Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

1.    Whether interest charged for delay in delivery of goods is taxable under Section 9 of CGST Act, 2017 or HGST Act, 2017 or exempt under Section 11 of CGST Act, 2017 or HGST Act, 2017?
2.    What is the HSN Code of the service mentioned in Para (a) supra?

On applicability of GST notification no. 02/2018 compensation cess (Rate) date 26-07-2018 on sale of coal reject by a power plant of chattisgarh state power generation company limited

1. Whether the amo0unt recoveed by the applicant from other government department for doing research work and study, which help them make policies or understand its impact, chargeable to GST ?

2.Whether Services provided by the appllicant to other government department are covered under the entry no 8 of Exemption Notification No. 12/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28th June 2017?

i) What tax should be charged on ex-factory inter-State supplies made by them?

Applicant sought for rulings with regard to the applicability of provisions of Not. No. 46/2017-CT(R), dated 14.11.2017 (Item No. 1), to the following activities:

(i) Ice cream and ice cream allied products, milk shakes served in the parlour with or without adding ingredients like fruits or topping sauces according to the customer taste or requirements. (ii) Ice cream and ice cream allied products sold in the parlour as such i.e. cups, cones, bars, sticks, novelties, ½ litre packs, party pack and bulk packs etc.

(iii) Party orders: sale of bulk ice creams to caterers as takeaway.

(iv) Party orders: Serving of ice creams with incidents like fruits or topping as per the guest requirements or taste.

(v) Ice cream products of cups, cones bars, sticks, novelties etc. Sold to pushcart vendors, who in turn sell to their customers.

1.   Whether coal rejects to be disposed of by way of sale at very nominal price by the power plants of the applicant attracts levy of compensation cess @ Rs. 400/- per MT?
2.   Whether coal rejects to be supplied by the power plants of the applicant is covered under HSN 2701 for levy of compensation cess @ Rs. 400/- per MT?
3.   Whether coal rejects to be disposed of by way of sale at very nominal price the power plants of the applicant is covered for exemption from compensation cess vide Notification No. 01/2017-Compensation cess (Rate) dated 28.6.2017 vide S. No. 41A?
4.    Whether coal rejects to be disposed of by way of sale at very nominal price the power plants of the applicant is covered under any other exemption notification for exemption from levy of compensation cess?

1. Classification of Royalty Payment, and the rate of GST applicable on extraction of iron.            

2. Taxability and Classification for payment made towards National Mineral Exploration Trust(NMET) Fund, District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Fund, Goa Mineral Ore Permanent Fund Trust (GMOPET) and if held in affirmative, rate at which GST is Payable  in relation to extraction of iron

1. Whether there is any purchase/sale involved in the process of auction of agricultural produce (cotton) conducted by the Rasipuram Agricultural Producers              Co-operative Marketing Society?
2. Whether our Society is liable to pay tax under Reverse Charge Mechanism in the capacity of being an auctioneer?
3. Whether service tax payable on receipt of Commission, Godown rent, Interest, in respect of service provided to agricultural produce?
4. Whether or not the merchants (Registered person) who directly purchase cotton from the agriculturist through auction conducted by the society is liable to pay tax on the basis of Reverse Charge Mechanism?

1.Whether there is any purchase/sale involved in the process of auction of agricultural produce (cotton) conducted by the Tiruchengode Agricultural Producers  Co-operative Marketing Society?
2. Whether our Society is liable to pay tax under Reverse Charge Mechanism in the capacity of being an auctioneer?
3. Whether service tax payable on receipt of Commission, Godown rent, Interest, in respect of service provided to agricultural produce?
4. Whether or not the merchants (Registered person) who directly purchase cotton from the agriculturist through auction conducted by the society is liable to pay tax on the basis of Reverse Charge Mechanism?

1. Whether the assessee/dealer which publishes law journals in print and sells the same content that is in books in an electronic form in DVD’s/CD’s with a software to search and read it in computers and hand held devices come under the category of ‘E-book’, so that it can avail the benefit of notification dated 26.07.2018 in respect of E-book? 
2.  Whether the liability on the sale of DVD/pen drive which contains printed version of law citations can be adjusted against the available ITC?
3. Whether the liability on sale of e-book of printed version of law citation can be adjusted against the available ITC?
4. Whether the balance of ITC after adjustment accrued on the purchase of paper and other material can be reversed while filing GSTR 9?