Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

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 

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

1. Whether the activity of technical testing and analysis carried out by KBRPL is liable to Goods and Services Tax under the provisions of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with Karnataka Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, the Rules framed thereunder and Notifications issued from time to time.
2. Where the material for testing and analysis is sent from outside India to KBRPL and on which KBRPL carries out testing and analysis and issues certificate based thereon to the person not residing in India, whether it can be said that there is no supply by KBRPL involved in terms of Section 7 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with Karnataka Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, the Rules framed thereunder and Notifications issued from time to time.
3. Where the customer providing the material is not residing in India and sends material from outside India to KBRPL in India, for carrying out testing and analysis and issuance of certificate thereafter, such an activity if held to be supply in terms of Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with Karnataka Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, the Rules framed thereunder and Notifications issued from time to time, and where payments are received in convertible foreign currency, whether Invoice in terms of Section 31 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with Karnataka Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, the Rules framed thereunder and Notifications issued from time to time, can be issued without charging Goods and Services Tax therein.
4. Whether the services of technical testing and analysis provided by KBRPL to customers located outside India can be regarded as export of services as per section 2(6) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax, 2017?

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?

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.

1. Whether the above rates are applicable to constructions comprising entirely of construction of commercial space. If not, what is the rate of tax applicable both with ITC and without ITC?
2. In the instant case can the applicant, the service provider of construction of commercial space utilise the ITC relating to the construction activity on supply of other goods and services?
3. Can input tax paid on inputs relating to construction activity i.e. on construction of buildings / built up space be utilised against the output tax payable on letting out of the same space?
4. Is providing residential accommodation as paying guest to students outside the premises of the University / College / School campus taxable under GST? If yes, what is the rate of tax applicable?

Whether they, being a health care service provider, are exempted from tax or not?

a) Whether input GST credit can be availed by the applicant on the detachable 14mm Engineered Wood with Oak top Wooden Flooring which is movable in nature and capitalized as “furniture and fixture”, and is not capitalized as “immovable property”?
b) Whether input GST credit can be availed by the applicant on the detachable sliding and stacking glass partition which is movable in nature and capitalized as “furniture and fixture”, and is not capitalizes as an immovable property?

Is GST Applicable on man power services provided to Karnataka Rural Road Development Agency?

a) Whether the supply of turn-key Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) Contract for construction of solar power plant wherein both goods and services are supplied can be construed to be a composite supply in terms of Section 2(30) of CGST Act, 2017?
b) Whether the supply of ‘Solar Power Generating System’ is taxable at 5% GST?