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Is there any specific provision for interest income under GST Act?

Under GST, supplier of goods, services can include any interest charged for delayed payment

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Amit Bhagat
Is there any specific provision for interest income under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act? I want to know if I charge an interest for payment delay, do I need to pay GST on it? Also, sometimes we debit buyers’ accounts directly as fee for delay. Will there be GST on such fees?

Under the GST law, there is a specific provision, under which a supplier of goods/services can include any interest charged on account of a delay in payment of consideration by the customer, in the taxable value of supplies. Therefore, if you charge any interest, you should be

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