GST On Hospital Managed By Charitable Trust

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Health care services provided by Hospital managed by Charitable Trust is exempt under Notification No.12/2017 CT Rate dated 28.06.2017.GST On Hospital Managed By Charitable Trust is exempt.  To Give better health care services to need and poor people some charitable trust runs hospitals. In Such hospitals specialist doctors also provide health care services to people.  

Above Notification also defines what means by the health care services for Hospitals. As per Clause (zg) “health care services” means any service by way of diagnosis or treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any recognised system of medicines in India and includes services by way of transportation of the patient to and from a clinical establishment. Such services provided by doctors and paramedics either provided as employer or in individual capacity  is exempt.

What Services does not include Health care services ?

Notification Clause (zg)  state that following services does not mean as exempt health care services hair transplant or cosmetic or plastic surgery, except when undertaken to restore or to reconstruct anatomy or functions of body affected due to congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, injury or trauma;

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Services by Charitable Hospital on which GST Applicable

Charitable Hospital appoints specialist doctors , nurses and provide medical services to patients at concessional rate such service not liable for GST. However hospital hires specialist doctors as visiting and deduct fees payable from consulting fees payable to doctors and agreement between hospital consultant doctor is such that some money is charged for providing services to doctors , then there may be GST on such amount deducted from fees paid to doctors.

No Input Tax Credit Allowed GST On Hospital Managed By Charitable Trust

Charitable Hospital who providing exempt medical services shall be eligible to take input tax credit.

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When to GST become Payable Hospital Managed By Charitable Trust?

Earliest of following date shall be considered as time of supply.

1. When invoice is issued
2. When invoice is not issued in 30 days from date of supply of service
3. Date of receipt of services in books of account of service recipient

Particulars	Date of completion of service	Date of Invoice	Date of receipt of payment	Date of entry in BOA of Recipient	Time of supply	Time of Supply
a	Invoice issued within the prescribed period	Jul-05	Jul-20	Aug-11	Jul-27	Jul-20
b		Jul-05	Jul-28	Jul-25	Jul-27	Jul-25
c	Invoice not issued within the prescribed period	Jul-01	Aug-05	Jul-22	Jul-23	Jul-01
d		Jul-01	Aug-04	Jun-30	Jul-22	Jun-30

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FAQ On GST On Hospital Managed By Charitable Trust

1. Food supplies to patients by Hospital canteen as per advice of doctors , GST applicable ?

Food supplied to patients as instructions of  the doctor/nutritionists is a part of composite supply of healthcare and not separately taxable.

2. Food Supplied by outside canteen to Hospitals , GST applicable ?

Where foods is prepared by outdoor canteen in such case canteen may charge GST on such supplies and Hospital may take Input tax credit for such supplies.

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