recipient of the such services as specified in column (4) of the said Table:-

Table

Sl. No.Category of Supply of
Services
Supplier of serviceRecipient of Service
(1)(2)(3)(4)
1Supply of Services by a goods transport agency (GTA) 17[****] in respect of
transportation of goods by road to
(a) any factory registered under or governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948);or
(b) any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or under any other law for the time being in force in any part of India; or
(c) any co-operative society established by or under any law; or
(d) any person registered under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act or the
Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act or the
State Goods and Services Tax Act or the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act; or
(e) any body corporate established, by or under any law; or
(f) any partnership firm
whether registered or not under any law including association of persons; or
(g) any casual taxable
person.8[Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to services provided
by a goods transport agency, by way of transport of goods in a goods carriage by road, to, –
(a) a Department or Establishment of the Central government or State Government or Union territory; or
(b) local authority; or
(c) Governmental
agencies, which has taken registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) only for the purpose of deducting tax under section 51 and not for making a taxable supply of goods or services.]18[Provided further that
nothing contained in this entry shall apply where, –
i. the supplier has taken registration
under the CGST Act, 2017 and exercised
the option to pay tax on the services of GTA
in relation to transport of goods supplied by
him under forward charge; and
ii. the supplier has issued a tax invoice to
the recipient charging Central Tax at the
applicable rates and has made a declaration as prescribed in Annexure III on such invoice issued by him.]
Goods Transport Agency (GTA)(a) Any factory registered under
or governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948); or
(b) any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or under any other law for the time being in force in any part of India; or
(c) any co-operative society established by or under any law; or

(d) any person registered under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act or the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act or the State Goods and Services Tax Act or the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act; or
(e) any body corporate established, by or under any law; or
(f) any partnership firm whether registered or not under any law including association of persons; or
(g) any casual taxable person; located in the taxable territory
2. 3[Services provided by an individual advocate
including a senior advocate or firm of advocates by way of legal services, directly or indirectly
Explanation.- “legal service” means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law, in any manner and includes representational services before any court, tribunal or authority.]
An individual advocate including a senior advocate or firm of advocatesAny business entity located in the taxable territory
3.Services supplied by an arbitral tribunal to a
business entity.
An arbitral tribunal.Any business entity located in the
taxable territory.
4.Services provided by way of sponsorship to any body corporate or partnership firm.Any personAny body corporate or partnership firm located in the taxable
territory.
5.Services supplied by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority to a business entity excluding,-
(1) renting of immovable property, and
(2) services specified below-
(i) services by the Department of Posts
24[and the Ministry of Railways (Indian
Railways)]19[****];
(ii) services in relation to an aircraft or a vessel, inside or outside the precincts of a port or an airport;
(iii) transport of goods or passengers.
Central Government, State Government,
Union territory or local authority
Any business entity located in the
taxable territory.
5[5AService by way of renting of residential dwelling to a registered person.Any personAny registered person.]
11[5BServices supplied by any person by way of transfer of development rights or Floor Space Index (FSI) (including additional FSI) for construction of a project by a promoter
Any personPromoter
5CLong term lease of land (30 years or more) by any person against consideration in the form of upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) and/or periodic rent for construction of a project by a promoterAny personPromoter.]
6Services supplied by a director of a company or a body corporate to the said company or the body corporate.A director of a company or a body corporateThe company or a body corporate
located in the taxable territory.
7Services supplied by an insurance agent to any person carrying on insurance business.An insurance agentAny person carrying on insurance
business, located in the taxable territory.
8Services supplied by a recovery agent to a
banking company or a financial institution or a non-banking financial company
A recovery agentA banking company or a financial
institution or a non-banking financial company, located in the taxable territory.
13[9Supply of services by a music composer,
photographer, artist or the like by way of transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of a copyright covered under clause (a) of
sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957 relating to original dramatic, musical or artistic works to a music company, producer or the like.
Music composer, photographer, artist, or the likeMusic company, producer or the
like, located in the taxable territory.]
14[9ASupply of services by an author by way of transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of a copyright covered under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957 relating to original literary works to a
publisher.
AuthorPublisher located in the taxable
territory: Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply where, –
(i) the author has taken registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act,
2017 (12 of 2017), and filed a declaration, in the form at Annexure I, within the time limit
prescribed therein, with the jurisdictional CGST or SGST commissioner, as the case may be, that he exercises the option to
pay central tax on the service specified in column (2), under forward charge in accordance with Section 9 (1) of the Central
Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 under forward charge, and to comply with all the provisions of Central Goods and Service Tax
Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) as they apply to a person liable for paying the tax in relation to the supply of any goods or services or both and that he shall not withdraw the said
option within a period of 1 year from the date of exercising such option;
(ii) the author makes a declaration, as prescribed in Annexure II on the invoice issued by him in Form GST Inv-I to the
publisher.]
4[10Supply of services by the members of Overseeing Committee to Reserve Bank of IndiaMembers of Overseeing Committee
constituted by the Reserve Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India]
6[11Services supplied by individual Direct Selling Agents (DSAs) other than a body corporate, partnership or limited liability partnership firm to bank or non-banking financial company (NBFCs)Individual Direct Selling Agents (DSAs) other than a body corporate, partnership or limited liability partnership firm.A banking company or a nonbanking financial company, located in the taxable territory.]
9[12.Services provided by business facilitator (BF) to a banking companyBusiness facilitator (BF)A banking company, located in the taxable territory
13.Services provided by an agent of business
correspondent (BC) to business correspondent (BC).
An agent of business correspondent (BC)A business correspondent,
located in the taxable territory.
14.Security services (services provided by way of supply of security personnel) provided to a registered person:
Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to, – (i) (a) a Department or
Establishment of the Central Government or
State Government or Union territory; or
(b) local authority; or
(c) Governmental
agencies; which has taken registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) only for the
purpose of deducting tax under section 51 of the said Act and not for making a taxable supply of goods or services; or
(ii) a registered person paying tax under section 10 of the said Act.
Any person other than a body corporateA registered person, located in the taxable territory.]
15[16[15Services provided by way of renting of any motor vehicle designed to carry passengers
where the cost of fuel is included in the consideration charged from the service
recipient, provided to a body corporate.
Any person, other than a body corporate who supplies the service to a body corporate and does not issue an invoice charging central tax at the rate of 6 per cent. to the service recipientAny body corporate located in the
taxable territory.]
16Services of lending of securities under Securities Lending Scheme, 1997 (“Scheme”) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), as amended.Lender i.e. a person who deposits the
securities registered in his name or in the
name of any other person duly authorised on his behalf with an approved intermediary for the purpose of lending under the Scheme
of SEBI
Borrower i.e. a person who borrows the securities under the Scheme through an approved intermediary of SEBI.]

Explanation.- For purpose of this notification,-

(a)The person who pays or is liable to pay freight for the transportation of goods by road in goods carriage, located in the taxable territory shall be treated as the person who receives the service for the purpose of this notification.

(b) “Body Corporate” has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013.

(c) the business entity located in the taxable territory who is litigant, applicant or petitioner, as the case may be, shall be treated as the person who receives the legal services for the purpose of this notification.

(d) the words and expressions used and not defined in this notification but defined in the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, and The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in those Acts.

2[(e) A “Limited Liability Partnership” formed and registered under the provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009) shall also be considered as a partnership firm or a firm.]

5[(f) “insurance agent” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (10) of section 2 of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938).]

7[(g) “renting of immovable property” means allowing, permitting or granting access, entry, occupation, use or any such facility, wholly or partly, in an immovable property, with or without the transfer of possession or control of the said immovable property and includes letting, leasing, licensing or other similar arrangements in respect of immovable property.’]

10[(h) provisions of this notification, in so far as they apply to the Central Government and State Governments, shall also apply to the Parliament 22 [, State Legislatures, Courts and Tribunals].]

12[(i) The term “apartment” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (e) under section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2017).

(j) the term “promoter” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (zk) under section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2017).

(k) the term “project” shall mean a Real Estate Project (REP) or a Residential Real Estate Project (RREP);

(l) “the term “Real Estate Project (REP)” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in in clause (zn) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016).

(m) The term “Residential Real Estate Project (RREP)” shall mean a REP in which the carpet area of the commercial apartments is not more than 15 per cent. of the total carpet area of all the apartments in the REP

(n) “floor space index (FSI)” shall mean the ratio of a building’s total floor area (gross floor area) to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built.]

2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 2017.

[F. No. 334/1/2017- TRU]
(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
15a[Annexure I

FORM
(9A of Table)

(Declaration to be filed by an author for exercising the option to pay tax on the “supply of services by an author by way of transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of a copyright covered under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957 relating to original literary works to a publisher” under forward charge on or before 31.10.2019 for the option to be effective from 1.11.2019 or before the commencement of any Financial Year for the option to be effective from the commencement of that Financial Year.)

Reference No. ___________________

Date ______________

To

____________________

_____________________

______________________

(To be addressed to the jurisdictional Commissioner)

1. Name of the author:

2. Address of the author:

3. GSTIN of the author:

Declaration

1. I have taken registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), and I hereby exercise the option to pay central tax on the service specified against serial No. 9A in column (2) of the Table in the notification No. 13/2017 – Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, supplied by me, under forward charge in accordance with section 9 (1) of CGST Act, and to comply with all the provisions of CGST Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) as they apply to a person liable for paying the tax in relation to the supply of any goods or services or both;

2. I understand that this option, once exercised, shall not be allowed to be changed within a period of 1 year from the date of exercising the option and shall be valid, at least, till the end of Financial Year following the year in which it is made.

Signature ___________________

Name __________________________

GSTIN ________________________

Place__________________________

Date__________________________

Annexure II

(Declaration to be made in the invoice by the author exercising the option to pay tax on the “supply of service by an author by way of transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of a copyright covered under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957 relating to original literary works to a publisher” under forward charge.)

Declaration

(9A of Table)

I have exercised the option to pay central tax on the service specified against serial No. 9A in column (2) of the Table in the notification No. 13/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28th June, 2017 under forward charge.]

21[Annexure III

Declaration

I/we have taken registration under the CGST Act, 2017 and have exercised the option to pay tax on services of GTA in relation to transport of goods supplied by us 23[from the Financial Year ____under forward charge and have not reverted to reverse charge mechanism.]]

Notes:

1. Inserted vide notification no. 22/2017 dated 22-8-2017
2. Inserted vide notification no. 22/2017 dated 22-8-2017
3.Corrected vide notification dated 25-9-2017, before it was read as, “Services supplied by an
individual advocate including a senior advocate by way of representational services before any court, tribunal or authority, directly or indirectly, to any business entity located in the taxable territory, including where contract for provision of such service has been entered through another advocate or a firm of advocates, or by a firm of advocates, by way of legal services, to a business entity.”
4.Inserted vide notification no. 33/2017 dated 13-10-2017
5.Inserted vide Notification No. 3/2018- Central Tax (Rate) Dated 25-01-2018
6.Inserted vide Notification No. 15/2018- Central Tax (Rate) dated 26-07-2018
7.Inserted vide Notification No. 15/2018- Central Tax (Rate) dated 26-07-2018
8.Inserted vide Notification No. 29/2018- Central Tax (Rate) dated 31-12-2018
9.Inserted vide Notification No. 29/2018- Central Tax (Rate) dated 31-12-2018
10.Inserted vide Notification No. 29/2018- Central Tax (Rate) dated 31-12-2018

11. Inserted vide Notification No. 05/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 29-03-2019 w.e.f. 01-04-2019

12. Inserted vide Notification No. 05/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 29-03-2019 w.e.f. 01-04-2019

13. Substituted vide Notification No. 22/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 30-09-2019 w.e.f. 01-10-2019
before it was read as

“9Supply of services by an author, music composer, photographer, artist or the like by way of transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of a copyright covered under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957 relating to original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works to a publisher, music company, producer or the like.Author or music composer, photographer, artist, or the likePublisher, music company, producer or the
like, located in the taxable territory.”

14. Inserted vide Notification No. 22/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 30-09-2019 w.e.f. 01-10-2019

15. Inserted vide Notification No. 22/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 30-09-2019 w.e.f. 01-10-2019

15a. Inserted vide Notification No. 22/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 30-09-2019 w.e.f. 01-10-2019

16. Substituted vide Notification No. 29 /2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 31-12-2019 w.e.f. 01-01-2020 before it was read as

“15Services provided by
way of renting of a motor vehicle provided to a body corporate.
Any person other than a body corporate,
paying central tax at the rate of 2.5% on
renting of motor vehicles with input tax
credit only of input service in the same line of business
Anybody corporate located in the taxable
territory. “

17. Omitted vide Notification No. 05/2022-Central Tax (Rate) dated 13-07-2022 w.e.f. 18-07-2022 before it was read as, “1[who has not paid central tax at the rate of 6%]”

18. Inserted vide Notification No. 05/2022-Central Tax (Rate) dated 13-07-2022 w.e.f. 18-07-2022

19. Omitted vide Notification No. 05/2022-Central Tax (Rate) dated 13-07-2022 w.e.f. 18-07-2022 before it was read as,

“by way of speed post, express parcel post, life insurance, and agency services provided to a person other than Central Government, State Government or Union territory or local authority”

20. Inserted vide Notification No. 05/2022-Central Tax (Rate) dated 13-07-2022 w.e.f. 18-07-2022

21. Inserted vide Notification No. 05/2022-Central Tax (Rate) dated 13-07-2022 w.e.f. 18-07-2022

22. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 02/2023 -Central Tax (Rate) dated 28-02-2023 w.e.f. 01-03-2023 before it was read as, “and State Legislatures”

23. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 08/2023- Central Tax (Rate) dated 26-07-2023 w.e.f. 27-07-2023 before it was read as,

“during the Financial Year _ under forward charge.”

24. Inserted vide Notification No. 14/2023- Central Tax (Rate) dated 19-10-2023 w.e.f. 20-10-2023

25. Inserted vide Notification No. 14/2023- Central Tax (Rate) dated 19-10-2023 w.e.f. 20-10-2023