GST Council confirms that Legal Services provided by lawyers, law firms are under reverse charge

In the 20th GST Council Meeting held yesterday, a number of decisions on services under the new tax regime were taken, including the applicability of Goods and Services Tax to legal services. The Council has clarified that the GST on services provided by lawyers including Senior Advocates and law firms would be applicable on a ‘reverse charge’ basis. The Decisions list by the GST Council stat…