Section 2(75) - Definition of "money" under CGST Act
2(75).1 Definition of Money
|
|
Section 2(75) “money” means the Indian legal tender or any foreign currency, cheque, promissory note, bill of exchange, letter of credit, draft, pay order, traveller cheque, money order, postal or electronic remittance or any other instrument recognised by the RBI when used as a consideration to settle an obligation or exchange with Indian legal tender of another denomination but shall not include any currency that is held for its numismatic value; |
|
|
Money would also include transactions in Commercial Paper (‘CP’) and Certificate of Deposit (‘CD’)[i] (as they are in the nature of promissory notes), issuance of drafts or letters of credit, etc. |
[i] Commercial Paper (‘CP’) and Certificate of Deposit (‘CD’) are understood as unsecured money market instruments which may be issued in the form of a promissory note or in a dematerialized form through any of the depositories approved by and registered with SEBI. CPs are normally issued by highly rated companies, primary dealers and financial institutions at a discount to the face value. CDs can be issued by Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and Local Area Banks) and All – India Financial Institutions (FIs) permitted by RBI.
GST Gyaan | https://gstgyaan.in | CA Rajesh Ritolia - 9350171263