Whether GST is leviable on license fee and spectrum usage charges paid to Government?
Relevant GST lawTRT-2025-166
VODAFONE MOBILE SERVICES LTD
COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICE TAX, JAIPUR
Date:-19-02-21
In:-GST
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held- “Licensing services for right to use other natural resources including telecommunication spectrum” is specified in HSN sub-heading 997338, whereby taxability of said service has been fastened as per Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28-6-2017. Since, taxability of service in question has been specified in the Act, then it cannot be interpreted that it will not be taxed and refund will be issued for the GST payment in this regard. Further, all the submissions/averment of the appellant have been taken up for discussion in the instant appeal case. Therefore, there are no any merit of the appellant in this context.
Hence GST is leviable on License Fee and spectrum usage charges paid to Government under Reverse Charge Mechanism.
Appeal dismissed.
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