GST for Air Travel Agents
GST for Air Travel Agents
In simple terms, air travel agent can be said to be a person who is engaged in providing any service which is connected with the booking of passage for travel by air. In this article, we look at the provisions of GST for air travel agents in detail.
Broadly, air travel agent derive following types of incomes:
- Processing/service fee for booking of tickets for the customer;
- Commission income from the airlines for booking of air tickets.
Value Of Supply Of Services
Rule 32 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017 deals with the value in case of certain supplies and as per rule 32 (3) of the said rules provides that the value of supply of service in case of air travel agent shall be deemed to be following:
- 5% of the basic fare in case of the domestic booking for travel by air; and
- 10% of the basic fare in case of an international booking for travel by air.
‘Basic fare’, as mentioned above, means that portion of air fare on which commission is paid by the air travel agent by the airline.
GST Rates for Air Travel Agent
Click here to find GST rates for various services.
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Description of Income
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Value on Which GST is Payable
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Rate of GST
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| Processing/service fee for booking of tickets for the customer |
Invoice value |
18%
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| Commission income from the airlines for booking domestic air tickets |
5% of basic fare
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18% |
| Commission income from the airlines for booking international air tickets |
10% of basic fare |
18%
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