Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

1. (a) Whether in the terms and conditions of the following contracts that the applicant entered into with the contractee therein, the ‘supply of service’ involved therein would amounts to a supply to Government, Government Agency or Government Entity in terms of the Notification No.20 dated:22.08.2017, Notification No. 32, dated:13.10.2017?

2. When the Contractee gets funds/grants from Central or State Government for given work, can it be called as work being done to a Government/ Government Agency/Entity? In this situation can the work be called as non-commercial?

3. Whether all these contractees shall basically be Government/Agencies/ Entity or is there any possibility in a particular work it can be said that a contractee is of this kind?

4. In respect of HVDS to Agriculture Section, the State Government reimburses the money for agriculture service (i.e.. reimbursement to TSSPDCL (Electricity Consumption)-In this situation, whether the supply by the applicant would amount to a supply to Govt/Govt. Agency/Entity?

5. Whether TSSPDCL falls under the definition of Government Authority/ Government Entity as defined in Notification No. 31/13-10-2017 Central Tax (Rate) and other connected Notifications?

6. What is the applicable rate of tax on the works executed to TSSPDCL mentioned in above?

(b) What would be the norms to decide a contractee is Government/ Government Agency/Entity?

Description of the contracts being done to Telangana Power Distribution Corporations (DISCOMS)

(i) HVDS- High Voltage Distribution Systems in Suryapet

(ii) Capacitor Bank Works in Nalgonda etc.

1.The service of transportation of goods carried out by M/s.Shree Sagar Stevedoirs pvt.ltd. from Magdalla Port, Surat to its General Lighterage Area of Magdalla Port (from where the Mother Vessel are anchored) or vice versa, does not fall within the state of Gujarat and does not qualify for exemption as contained at Sr.No.18 of Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.

2. The service of above transportation does not fall within the area as defined in ‘Inland waterways’

What is the classification and GST rate applicable on tobacco leaves procured directly from farmers, which are dried and crushed before selling by the farmers?

Q. 1: Whether availing exemption under Notification No.79/2017-Cus dated 13.10.2017 in respect of additional duty of customs under sub-Section (1), (3) and (5) of Section 3, anti-dumping duty under section 9A, but opting to pay IGST on the import of goods under Advance Authorization, would tantamount to availing the benefits of exemption under Notification No.79/2017-Cus dated 13.10.2017, as contemplated under Rule 96(10) of CGST Rules, 2017?

Q.2 If the answer to the above question is negative, then whether the applicant is allowed to export goods on payment of IGST and claim refund thereof under Rule 96(10) of CGST Rules, 2017?

Whether the applicant is liable to pay GST on recovery of Notice Pay from the employees who are leaving the company without completing the notice period as specified in the Appointment Letter issued as per the contract entered between Employer and the Employee?

Whether GST is applicable on the amount recovered from employee on account of third party canteen services which is obligatory under Section 46 of the Factories Act, provided by company?

Q.“Whether Maize Bran, which is a cattle feed, is chargeable to CGST @ 2.5% under Sr.No.103A of Notification No.01/2017 or chargeable to NIL rate as per Sr.No.102 of Notification No.2/2017?”

Question1: Whether GST is applicable on any of the activities carried on by the applicant?

Question 2: Whether GST registration is required or not?

“Whether supply to be made by the applicant of Wear Plates and Tamping Tools as manufactured specifically as per RDSO Drawing directly to the Railway Authorities as per the Order received from M/s Trio Enterprise, should be fall under HSN 86040000 & classified under Chapter 86 and should be taxed GST @ 5%?”

Question-1: Whether in terms of Section 17 of the CGST Act, 2017 read with GGST Act, 2017, the LNG jetties proposed to be built by the applicant can be said to be covered within expression ‘plant and machinery’ as foundation to equipment, apparatus, machinery to be installed on it?

Question-2:Whether as per Section 16 read with Section 17 of the said Acts, the applicant can accordingly avail ‘input tax credit’ of GST paid on inputs, input services as well as capital goods procured for the purpose of building the LNG jetties?