Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

(a) Whether charging GST @5% of transportation services by Goods Transport Agency (GST) by road under RCM and 18% on coal beneficiation and loading charges (as stated in point no. 9 of Staement of Facts) is in compliance with the provisions of the GST Law?                    
(b) If the answer to Q-1 is negative, then waht should be the applicable GST rate on these services and who is liable to pay tax to the government?

(a) Whether  the activities performed by the Association are covered under the definition of Charitable Activities as defined under clause 2(r) of Notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax(Rate) dated 28-06-2017, thereby covering its activities under SI. No 1 of the same notification, implying Nil Rate of GST on such activities.

(a) Whether  work constitutes composite contract or is it separate contract for each work under taken?

(b) What is the effective rate of tax in the given facts?

(i) Whether amount recovered from the employees towards parental insurance premium payable to the insurance company would be deemed as “Supply of Service” by the applicant to its employees?

(ii) If the first question is answered in affirmative, whether the value of aforesaid supply would be Nil, being provided in the capacity of a Pure Agent? If valuation is not accepted as NIL, what would be the value of such supply?

(iii) If GST is payable on the such amount recovered from the employees, whether the proportionate GST paid by the applicant to insurance company towards parental insurance would be admissible as input tax credit against supply of insurance services for employees’ parents?

Whether the input tax credit is available when the online educational journals and periodicals are supplied to the Educational Institutions other than to pre-school and higher secondary school or equivalent, which is exempt by virtue of Notification No.2/2018 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 25.01.2018?

The applicant has sought advance ruling in respect of the following question:
a) Whether the services provided by the applicant to the foreign client amounts to export of services and hence zero-rated under GST law; and
b) Whether the applicant acts as a ‘Pure Agent’ while receiving amounts from the foreign clients and passing it on to the Local Research Institutions.

Whether the revenue earned through the “operation and maintenance of employee commutation vehicles and transportation services agreement” be classified under heading passenger transport services with SAC 9964 (vi) liable to tax at 5% (CGST + SGST) without input or 12% (CGST + SGST) with input credit or under rental services of transport services with SAC 9966 (i) liable to tax at 5% (CGST + SGST) without input or 12% (CGST+SGST) with input credit or any other rate.

Whether the rate of tax applicable is 5% on commodities such as marine propellers, rudder set, stern tube set, propeller shaft and couplings used only for the purpose of the fishing or floating vessels.

a) What is rate of GST on Live standing trees?

a) Whether the volume discount received on purchases is liable for GST? If yes, under which HSN/SAC?
b) Whether volume discount received on retail (on sales) is liable for GST? If yes, under which HSN /SAC?
c) Whether the Company has to issue taxable invoice to this effect?