Gift voucher: Clarity on GST spurs optimism
Financial Express Hyderabad|December 25, 2024
THE GST COUNCIL'S decision to exempt gift vouchers from indirect taxation has brought much-needed clarity to the retail and corporate sectors, with industry leaders lauding it as a significant step forward.
RAGHAV AGGARWAL

The council recently clarified that vouchers will not attract GST, as they are neither a supply of goods nor services. This resolves a long-standing ambiguity stemming from a Karnataka Authority for Advance Rulings verdict that deemed vouchers taxable as goods. Widely used for corporate gifting and promotional activities, gift vouchers had faced uncertainty regarding their taxability.

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