GST Consultancy
Advisory on classification, rates, place of supply, input tax credit and transaction structuring under the Goods and Services Tax, backed by written opinions you can produce later.
Goods and Services Tax consultancy answers the questions that routine compliance cannot: what rate and classification apply to a supply, where the place of supply lies, whether a particular credit is eligible, how a contract should be structured, and what position to take where the law is genuinely unsettled. The output is a reasoned written opinion, so that if the position is questioned two or three years later, the basis for it already exists on record.
What our GST consultancy covers
The decisions that set the tax treatment for everything that follows.
- Classification under the Harmonised System of Nomenclature and Services Accounting Code, and determination of the applicable rate
- Place of supply analysis for interstate supplies, exports, imports and cross-border services
- Input tax credit eligibility, blocked credits, and reversal for exempt and non-business use
- Structuring of contracts, branch transfers and related-party transactions
- Registration strategy across states, including casual and input service distributor registrations
- Periodic Goods and Services Tax health checks and pre-audit reviews
Where advisory usually makes the difference
The four questions that generate the majority of tax exposure.
Classification and Rate
Whether a supply is goods, services or a composite supply, and which entry and rate it falls under, decides the tax on every transaction that follows.
Place of Supply
Place of supply determines whether integrated tax or central and state tax applies, and a wrong call is corrected only by paying again and claiming a refund.
Input Tax Credit Eligibility
Whether a credit is available, blocked or partly reversible is the single largest recurring exposure for most registered businesses.
Written Opinions
A documented, reasoned position taken before the transaction is far easier to defend than an explanation constructed after a notice arrives.
Our process
From initial consultation to completion.
Fact Gathering
Understanding the transaction, the contracts behind it and the way it is actually performed rather than described.
Legal Research
Examining the statute, rules, notifications, circulars, advance rulings and case law bearing on the question.
Written Opinion
Delivering a reasoned position, alternatives considered, and the risk attached to each.
Implementation Support
Helping the accounts and billing teams apply the position consistently in documents and returns.
Why advisory is cheaper than litigation
What sets our approach apart.
Classification decisions compound
A rate position applied to every invoice for three years becomes a demand covering every invoice for three years, with interest and penalty.
Some errors cannot be corrected by paying again
Where tax was paid under the wrong head, the correct tax still has to be paid and the wrong payment separately refunded, with the limitation clock running.
A recorded position changes the penalty argument
Where a considered view was taken and documented, the allegation of suppression or wilful misstatement becomes substantially harder to sustain.
GST consultancy questions answered
What people ask before engaging us.
Sitting on a position you are not sure about?
We will examine it and give you a written view before the department asks for one.
