What is Exempt Supply in GST?

Exempt Supply means goods and services sold by the companies are free from Goods and Services Tax (GST). No GST will be charged on these goods & services.

For company and business, GST paid on the assets, purchases or expenses for their businesses cannot be claimed as Input Tax Credits. Ultimately, the GST paid will be absorbed by company or busienss as part of their business costs.

In order to maintain the profit margin, these companies will have no choice but to increase the price of their goods or services.

List of Exempt Supply

The following are the businesses or services fall under the list of Exempt Supply:

1. Financial Services
2. Public Transport Services
3. Private Education Services
4. Tolled Highways or Bridges
5. Childcare Services
6. Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services
7. Private Healthcare Services
8. Supplies Made by Societies
9. Residential Land or Building
10. Agriculture or General Use Land

Public Transport Services Under Exempt Supply

• Mass public transport by rail (LRT, ERL, MRT, Monorail, etc)
• Ships or Boats
• Ferries
• Express bus
• Workers’ bus
• School bus
• Feeder bus
• Taxi

Land, Building and Lease of Property Under Exempt Supply

1. Goods – Land used for residental or agricultural purposes or general use (for example, burial ground, playground or religious building)
2. Goods – Building used for residential purposes
3. Services – Right to use or license to occupy residential property (land or building or both)
4. Services – Right to use or license to occupy land for agricultural purposes or general use (government building, burial ground, schools, playground, parks, etc.)

For full list of Goods & Services that exempted from GST, please download here: P.U. (A) 271 – Goods and Services Tax(Exempt Supplies)