Indian cos with overseas staff on deputation get GST notices

Mumbai: A spate of GST demand notices have been served on Indian companies in recent weeks in cases where overseas staff have been deputed to India. This follows a judgment given by the Supreme Court that the salary of ‘seconded employees’ (deputed to an Indian company), which is reimbursed to the overseas entity, will be subject to service tax. This SC order of May 19, 2022, in the ca…