GST on rides: CBIC gives a week’s time to ecommerce firms to give views, promises clarification

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) on Monday gave a week's time to app-based ride hailing companies to furnish their views in writing on where each of them stands on the applicability of GST on rides booked through their platforms. A three-member team led by CBIC chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal met with representatives from the app-based transportation companies at North Bl…