Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

i. Whether sale of developed plots by applicant to various customers after development is taxable under the GST Acts or not.

ii. Whether development of plots’ service provided to the land owners is taxable under GST and if so under which Notification and under which entry?

iii. Whether transfer of development rights by the land owner in consideration of land development services received is taxable or not under the provisions of the GST Acts? If taxable, whether the applicant is liable to pay GST under RCM basis on the development rights received from the land owners or whether the land owner is only liable to pay GST on such transfer of development rights. What is the applicable. Notification ?

iv. If transfer of development rights and development of plot service are liable for GST, how to arrive at the value of supply of such services for payment of GST. How much value of land has to be deducted for levying tax?

v. If Transfer of development rights are liable for GST, can developer claim ITC of the same while discharging the liability to pay tax on development services provided, if such rights are received from the registered land owners?

vi. If tax is payable on TDRs on RCM basis and on development service, what is the time of payment and what is the applicable Notification?

1. Whether the applicant's obligation to issue gold coins and white goods to the dealers / customers upon they achieving the stipulated lifting of the material / purchase target during the scheme period would be regarded as "goods disposed of by way of gift" and Input Tax Credit ("ITC") on the same would be restricted as provided under the Section 17(5)(h) of the CGST Act, 2017?

2. Whether the applicant's obligation to issue gold coins and white goods to the dealers/ customers upon they achieving the stipulated lifting of the material / purchase target during the scheme period would be regarded as a "permanent transfer or disposal of business assets where ITC has been availed on such assets" and would be treated as a supply even if made without consideration and be subjected to GST under Sl. No. 1 of the Schedule-I to the CGST Act, 2017?

3. Whether the applicant's obligation to issue gold coins and white goods to the dealers/ customers upon they achieving the stipulated lifting of the material / purchase target during the scheme period would be regarded as a supply under Section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017?

1. What is the time of supply of the work executed from September 2010 to June 2017?

2. How to issue tax invoice in this scenario.

1. In the present case the common area electricity charges are collected from the members on actual basis. The rate of contribution from each of the members in decided on the basis of the actual flat area of each of the members. There is no additional loading of any nature on the actual charges, Since Electricity is an exempted supply, are common area electricity charges exempt from GST?

2. NCCUOMACS, at times collects advance maintenance charges from its members. The advance is collected only with the intention of minimizing the manual effort of collecting contributions every month. Is the GST amount collected in advance to be deposited with the government at the time of collection or is the amount to be deposited in the respective months?

3. Few of the existing towers have a system of Hi tension Residential electricity supply wherein there is only a single meter from the electricity department for the whole tower. The individual consumption of each of the flats is measured by means of a sub-meter Amounts are collected from each of the members, and the total consumption cost is deposited with the Electricity department. The electricity charges collected from members is totally paid to the electricity department NCCUUMACS acts as a facilitator only, and there is no margin to NCCUOMACS: Since Electricity is an exempted supply, are these. electricity charges being collected and totally paid to the electricity department exempt from GST?

4. The threshold limit for collection of GST in case of collections from member of Resident Welfare Association is Rs7500/-. As per the terms of Notification 12/17- CT dated 28.06.2017, exemption was granted for a contribution made up to INR 5,000 per month per member. A limit of INR 5,000 was amended up to INR 7,500 vide Notification No.2/18 dated 25.01.2018, the association would be liable to collect GST in cases where in the contribution from members exceeds Rs 7500/- per month. Should the RWA collect GST on the total contribution in cases where the monthly contribution exceeds Rs7500/-or should GST be charged only on the contribution in excess of RS 7500/- per month, in line with the recent judicial pronouncements?

1. Whether CGEWHO is covered under the definition of the term “Government Entity” as per Notification No.11/2017 & 31/2017?

2. IF CGEWHO falls under the definition of Government Entity, then kindly also clarify whether the tax rate of 12% (CGST@6% + SGST@6%) is applicable to the contract entered into by the applicant with CGEWHO, in pursuance of Notification No.11/2017 – Central tax rate F.No.354/117/2017 – TRU dated 28th June, 2017 and amended Notification No.24/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 21st September’ 2017 read with Notification No.31/2017 – Central Tax (Rate)) dated 13th October 2017?

1. Whether activity of printing of Question Paper, OMR Sheets, Answer Sheets, Marks Sheets, Certificate and other documents related/required by the Board as well as Universities on behalf educational Institutions can be classified as activities of supply  of goods or supply of services?

2. if it is supply of service referring to sr. 27 of the notification 11/2017 CTR dated 28-06-2017 as amended by notification 31/2017 dated 13-10-2017 then benefit of serial no 66 of the notification no-02/2017 dated 25-01-2018 or

3. If it is supply of goods , then the above stated Question Paper, OMR Sheets, Answer sheets, certificate should be treated as exempted goods at serial no 119 of exempted list nil, rate of tax under chapter heading/subheading of 49011010 of printed matters. Or

4. It should be covered by schedule I at serial no. 201 liable to tax at 2.5 CGST under Broachers, leaflets and similar printed matter whether or not is single sheets.

5. Whether the activity of printing of the following terms of stationery on behalf of Educational Board and Universities constitute a supply of services,

Question paper, admit cards, answer booklet, ssl-C pass certificate the overlapping of valuable data and lamination, fail marks Card, Certificate , ID card and other format  used for during the examination, Envelops for packing answer booklets.

6. If yes, whether services provided to educational Institutions by way of printing of stationery and other services incidental to the conduct of examination the such institutions would be covered serial no 66 (heading 9992) of Notification no 12/2017 Central tax (Rate) as amended and subject to nil rate of tax.

Whether the supply of services made by applicants under Fifth contact is composite supply with principal supply of goods under the third contract.

1. Under the GST, Whether the activity relating to sale of leasehold land and also to obtain permission for such sale would be taxable ?

1. Is supply of Printing of Pre-examination items like printing services viz; OMR sheets, Answer sheets, marks card etc to an educational institution is exempt from GST?

2. Is Printing of Post-examination items like marks card, grade card, certificates to the educational boards of up to higher secondary is exempt from GST?

3. Is Scanning and processing of results of examinations exempt from GST?

4. Whether the Applicant is entitled to avail the exemption on above services as per entry no.66 of the Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax (Rates), Dt.28-06-2017?TSAAR Order No. 16/2023 &  Date. 22.09.2023

a.   Determination of correct Classification of Licensing services for the Right to Broadcast and Show Original Films, Sound Recordings, Radio and Television Programmes etc., under SAC 997332.