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Edited version of your written advice
Authorisation Number: 1051219209650
Date of advice: 2 May 2017
Ruling
Subject: GST and NDIS
Question
Do you need to charge GST to the NDIS participant when you bill them for financial intermediary set up costs and financial intermediary monthly processing as stated in their NDIS plan?
Answer
No.
Relevant facts and circumstances
You are providing a GST free service pursuant to section 38-38 of the GST Act.
Relevant legislative provisions
Section 38-38 - Disability support provided to NDIS participants - A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
Reasons for decision
Under subsection 38-38 of the GST Act a supply of disability support services to NDIS participants is GST-free if it:
(a) is a supply to a participant (within the meaning of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Act 2013) for whom a participant's plan is in effect under section 37 of that Act; and
(b) is a supply of one or more of the reasonable and necessary supports specified in the statement included, under subsection 33(2) of that Act, in the participant's plan; and
(c) is made under a written agreement, between the supplier and the participant or another person, that:
i. identifies the participant; and
ii. states that the supply is a supply of one or more of the reasonable and necessary supports specified in the statement included, under subsection 33(2) of that Act, in the participant's plan; and
(d) is of a kind the *Disability Services Minister has determined in writing.
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