Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

Whether the work for "Operating Citizen Facilitation Centre (CFC) at various Locations of MCGM on per transaction/ receipt basis" involving the aforesaid Scope of Work would be exempt from GST vide Sr. No.3 & 3A of amended Notification No. 12/2017 - Central (Rate) as on 31st Dec, 2018. 

Whether the activities conducted by The Children of the World (India) Trust are the "Charitable Activities” exempted under the Notification No.12/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 as amended and consequently, the receipt of the Adoption Fees paid under Regulation 46 of the Adoption Regulations, 2017 by the Prospective Adoptive Parents to the Trust is exempted from the levy of Goods and Services Tax 

The amount collected by Rotary club is towards convenience of members and pooled together for paying meeting expenses, communication expenses, RI per capita dues, subscription fees to the Rotarian or Rotary regional magazine, district per capita assessment and the same is deposited in single bank account.  As there is no furtherance of business in this activity and neither any services are rendered nor are any goods being traded, whether the above transaction can be considered as supply of goods or services to its Members under GST?

Whether recovery of 50% of Parental Health Insurance Premium from employees amounts to "supply of service" under Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017? 

1. Whether the contract entered into with DMRC for supply, erection, installation, commissioning and testing of UPS system qualifies as a supply of works contract under Section 2(119) of the CGST Act?                                          

2. If yes, whether such supply made to DMRC would be taxable at the rate of 12% in terms of Sr. no. 3(v) of Notification No. 11/2017 - C.T. (Rate), as amended w.e.f. 25.1.2018?

Whether receipt of prize money from horse race conducting entities, in the event horse owned by the applicant wins the race, would amount to 'supply under section 7of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 or not and consequently, liable to GST or not? 

1. Admissibility of ITC of Tax paid or deemed to have been paid;
2. Whether applicant is liable to be registered

a) Whether the applicant is liable to pay tax on renting of temporary residential rooms for consideration to the devotees and renting of space for shops and stalls for the purpose of religious programmers where the predominant object is not to do business but for advancement of religion?
b) Whether the applicant is liable to pay tax on renting of temporary residential rooms as per the following categories, to the devotees to stay for the purpose of religious programmers where charges per room is less than one thousand per day, if answer to the question 1 is yes?
(i) Category-I: 2 BHK 430 sq.ft., including facilities such as water, electricity, cot, bed, pillow, bedspread, one AC, and having two rooms, hall, kitchen, rest-room + toilet, with cooking facility and no cleaning services.
(ii) Category-II: 1 BHK 300 sq.ft., including facilities such as water, electricity, cot, bed, pillow, bedspread, one AC and having one room, hall, kitchen, rest-room + toilet, with cooking facility and no cleaning services.
(iii) Category-III: Single room, 100 sq.ft., including facilities such as water, electricity, cot, bed, pillow, bedspread, common rest rooms and toilets and no cleaning and cooking facility services.
(iv) Category-IV: Single room, 150 sq.ft., including facilities such as water, electricity, cot, bed, pillow, bedspread, one AC and having rest room and toilet. No cleaning and cooking facilities.
(v) Category-V: Dormitory consisting 12 beds, including facilities such as water, electricity, two AC, bed, pillow, bedspread, common rest rooms and toilets. Charges per bed ranging from Rs.250-00 per day.

c) Whether applicant is liable to pay tax on renting of space for stalls, where the predominant object is not to do business but for advancement of religion, if answer to the question 1 is yes?
d) Whether the applicant is liable to pay tax on supply of food and beverages at subsidized rates to the devotees, where the predominant object is not to do business but for advancement of religion?
e) Whether the applicant is liable to pay tax on providing space for registered person without consideration for supply of food and beverages to the devotees, where consideration is received by registered person directly from devotees?
f) Whether applicant is liable to pay tax for acting intermediary for booking hotel rooms to the pilgrims from outside?

a) Determination of liability to pay tax on the co-ordination services provided by the company to its affiliates outside India?
b) Determination of liability to pay tax on “Pass through “expenses charged by the Company to its affiliates located outside India?

Whether taxes paid on procurement of goods and/or services for installation of the following, hereinafter referred to as “Installations”, are regarded as blocked credits under Section 17(5) of the CGST Act, 2017?
(a)Chillers,(b) Air Handling Unit (AHU),(c)Lift, Escalators and Travellator, (d) Water Treatment Plant (WTP), (e) Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), (f) High Speed Diesel Yard (HSD), (g) Mechanical Car Park (MLCP), (h) Indoor / Outdoor Surveillance System (CCTV), (i) D.G.Sets, (j) Transformers, (k)Electrical wiring and fixtures (l) Public Health Engineering (PHE), Fire-fighting and water management pump system.