GST for hotels, restaurants and banquets — room-tariff slabs, the 5% vs 18% restaurant choice, composite supply and the input credit hospitality businesses lose without noticing.
Two very different people ask this question: hotels working out what they can claim, and businesses working out whether GST on a hotel or restaurant bill is recoverable. The answers are different, and both turn on rules the rate tables never mention — section 17(5), place of supply, and the credit the 5% slab quietly costs you.
Input Tax Credit for the Hotel Industry 2026: Rooms, Food Bills & the 5% Trap Read More »
Hospitality is one of the most mis-taxed sectors under GST. A 2026 guide to room-tariff rate slabs, the 5% vs 18% restaurant choice, composite vs mixed supply, banquets and outdoor catering, and where hotels lose ITC they could keep.
GST on Hotels & Restaurants 2026: New 5% Room Rate, ITC & Composite Supply Read More »
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