Whether reimbursement of expenses is leviable to GST?
TRT-2026-1116

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - This would be apparent from the agreement executed between the respondent and Mukta Arts which provides that out of the total revenue generated from the screening of films, the respondent would retain a fixed gross revenue and pay balance to the distributor. Further, as per the agreement, the gross revenue is to be distributed in the following ratio on weekly basis.

This Division Bench of the Tribunal in Inox Leisure Ltd. The Di.....

TRT-2026-601

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - The contract entered between the applicant and the recipient is for the hiring of DG Set and is a comprehensive contract with the consideration having a fixed component and a variable component. The fixed component is the monthly fixed rent charged in the invoice for the DG Set and the variable charge (Running Charges) is the charge for the diesel used. Both are part of the same consideration and are for the contract of supplying DG Set.....

TRT-2026-614

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held -  It could be seen from the above that a pure agent would be a person (supplier i.e. applicant in this case) who enters into a contractual agreement with the recipient of supply (KPTCL in this case) to act as recipient’s pure agent to incur expenditure or costs, in the course of supply of goods or services or both. It is an admitted fact that the applicant herein is raising reimbursement bill for the compensation (tree cut compens.....

TRT-2026-255

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - In terms of the above decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court, it was clearly held that there was no authority in law to include the reimbursable expenditures in the assessable value.  The said decision also holds that w.e.f.  14.05.2015 by amendment of Section 67 wherein the definition of the term ‘Consideration’ was amended, reimbursable expenditure or cost would also form part of the value of taxable services. &n.....

TRT-2026-173

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held -  Stipend- We note that TLEF is authorized by Industry partner to make payment of stipend to Trainee (Third party) and TLEF is reimbursed the amount by recipient. This amount is separately indicated in invoice. It is deemed that the work performed by the Trainees in the Industry during their training period to be services procured by TLEF from the Trainees (third party), thereby satisfying Rule 33(iii) CGST Rules.

We note that.....

TRT-2026-174

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - The applicant, being an approved NEEM (National Employability Enhancement Mission) facilitator partner with various trainers and Employers/Company/Industry (industry partner) for imparting training to NEEM trainees. The applicant as well as the Industry partner have certain obligations as per the NEEM Regulations and thus to fulfill the obligations, the applicant charges Administration Fee, Sourcing Fee, Enrollment Fee, Reimbursement of.....