Whether tax benefit is allowed to SEZ units if good / services are supplied outside the SEZ premises ?
TRT-2026-695

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - The supplies made by M/s. Sapthagiri Hospitality Private Limited, 17-18, Sapthagiri Complex, Opp. The Gateway Hotel, Near Akota Garden, Akota, Vadodara-390 002 (GSTIN 24AAMCS8870KIZN), a SEZ Co-developer, from their hotel located in non-processing zone of Dahez Special Economic Zone to the clients located in Special Economic Zone for authorized operations will be treated as zero rated supplies under the provisions of Section 16(1) of In.....

TRT-2026-692

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - In the instant case, admittedly, the applicant is located outside the SEZ. Therefore the services rendered by the applicant are neither the part of authorised operations nor consumed inside the SEZ.

Since place of provision of services in case of Hotel has been prescribed under the Act 'location of the Hotel' the rendition of services of restaurant, short term accommodation and Banqueting/conferencing cannot be said to have been '.....