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RCM - Services by Director to Company/Body Corporate

## RCM on Services by Director

### Coverage

Services provided by a director to a company or body corporate located in taxable territory attract Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM). The recipient company/body corporate is liable to pay GST.

### Taxability Matrix - Remuneration to Director

ScenarioNatureTaxability
TDS deducted u/s 192 (salary)Employer-employeeNot a supply (Schedule III)
TDS deducted u/s other than 192 (e.g., 194J - sitting fees)Services in director capacityTaxable under RCM
Service not rendered in director capacity (e.g., renting property)Personal/separate transactionTaxable under FCM by director

### Key Principle

The nature of the relationship (employee vs independent director vs personal) determines whether GST applies and who pays it. The TDS section under Income Tax acts as a useful indicator of the underlying nature.

Worked example

### Example 1

Example: Mr. Hari, Director of ABC Ltd., received:

  • ₹ 2 lacs as sitting fees (TDS u/s 194J)
  • ₹ 5 lacs as salary (TDS u/s 192)
  • ₹ 3 lacs rent for a godown given on rent to ABC Ltd.

Analysis:

  • ₹ 2 lacs → RCM - ABC Ltd. pays GST (services in director capacity)
  • ₹ 5 lacs → Not a supply (Schedule III - employer-employee relationship)
  • ₹ 3 lacs → FCM - Mr. Hari pays GST (renting is not service in director capacity)

⚠️ Common exam mistakes

  • Treating salary of directors (TDS u/s 192) as RCM - it is actually outside scope of supply per Schedule III
  • Treating personal transactions of director (like renting his own property) as RCM - these are FCM as not rendered in director capacity
  • Forgetting that RCM applies only when recipient is a company or body corporate (not partnership firms)
Bare-Act text Entry 6 of Notification 13/2017-CT(R) · Notification No. 13/2017-CT(R) dated 28.06.2017 · click to expand
Services supplied by a director of a company or a body corporate to the said company or the body corporate located in the taxable territory - GST shall be paid on reverse charge basis by the recipient.
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