Exclusive: GST on ride-hailing platforms faces fresh scrutiny as industry flags SaaS model mismatch - taxo.online

India’s app-based mobility sector has approached the Finance Ministry with an industry representation seeking clarity on the applicability of Section 9(5) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, highlighting what it calls a structural mismatch between the law and emerging platform business models. The representation argues that the current GST framework, which mandates a 5% tax on ride fa…