Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

In case the applicant has purchased used/second hand gold jewellery or ornaments from persons who are not registered under GST and that at the time of sale of such goods there is no change in the form/nature of such goods and ITC will also not be availed on such purchase, if so the case, whether GST is to be paid only on the difference between the selling price and purchase price as stipulated under Rule 32(5) of CGST Rules, 2017?

(a) Whether the works contract service of construction of IIT Bhubaneswar Campus allotted to the applicant company under the sub contract basis, covered under clause (ix) of Sr. No. 3 (classification code 9954) of the table in the Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28 June 2017 read with clause (vi) of Sr. No. 3 (classification code 9954) of the table in the Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28 June 2017. And for the matter, the applicable rate of tax is 12% (including State GST Rate).

(b) or otherwise if the works contract service is not covered under clause (ix) of the entry 3 of the aforesaid notification, in the facts and circumstances of the appellant company, then what will be applicable clause under entry No. 3 and what will be the rate of GST.

(c) If the ruling of Question 1 is affirmative, from which date, the 12% rate of tax will be applicable i.e. from date when said notification became effective or the date of order of Advance ruling.

(d) Where the ruling of Question 3 provides the effective date as the date of notification, whether the applicant is required to revise the invoices already issued to NBCC (India) limited and required to make amendments in GST returns already filed.

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NHAI has awarded a contract for construction of road to the applicant vide letter dt 01.05.2017 for agreed price of Rs. 65,90,98,099/- which included VAT Tax as tender was awarded before the appointed date.  However, during the course of completion of service, i.e. construction of road as per contract, there happens escalation in value.  Such escalation in value is added to the contract value as per the terms of the tender notice which read as under: 19.10.04:- The contract price shall be adjusted for increase or decrease in rates and price of labour, cement, steel, plant, machinery and spares, bitumen, fuel and lubricants and other material inputs in accordance with the principles, procedures and formulae specified therein.  Question based on these facts is as to whether such escalated value shall be added to the taxable value u/s 15 of the act or otherwise?

Whether Goods and Service Tax will be applicable on the consideration and the rate of GST.

A. Whether the services provided by the Applicant are classified under Sl No. 24(ii) of heading 9986 of the Rate Notification as ‘Support services to exploration, mining or drilling of petroleum crude or natural gas or both’ under SAC 998621 and attracts GST @ 12% in terms of Sl. No. 24(ii) of Rate Notification?
B. Alternatively, whether the services provided by the Applicant are classified under Sl No. 21(ia) of heading 9983 of the Rate Notification as ‘Other professional, technical and business services relating to exploration, mining or drilling of petroleum crude or natural gas or both’ and attracts GST @ 12% in terms of Sl. No. 21(ia) of Rate Notification?
C. Further, if the subject services are not classifiable under the aforesaid entry, what would be the appropriate classification for the same and at what rate GST would be imposable?

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Whether the project management consultancy services provided by the applicant to  Vedanta Limited (Division: Cairn Oil & Gas) would be liable to GST at the rate of 12% from January 2018 under Sr. No. 21(ia), under Service Accounting Code (“SAC”) 9983  stating “Other professional, technical and business services”, of Notification No. 11/2017- C.T. (Rate) dated 28.06.2017, as inserted vide Notification No. 20/2019-C.T.(Rate), dated 30.09.2019 since the said amendment is clarification to the amendment  made vide Notification No. 1/2018 – C.T.(Rate) dated 25 January 2018 reducing  GST rate for service of exploration, mining or drilling of petroleum crude or natural gas or  both to 12%

(a) Whether the works contract service of construction of IIT Bhubaneswar Campus allotted to the applicant company under the sub contract basis, covered under clause (ix) of Sr. No. 3 (classification code 9954) of the table in the Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28 June 2017 read with clause (vi) of Sr. No. 3 (classification code 9954) of the table in the Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28 June 2017. And for the matter, the applicable rate of tax is 12% (including State GST Rate).

(b) or otherwise if the works contract service is not covered under clause (ix) of the entry 3 of the aforesaid notification, in the facts and circumstances of the appellant company, then what will be applicable clause under entry No. 3 and what will be the rate of GST.

(c) If the ruling of Question 1 is affirmative, from which date, the 12% rate of tax will be applicable i.e. from date when said notification became effective or the date of order of Advance ruling.

(d) Where the ruling of Question 3 provides the effective date as the date of notification, whether the applicant is required to revise the invoices already issued to NBCC (India) limited and required to make amendments in GST returns already filed.

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II) Rate of Tax if the same is taxable

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