Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

Q.1 Whether said service can be classified under Tariff Heading 9973 as item No. (iii) Transfer of the right to use any goods for any purpose (whether or not for a specified period) for cash deferred payment or other valuable consideration. Or item No. (viia) Leasing or renting of goods as any other service under the said chapter?

Q.2 What shall be the rate of GST on given services provided by State of  Gujarat to applicant for which royalty is being paid?

18% GST (9% CGST+ 9% SGST).

1. Whether the applicant i.e. M/s. Sterling Accuris Wellness Pvt. Ltd is liable to pay GST on pathology or diagnostic services supply to the client who is researcher.

2.  Whether any particular thing done by the applicant with respect to services amounts to or results in a taxable supply of services within the meaning of them.

3.Whether any pathology or diagnostic services supplied to clinical research organization including govt. body for their business activities (including survey of particular thing pertaining to health care service) amount to or results in taxable supply of services.

Question 1. Whether, in the facts and circumstances, the specified transaction of the Applicant should be categorized as individual supply or composite supply of service as per the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017?

Question 2. Whether, in the facts and circumstances, the specified transaction of the Applicant is to be reckoned as being provided to SPA or to the customers of SPA located in India?

Question 3. - Whether, in the facts and circumstances, the specified transaction of the Applicant could be categorized as that of an “intermediary” as per Section 2(13) of The Integrated Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017?

Question 4. - Whether, in the facts and circumstances, the specified transaction qualifies to be “Export of service” as per Section 2(6) of The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017?

Classification of the “Organic Manure”, “Bio-fertilizers”, “Granulated Nutrient Mixture” and “Phosphatic Rich Fertilizers” manufactured by them and its HSN code?

Question-1: Whether the product Non-Woven Bags manufactured through the intermediate product, Non-Woven Fabrics classifiable  under Heading No. 6305 or under Heading 3923?

Question-2: Whether the product Non-Woven Bags would be eligible for exemption under Notification No.1/2017-C.T. (Rate) and 01/2017-I.T. (Rate) dated 28.06.2017, as amended?

(a)Classification of goods and/or services or both.

Whether various activities carried out by the Applicant to the plot holders in terms of provisions of GIDC Act, 1962 and charges collected for the same as may be notified from time to time amounts to supply under Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (‘CGST Act’)?

The services supplied by the applicant M/s. ENP Techno Engineers, Ahmedabad would fall under item (iv) of Entry No.26 of Notification No.11/2017-Central Tax(Rate) dated 28.06.2017 (as amended from time to time) issued under the CGST Act, 2017.  The GST liability would be 18% (9% SGST + 9% CGST) for the period upto 21.11.2019.  The GST liability for the applicant for the period from 22.11.2019 onwards would be: (i) 12% (6% SGST + 6% CGST) in respect of services supplied to registered persons and (ii) 18%(9% SGST + 9% CGST) in respect of services supplied to unregistered persons.

Q-1Whether there is a supply of service by the applicant  Corporation in recovery of expenses  from DISCOMs as well as UPPTCL and other power companies by way of book entries and hence , liable to GST.

ANS-1 The Application  is liable to pay GST on the  O&m Expenses charged from its  subsidiary companies.

Q-2 Whether inclusion clause in subsection (2) of section 15 of CGST Act, 2017 providing for inclusion of incidental expenses in value of supply apply to applicant’s  case (i.e recovery, by way of book entries, of O&M expenses from DISCOMs as well as UPPTCL and other power companies)when there is no supply of a service by the Corporation to the DISCOMS as well as UPPTCL and other power companies so as to make the stated recoveries from DISCOMS UPPTCL and other power companies liable to GST, if answer to question 1 is negative.

ANS-2 As the supplies have been held as taxable as per  1 above the no2 becomes infructuous.

Q-3 If the answer to (i) or (ii) is in affirmative whether recovery against  certain  expenses such as  interest cost, salary, depreciation etc. which do not attract GST due to either they being exempt or non taxable will also be liable to GST.

Ans- With regard to the specific heads as mentioned in the question no.3 The GST would be chargeable

Q-4 Whether Transfer of miscellaneous incomes of Applicant  Corporation  To DISCOMS UPPTCL and other power companies liable to GST.

Ans- Income shared with the subsidiaries by the Applicant  would also be Chargeable to GST.

Q-1 Under Chapter 85  what is the correct 4 digit HSN  code classification  for solar  power generating system?

Ans-The 4 digit HSN Code of ‘’Solar power Generating System’ is 8541.

Q-2 What constitutes solar power generating system 85. what are the various components and technical requirements That together constitutes solar power generating System under Chapter 85?

Ans- ‘’Solar Panel, Inverter ,Controller and battery are essential  elements of  “solar power generating System” and supply of aforesaid four items  as a whole would cover under the “solar power generating System” But cable & monitoring structures are also supplementary elements of “solar power generating. System”