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Advance Ruling

To facilitate foreign investment into the country a number of steps have been taken by Government of India in the past. Setting up an Authority for Advance Rulings (Central Excise, Customs & Service Tax) to give binding rulings, in advance, on Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax matters pertaining to an investment venture in India is one such measure. The legal provisions of Advance Rulings were introduced through the Finance Acts of 1998, 1999 and 2003.

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Advance Ruling under Income Tax

Income Tax : Only specified applicants such as non-residents, certain residents, and public sector companies can apply. The ruling clarifies ta...

April 9, 2026 654 Views 0 comment Print

Oxygen Supply with Tanks: GST Classification Depends on What Customer Actually Pays For

Goods and Services Tax : The authority held that oxygen supply through installed infrastructure is a composite supply of goods. The key takeaway is that pr...

April 9, 2026 420 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 120: Advance Ruling Application Form (Section 383(1))

Income Tax : Understand when and how to file an advance ruling application under the Income-tax Act, 2025. The update clarifies eligibility, do...

March 26, 2026 867 Views 0 comment Print

Section 16(4) Time Limit on ITC for Imports: Analysis of Recent AAR Rulings

Goods and Services Tax : Recent AAR rulings have raised questions on whether ITC on imports is subject to Section 16(4). While one ruling applies the time ...

February 14, 2026 2484 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Foreign Patent Filing Fees: Understanding Medtrainai Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : The issue was whether foreign patent filing fees attract GST. The ruling confirms such payments are taxable as import of services ...

January 28, 2026 849 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Advance Ruling Applications withdrawal allowed by October 31, 2024

Income Tax : From October 2024, applicants can withdraw advance ruling requests pending with the Board for Advance Rulings by October 31. Final...

July 26, 2024 1830 Views 0 comment Print

Handbook on Advance Rulings under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This handbook aims to provide general guidance on the scheme of Advance Rulings under the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act). I...

August 21, 2023 5013 Views 1 comment Print

Operationalisation of Board for Advance Rulings

Income Tax : CBDT launches Boards for Advance Rulings in Delhi & Mumbai, providing tax clarity to investors and entities. Learn more about this...

August 20, 2023 2031 Views 0 comment Print

Functionality to search and view Advance Ruling Orders under GST

Goods and Services Tax : New functionality to search for GST Advance Ruling Orders issued by Authority / Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling on GST Por...

August 10, 2022 2793 Views 0 comment Print

GST Authorities of Advance/Appellate Rulings-Status Upto April 2019 

Goods and Services Tax : Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) constituted under the provisions of a SGST/ UTGST Act, in terms of the provisions of Section 96...

May 29, 2019 1119 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kerala AAR Rejects GST Advance Ruling Plea Due to Hypothetical Queries

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that advance ruling applications cannot be based on hypothetical scenarios or academic questions. The Authorit...

May 16, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala AAR Grants GST Exemption on Inpatient Ayurvedic Services

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that medicines, consumables, room rent, and ancillary services provided during inpatient treatment form part o...

May 16, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Used Gunny Bags at 5% Because Reusable Bags Not Treated as Scrap: Kerala AAR

Goods and Services Tax : Kerala AAR held that used gunny bags sold after cattle feed manufacturing are reusable packing bags under HSN 6305 and not scrap. ...

May 16, 2026 399 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Member-Facilitator Transactions: Kerala AAR Rejects Plea Due to Prior Adjudication

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR rejected an advance ruling application after noting that the issue of GST applicability on member transactions had ...

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

No GST Under RCM on Honorarium Paid to Temple Board Members as They Are Not Directors: Kerala AAR

Goods and Services Tax : The Authority ruled that the President and Members of the statutory temple board are not “directors” under GST notifications. ...

May 16, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Maharashtra VAT Act 2002: Advance Ruling Authority Notification

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the constitution & members of the Advance Ruling Authority under Maharashtra VAT Act 2002. Detailed analysis on its implic...

June 27, 2024 969 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra GST Authority Appoints New Member

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Authority makes changes in its lineup, appointing Shri. Ajaykumar Vaman Bonde as a member of Ad...

October 16, 2023 1407 Views 0 comment Print

e-advance rulings (Amendment) Scheme, 2023

Income Tax : CBDT notifies e-advance rulings (Amendment) Scheme, 2023 which amend e-advance rulings Scheme, 2022. Amendments are related to Boa...

June 12, 2023 1497 Views 0 comment Print

UTGST: Change in constitution of Authority for Advance Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, has issued Notification No. 02/2023 – Union Territory Tax on May 25, 2023. T...

May 25, 2023 810 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT set-up office for operationalising Boards for Advance Rulings

Income Tax : F No. 189/3/2022-ITA-I Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) North Block, ...

February 6, 2023 3081 Views 0 comment Print


GST on treatment or processing services undertaken on hides, skins & leather

November 30, 2022 1815 Views 0 comment Print

In re Zuha Leather Private Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Whether the activity of tanning, with chemical consumption, carried out by the applicant is coming within the purview of job work chargeable to tax under the item i(e) of the Heading 9988 Manufacturing Services on Physical Inputs (Goods) owned by others and if not what would […]

Bus body building on chassis supplied by customers amounts to supply of service

November 30, 2022 2427 Views 0 comment Print

The activity of bus body building undertaken on the chassis supplied by the customers to the Applicant amounts to supply of service as per Schedule II clause 3 of CGST Act 2017. The service rendered is classified under SAC 998881 and the applicable rate will be 18% (CGST @ 9 % and SGST @ 9 %).

AAR cannot give ruling in relation to completed supply provided by applicant

November 29, 2022 1107 Views 0 comment Print

In re KBL SPML JV (GST AAR Karnataka) In the instant case the questions, on which the applicant seeks advance ruling, are not in relation to the supply of goods or services or both being undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the said applicant, but in relation to a completed supply, provided by them. […]

Classification of Satin & Taffeta Rolls with sizes between 19mm to 40mm

November 29, 2022 1884 Views 0 comment Print

In re Mean Light Co (GST AAR Karnataka) In the instant case, the impugned products, as per the applicant, are woven fabrics having width less than 30 cm; Taffeta rolls made up of polyester yarn with acrylic coating to protect from raveling or fraying and also to have better printing quality; Satin rolls made up […]

ITC of ST paid on manpower supply services used for providing canteen facility not eligible

November 29, 2022 10971 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Input Tax Credit (ITC) of the GST charged by the Service Provider would be eligible for availment to the Applicant? Applicant not eligible to avail Input Tax Credit of ST paid on manpower supply services used for providing canteen facility.

Clarification on import of goods in setting up of Solar Power Plant under PIR, 1986

November 28, 2022 1608 Views 0 comment Print

In re Green Infra Clean Wind Power Limited (CAAR Delhi) M/s. Green Infra Clean Wind Power Limited, 5th Floor, Tower-C, Building No. 8, DLF Cyber city, Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, a company having PAN AAJCG7352B (applicant, in short), has filed an application dated 26.09.2022 seeking advance ruling under section 28-H of the Customs Act, 1962 before the […]

GST and ITC on Canteen Services and recoveries from employees

November 28, 2022 61014 Views 0 comment Print

Tube Investment of India Limited (GST AAR Uttarakhand) a. Whether the nominal amount of recoveries made by the Applicant from the employees who are provided food in the factory canteen would be considered as a ‘Supply’ by the applicant under the precisions of Section 7 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017? Yes, it […]

Services to Educational Boards – Sub contractor not eligible to claim exemption

November 25, 2022 1824 Views 0 comment Print

In re Magnetic Infotech Pvt Ltd. (GST AAAR Telangana) Exemption not available to sub-contractor on services provided to educational institutions on behalf of main contractor The AAAR, Telangana in the matter of M/s Magnetic Infotech Private Limited [Order-in-Appeal No. AAAR/13/2022 dated November 22, 2022] has ruled that the sub-contractor is not entitled to claim Goods […]

Data Centre Switch Router models lassifiable under sub-heading 85176290

November 25, 2022 1578 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR rule that Data Centre Switch Router models specified in para 2 are classifiable under sub-heading 85176290 of first schedule to Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and are eligible to avail benefit under Sr. No. 13N of Notification No. 24/2005-Customs

Data Center Switch models capable to be used as carrier ethernet switches classifiable under sub-heading 85176290

November 25, 2022 2847 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ingram Micro India Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) M/s Ingram Micro India Private Limited filed an application on 17.08.2022 seeking advance rulings on the classification of 18 different series of data centre switch models and applicability of Sr. No. 20 of Notification No. 50/2017-Customs, dated 30.06.2017 on these devices. 2. The applicant is a […]

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