AAR
GST Exemption On Service Of Educating And Training Farmers Related To Agroforestry: Karnataka AAR
The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the services of educating and training farmers with regard to agroforestry through scientific research and knowledge do not attract GST. The two-member bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and T.Kiran Reddy has observed that the applicants, through their mara mitras, not only educate and train farmers with regard to agroforestry through scientific research and knowledge, but are also involved in hand holding the farmers from recording...
Society Supplying Free Textbooks To Students Is Not "State Government": Karnataka AAR
The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Act, 1960 and receiving grants from the Government of Karnataka for the supply of free textbooks to students cannot be considered as "State Government".The two-member bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and T. Kiran Reddy has observed that the rate of tax being charged by the printers on the printing of textbooks supplied to the society is taxable at the rate of 18% GST. The ...
GST Not Payable on Services Provided To Horticulture Dept. for Cleaning Transportation of Garbage: AAR
The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that the GST is not payable on services provided to the horticulture department for cleaning and sweeping of lawns, garden path areas, segregation and transportation of garbage. The two-member bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and T. Kiran Reddy has observed that GST is not payable on the services proposed to be provided to the Horticulture Department for the supply of manpower for garden maintenance on an outsourced basis to the...
Manpower and Labour Supply Services Attract 18% GST: AAR
The Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the manpower supply or labour supply services by the manpower supply agency fall under SAC 98519 and are taxable at the rate of 18%. The tax has to be paid by the manpower supply agency.The two-member bench of B. Raghu Kiran and S.V. Kasi Visweswara Rao has observed that GST will not be attracted for labour engaged on a daily basis or for employees, etc., if the service is rendered in the course of employment. The applicant,...
Supply Of Telecommunication Services To Local Authority Is A Taxable Service: AAR
The Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the supply of telecommunication services to local authorities is a taxable service.The two-member bench of B. Raghu Kiran and S.V. Kasi Visweswara Rao has observed that Vodafone Idea Limited is providing data and voice services to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and to the employees of the municipalities. There is no direct relation between the services provided by Vodafone Idea Limited and the functions...
Product Marketed Under Brand Name "Ber Berry" Is Classifiable Under GST Tariff Heading 2008: AAR
The Madhya Pradesh Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the product marketed under the brand name "Ber Berry" manufactured and supplied is covered and classifiable under the GST Tariff heading 2008.The two-member panel of Virendra Kumar Jain and Manoj Kumar Choubey observed that chapter 8 exclusively covers fresh fruit or fruit cooked by steaming or boiling in water. However, the applicant's procedure exceeds the process covered by chapter 0811. In the applicant's case, the...
Sale Of Internet Advertising Space Except On Commission Is Exigible To 18% GST: AAR
The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of M.P.Ravi Prasad and T.KIran Reddy has ruled that the sale of internet advertising space (except on commission) is exigible to 18% GST.The applicant, Myntra Designs Private Limited, owns an e-commerce portal, www.myntra.com, and is a major Indian fashion e-commerce company. The applicant is engaged in the business of selling fashion and lifestyle products through the said e-commerce portal. The suppliers of fashion and...
Vessel Support Services Provided In Relation To Foreign Vessels Sailing To Other Countries Falls Under "Export of Services": AAR
The Tamil Nadu Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the vessel support services provided in relation to foreign vessels sailing to other countries outside India fall under "export of services" as per Section 2(6) of the IGST Act, as the "place of supply" in such cases is entirely "outside India". The two-member bench of T.G.Venkatesh and K.Latha has observed that if such vessels are calling at a port in India, then the Place of Supply in respect of that vessel is in...
GST Payable On Supply Of Medicines, Consumables Used For Providing Health Care Services To Out-Patients admitted To The Hospital: AAR
The Tamil Nadu Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the supply of medicines and consumables used in the course of providing health care services to outpatients admitted to the hospital for diagnosis, medical treatment, or procedures is not a composite supply. As a result, it is subject to GST. The two-member bench of T.G.Venkatesh and K.Latha has ruled that the supply of medicines and consumables used in the course of providing health care services to in-patients admitted...
No GST Payable On Scanning And Processing Of Results Of Examinations: Andhra Pradesh AAR
The Andhra Pradesh Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that GST is not payable on the scanning and processing of results of examinations.The two-member bench of D. Ramesh and RV Pradhamesh Bhanu has observed that the printing of pre-examination items like question papers, OMR sheets (Optical Mark Reading), and answer booklets for the conducting of an examination by the educational boards be treated as an exempted supply of service. The AAR has ruled that printing post-exam...
Renting Land For Fish/Prawn Farming Attracts 18% GST : AAR
The Andhra Pradesh Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), consisting of D. Ramesh and RV Pradhamesh Bhanu, has ruled that 18% GST is payable on the rental of land for fish or prawn farming as the purpose of use of land was not mentioned in the lease agreement. The applicant had executed an agreement with Grobest Feeds Corporation (India) Private Limited for the purpose of taking a vacant land with a water channel meant for fish/prawn farming. The applicant approached the Authority seeking...
Toll Charges Are Included In The Value Of Outward Supply: Tamil Nadu AAR
The Tamil Nadu Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of T.G.Venkatesh and K.Latha has ruled that the value of toll charges, being incidental expenses incurred while providing outward supply, is liable to be included in the value of outward supply of service. The applicant is in the business of providing support services in relation to the rental of road vehicles, including buses, coaches, cars, and other motor vehicles. The operator is classified as HSN Code 996601, while other...