Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

1. Whether Marketing Services agreed to be provided by the Applicant under Marketing Services Agreement agreed to enter into will constitute supply of ‘ Support Services’ falling under HSN Code 9985 or as ‘Intermediary Services’  classifiable under HSN Code 9961/9962?

2. Whether Marketing Services provided by the applicant is an export of services as defined under Section 2(6) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act 2017? 

Q-1 Whether supply of components of Pneumatic Conveying System by the applicant to its customers on High Sea Sales basis will be treated neither as supply of goods nor as supply of service by virtue of Entry 8 to Schedule III of CGST Act?

Ans-The current application is not covered within the scope of Section 97 of the CGST Act, 2017 as such the same is not covered under the ambit of Authority for Advance Ruling. As the questions raised do not fall within the mandate of Authority for Advance Ruling, the application is therefore disposed of as such.

Whether transfer of an unit by the applicant with all the assets including taking over all the liabilities by the purchaser for a lump sum consideration would amount as supply of goods or supply of services and whether the transaction would be covered under Entry No. 2 of the Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.

a) Whether software licenses supplied by the applicant qualifies to be treated as computer software resulting in supply of goods and are therefore to be classified under Chapter Heading 8523 80 20?

B) Whether the benefits of Notifications No. 45/2017-Central Tax (Rate), Notification (45/2017) No. FD48 CSL 2017, Bengaluru and Notification No. 47/2017-IGST (Rate) all dated 14.11.2017 are applicable to the software licenses supplied by the Applicant to the institutions given in the notification?

1. Whether Consultancy services rendered to ADB, Manilla would qualify as " export of services" in terms of Section 2(6) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("IGST Act")?

2. If the Consultancy Services rendered to ADB, Manilla do not qualify as " export of services", whether ADB would be required to obtain refund of GST charged on invoice issued for consultancy services in terms of Section 55 of the Central Goods and Services Tax , 2017 ("CGST Act") or the services would be exempt as per provisions of the Asian Development Bank Act, 1966 ("ABD Act")?

a. Whether Entry No. 3(v) (da) of Notification 11/2017-C.T.(R) dated 28/06/2017, as amended time to time, applies to the works contract service received from the contractors?

b. Whether the benefit of concessional rate would be available to construction of common amenities such as club house, swimming pool and amenities of like nature?

1. Whether Input Tax Credit is avilable on the Inward supplies received and for preparation of food and beverages to be provided to the employees of the company?
2. Whether Input Tax Credit is available on the Inward Supplies of Capital equipment used for preparation of food and beverages to be provided to the employees of the company?
3. Whether Input Tax Credit is available on the Inward Supplies of food and beverages supplied by an outside caterer (s) on the basis of the Tax Invoice (s) raised by them and reported in the GST portal through

Form GSTR-1 and reflected in Form GSTR-2 & GSTR-2A?
4. Whether the food and beverages provided in the course of company's principal business, to the workers during the working hours is to be considered as supply? If yes, whether GST needs to be paid to the government on the amount collected from the employees?
5. If the provision of food to the employees of the applicant company is deemed to be a supply, whether it shall be treated as Supply of Good or Service, since it is served in the premises of the applicant (employer) company and not provided to them to carry outside?
6. If the amount collected from the employees is deemed as supply and GST needs to be paid, what should be the taxable value and at what rate GST shall be paid thereon?
7. Whether GST is applicable on the transportation services received from external supplier for the purpose of providing transportation facility to the employees between their residence and place of work?
8. Whether GST paid on Transport service provider's invoices is an eligible Input Tax credit and how the seating capacity of the vehicle is decided in this respect?
9. Whether Input Tax credit is available on the Inward supplies of Transport services for employees to facilitate their travel from the place of residence to the place of work and back, to perform the work of the company in the course of its business?
10. Since the provision of food, beverage and / or transportation by the employer to the employ is done in the course of the principal business of the applicant company (employer) which would have a influential role in the furtherance of its business, whether the net cost would be treated as consideration by the company to its employees in kind as the amount recovered, if any would not be treated as

income of the company, but would be applied to reduce the expenses on these relevant items of inward supplies received for enhancing the work comfort of the employees?

1. Whether the transaction of transfer of business by way of merger of two GST registrations/ distinct persons would constitute ‘supply’ under the GST law?

2. Whether the transaction of transfer of business by way of merger of two GST registrations/ distinct persons would constitute ‘supply of goods’ under the GST law?

3. Whether merger between distinct persons would qualify as ‘transfer of business as going concern’ under the purview of GST Law?

4. Whether the transaction of transfer of business by way of merger of two GST registrations/ distinct persons would constitute ‘supply of services’ under the GST law?

5. If the transaction qualifies as ‘supply of services’, whether the said transaction would get covered under Sl. No. 2 of Notification no. 12/2017–C.T.(R) dated 28.06.2017, and therefore not liable to GST?

6. Whether Nagpur registration can file Form GST ITC-02 and transfer unutilized credit balance to Akola registration?

7. In case the Applicant merges the business of Akola registration, then can the Applicant claim credit balance appearing in Akola registration via Form GST ITC 02A in Nagpur registration?

Whether the activity of composite supply of works contract service by way of construction of “ “Construction of New AdarshNivashiShala (Kumar) / School Hostel (324 Bed ) / Staff Quarters and Kumar Chhatralay (300 Bed) at Village : Baben , Taluka : Bardoli, District : Surat ”, for the  Road and Building Department in the Government of  Gujarat and as detailed in Work Order Number : AB/TC/B-2/3/1181 dated : 01.06.2020 entered in to by the applicant supplier and the said State Government, merits classification at Serial Number 3(vi)(a) and (b) of Notification Number 11/2017 – Central Tax(Rate) dated : 28.06.2017 , as amended from time to time and last amended by Notification Number : 21/2012-Central Tax(Rate) dated : 31.12.2021 w.e.f. 01.01.2022?

Whether the activity of composite supply of works contract service by way of construction of Construction of Fire Station And Staff Quarters at T.P.S NO - 42 (BHIMRAD),F.P NO-65, in SWZ(A) at Bhimrad Surat, for the Surat Municipal Corporation and as detailed in Work Order-North Zone/Out/879 dated 26.02.2019  entered in to by the applicant supplier and the said local authority recipient i.e. Surat Municipal Corporation, merits classification at Serial Number 3(vi)(a) of Notification Number 11/2017 – Central Tax(Rate) dated : 28.06.2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said NT) , as amended from time to time and last amended by Notification Number 21/2012-Central Tax(Rate) dated 31.12.2021 w.e.f. 01.01.2022?