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A free scan shows the junk files, broken settings and background clutter dragging Windows down - then fixes them in one click.Free scan · Windows 10 & 11There is no verified official confirmation in the sources available as of 7 October 2026 that the GST Council has recommended an exemption for banks’ inter-branch fund transfers. Current CBIC guidance instead addresses input tax credit: a registered recipient branch can claim 100% credit for GST paid on qualifying supplies between branches of the same banking company with the same PAN. That credit rule does not exempt the underlying supply from GST.
What the reported exemption would—and would not—mean
The reported claim is conditional: the Council may consider exempting inter-branch fund transfers from the stated 18% tax. The official material reviewed does not verify the specific proposal, identify a Council meeting where it was considered, or show an implementing notification. It would therefore be premature to say that the Council approved an exemption or that banks can currently stop charging GST on these services.
Four separate questions matter:
- Is the activity a supply? GST registration can make branches distinct persons for tax purposes. Schedule I treats certain supplies between distinct persons in the course or furtherance of business as supplies even when made without consideration.
- Is GST payable? That depends on the activity, applicable valuation and charging rules, and any exemption that applies.
- Can the receiving branch claim input tax credit? CBIC guidance says qualifying recipient branches may claim full credit for GST paid on supplies between registered branches sharing the same PAN.
- Has an exemption taken legal effect? A reported proposal or Council recommendation is not, by itself, proof that a legal exemption is in force. The relevant legal change must be implemented, including through an applicable notification.
The Council record reproduces Schedule I’s relevant language: “Supply of goods or services or both between related persons or between distinct persons as specified in section 25, when made in the course or furtherance of business”. The GST Council’s 52nd meeting agenda contains that statutory wording. It does not establish that every internal bank activity is a taxable supply; the facts and the particular activity still matter.
What current CBIC guidance says about branch-to-branch credit
CBIC’s sectoral FAQ for banking and financial services addresses GST paid on supplies between registered branches of a banking company. It says the recipient branch is eligible for 100% input tax credit in that situation.
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The basis is the proviso to section 17(4) of the CGST Act. The section generally lets qualifying banks choose a method under which they take 50% of eligible input tax credit each month. The proviso says that this 50% restriction does not apply to tax paid on supplies between registered persons having the same PAN. The CGST Act text on CBIC’s tax-information portal sets out that rule.
This is a credit entitlement for the recipient branch, not a blanket exemption for the supplying branch. The FAQ describes the result when GST has been paid on a qualifying supply; it does not say that GST need not be charged. The credit position also depends on the statutory conditions and the relevant registrations and PAN.
Are inter-branch services generally exempt from GST?
The official material reviewed does not establish a general exemption for services between bank branches. CBIC’s rate schedule lists exemptions for specified financial services, including consideration represented by interest or discount for extending deposits, loans, or advances. That is a defined category, not evidence that internal branch services or fund transfers as a whole are exempt.
Accordingly, a bank should not infer that an exemption for one financial-service category covers inter-branch services. Whether a particular activity is a supply, how it is valued, and whether a specific exemption applies require the facts and the applicable legal provisions.
How this differs from other Council discussions about banks
Past Council agenda materials cover other banking services, but they do not confirm the reported inter-branch exemption. The 52nd meeting agenda separately records a proposal concerning uniform 5% GST for business-correspondent services; the Fitment Committee recommended maintaining the status quo. That is a different service category.
A separate 37th meeting agenda discusses an exemption for specified business-facilitator and business-correspondent services in rural areas and records that a request to extend it to urban services was not accepted at that time. It is historical and does not establish an exemption for inter-branch fund transfers.
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What would confirm a change
To establish that the reported policy has moved beyond speculation, look for both an official Council record identifying the inter-branch proposal and the legal instrument that gives any exemption effect. Until those are available, the verified position is narrower: qualifying branch-to-branch supplies may carry GST, and the receiving registered branch may be eligible for full credit under the same-PAN rule.
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