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Case of DSoft Innovations LLP,\u00a0\u00a0AAR Gujarat Ruling Dated 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0August 2025.<\/em>\u00a0AAR ruled that Freedeem App is an electronic commerce operator under GST and must obtain mandatory registration. RCM does not apply for restaurant services through the platform. It further clarified that voucher transactions via Freedeem App are neither supply of goods nor services, but TCS collection under section 52 is required.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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