Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

i. The applicability of Serial No. 3(i) of Notification No. 03/2019-Central Tax (Rate) New Delhi, the 29th March, 2019 (parent Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017 as amended by Notification No. 30/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 31st December, 2018 to the applicant who is one of the sub-contractors to the builder / Developer / Contractor of Affordable housing under PMAY Scheme.

ii. Eligibility of concessional rate of CGST at 0.75%  as per the Notification No. 03/2019-Central Tax (Rate) New Delhi, the 29th March, 2019 amended from time to time

1. The Applicant would like to seek a ruling on whether the provision of specified services would qualify as “support services” under SAC 9985 of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017.

2. The Applicant would also like to seek a ruling on whether such support services would be considered as export of services based on the present facts and circumstances.

What is the appropriate classification and applicable rate of the goods namely U-Bolt, Front Spring Bolts & Spring Pins manufactured and supplied by the Applicant?

1. Whether the Incentive received from Intel inside US LLC under Intel Approved Component Supplier Program (IACSP) can be considered as Trade Discount?

2. If not considered as Trade Discount then whether it is consideration for any supply?

3. If it is considered as supply than whether it will qualify as export of service?

1. How much GST Rate Applicable to Aryan Contractor Private Ltd (Subcontractor), 12% or 18%?

2. Which Tariff Head applicable to Aryan Contractor Private Ltd (Subcontractor)?

Whether the reimbursement amount received by the Applicant from Trainer towards “Stipend and other expenses incurred by the Applicant in accordance with AICTE (NEEM) Regulations to ensure wealth, safety and health of NEEM Trainees” is in the capacity of pure agent and hence not includible in the value of taxable supply made by the Applicant to Trainer for the purpose of payment of Goods and Service Tax (“GST”)?

1. Whether Marketing Services agreed to be provided by the Applicant under Marketing Services Agreement agreed to enter into will constitute supply of ‘ Support Services’ falling under HSN Code 9985 or as ‘Intermediary Services’  classifiable under HSN Code 9961/9962?

2. Whether Marketing Services provided by the applicant is an export of services as defined under Section 2(6) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act 2017? 

Q-1 Whether supply of components of Pneumatic Conveying System by the applicant to its customers on High Sea Sales basis will be treated neither as supply of goods nor as supply of service by virtue of Entry 8 to Schedule III of CGST Act?

Ans-The current application is not covered within the scope of Section 97 of the CGST Act, 2017 as such the same is not covered under the ambit of Authority for Advance Ruling. As the questions raised do not fall within the mandate of Authority for Advance Ruling, the application is therefore disposed of as such.

Whether transfer of an unit by the applicant with all the assets including taking over all the liabilities by the purchaser for a lump sum consideration would amount as supply of goods or supply of services and whether the transaction would be covered under Entry No. 2 of the Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.

1. Whether Consultancy services rendered to ADB, Manilla would qualify as " export of services" in terms of Section 2(6) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("IGST Act")?

2. If the Consultancy Services rendered to ADB, Manilla do not qualify as " export of services", whether ADB would be required to obtain refund of GST charged on invoice issued for consultancy services in terms of Section 55 of the Central Goods and Services Tax , 2017 ("CGST Act") or the services would be exempt as per provisions of the Asian Development Bank Act, 1966 ("ABD Act")?