49. Need or Importance of Place of Supply
β’ Goods & Services Tax (GST) is a destination based
consumption tax, mean tax should effectively where
consumption of such supplies at destination thereof or as
the case may at point of consumptions.
β’ Place of supply is required to determine whether a supply
is subject to SGST or IGST, according to Intra-state or Inter-
state transaction. Hence, Place of supply play a vital role in
determining which state going to consume tax.
β’ The place of supply determines whether a transaction is
intra-state or interstate. In other words, the place of Supply
of Goods or services is required to determine whether a
supply is subject to SGST plus CGST in a given State or union
territory or else would attract IGST if it is an inter- state
supply.