Liaison office of WEF in India exempt from GST, rules AAR Maharashtra

The authority for advance rulings (AAR), Mahashtra has ruled that services rendered to the head office of the  World Economic Forum  (WEF) by the liaison office (LO) in India are not liable for goods and services tax (GST) since the services are not for furtherance of its business. WEF's liaison office is a public interest, not-for-profit organisation, established to assist the forum und…