Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

Whether in the facts and circumstances the contributions to National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) and District Mineral Foundation (DMF) under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR) read with National Mineral Exploration Trust Rules, 2015 (‘NMETR’) and Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015 (‘MMCDMFR’) would qualify as consideration towards supply of mining service by Andhra Pradesh Government and consequently included for purpose of value of supply chargeable to GST under the Reverse Charge Mechanism in the hands of the applicant service recipient?

Whether in the facts and circumstances the contributions to National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) and District Mineral Foundation (DMF) under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR) read with National Mineral Exploration Trust Rules, 2015 (‘NMETR’) and Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015 (‘MMCDMFR’) would qualify as consideration towards supply of mining service by Andhra Pradesh Government and consequently included for purpose of value of supply chargeable to GST under the Reverse Charge Mechanism in the hands of the applicant service recipient?

Whether in the facts and circumstances the contributions to National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) and District Mineral Foundation (DMF) under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR) read with National Mineral Exploration Trust Rules, 2015 (‘NMETR’) and Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015 (‘MMCDMFR’) would qualify as consideration towards supply of mining service by Andhra Pradesh Government and consequently included for purpose of value of supply chargeable to GST under the Reverse Charge Mechanism in the hands of the applicant service recipient?

1. Whether printing of Pre examination items like question papers, OMR sheets (Optical Mark Reading),Answer booklets for conducting of an examination by the educational boards be treated as exempted supply of service in terms of Serial Number 66 of Notification No.12/2017-CGST[Rate] dated 28-06-2017 as amended?
2. Whether printing of Post examination items like marks card, grade card, certificates to educational boards (up to higher secondary) after scanning of OMR Sheets and processing of data in relation to conduct of an examination be treated as exempted supply of service by virtue of in terms of Serial Number 66 of Notification No.12/2017-CGST[Rate] dated 28-06-2017 as amended?
3. Whether scanning and processing of results of examinations be treated as exempted supply of service by virtue of in terms of Serial Number 66 of Notification No.12/2017-CGST[Rate] dated 28-06-2017 as amended?

1)Whether "e-goods”, as commercially known in the market, are "goods" as defined in the GST Acts or are they services as per GST Act?
2) If they are goods, what is the HSN classification and if services, what is the service classification and rate of GST on its sale/ supply within state?
3) Whether they are exempted from GST?
4) If Not exempted, what is the rate of GST on supply?
5) In what circumstances will IGST, under reverse charge, be applicable or whether it is applicable in the situation of procurement from foreign supplier and supply from out of India as discussed above?
6) If the customer is from India and paying the consideration in dollar, whether it will be allowed as exports or if not allowed as exports then whether GST is leviable? What is rate of SGST & CGST or IGST? Under which HSN Code or SAC?
7) If customer pays for the e goods in Indian rupees and goods delivered through CLOUD located outside India whether SGST & CGST or IGST leviable on such transactions?
8) In case where customer / buyer is from out of India and payment is done in dollar, according to us it is export of goods / services and therefore neither SGST & CGST is leviable? Please clarify the same.
9) In case buyer is from India, the goods/ services are stored in CLOUD which are the servers outside India, therefore even though payment is received in rupees, it is again export of services being services are received from distantly installed servers . Hence No CGST and or SGST isleviable?
10) Whether IGST is applicable under section 5( 3 ) & 5( 4) of the IGST Act, according to us it is not because it is not imported into India and the services are stored on CLOUD and therefore it cannot be said to be imports and thus not liable for RCM?
11) If suppose RCM is applicable then its rate? May please be clarified.

QUE 1. Whether the financial assistance to be received by the Applicant is a consideration for supply and the activity is covered under the meaning of supply of services in terms of Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 / Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017?
QUE 2. If the above activity is not considered as 'supply of services' then whether the said activity is to be considered as "exempted supply' or 'non taxable supply and accordingly input tax credit is to be reversed in accordance with Section 17 of CGST Act, 2017 / MGST Act, 2017 read with Rule 42 of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017/ Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017?
QUE 3. If the above activity is considered as supply of service, then whether the same is classifiable under SAC 9997 as other services nowhere else classified under Sr. no 35 of the Notification-11/2017- C.T. (Rate) dated 28th June 2017 / Sr. no 35 of the Notification-11/2017-S.T. (Rate) dated 29th June 2017 / sr. no 35 of the Notification 8/2017- I.T. (Rate) dated 28th June 2017?
QUE 4. Where the said activity if considered as supply of service, then whether the same is covered as "Zero Rated Supply and qualifies as "export of service under the provisions of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and can be exported without payment of IGST?

Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the promotional products/Materials and Marketing Items used by the Applicant in promoting their brand and marketing their products can be considered as "inputs" as defined under Section 2(59) of the CGST Act, 2017 and GST paid on the same can be availed as input tax credit in terms of section 16 of the CGST Act, 2017?'

Whether the applicant has to discharge GST on the total amount being collected by them from Virat Associate LLP, which incldes DMG Royalty, DMF and Owner's Royalty, under forward charge mechanism or on Owner's Royalty only? (The Applicant requested to permit them to withdraw the application filed for advance furling manually vide letter dated 23.11.2020)

QUE 1.  Whether the services provided by the Applicant are covered under Clause 1 & 2 of   Twelfth Schedule of Article 243W?
QUE 2.  Whether the meals provided to Government Ashrams for economically weaker class of students fall within Clause 1 & 2 of Twelfth Schedule of Article 243W?
QUE 3.  Whether the services provided by the applicant fall under the Exemption Notification No. 12/2017 dated 28th June, 2017 (Entry No. 3 of Exemption Notification) as amended from time to time as the services are in the nature of pure labour services.

1.  Whether the services provided by the Applicant are covered under Clause 1 & 2 of Twelfth Schedule of Article 243W?
2.  Whether the services provided by the applicant fall under the Exemption Notification No. 12/2017 dated 28th June, 2017 (Entry No. 3 of Exemption Notification) as amended from time to time as the services are in the nature of pure labour services.
3.  Whether the services provided by the applicant fall within the Government Works Contract Services on which GST rate was amended to 12% in the notification No. 20/2017.