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.
Income Tax : Only specified applicants such as non-residents, certain residents, and public sector companies can apply. The ruling clarifies ta...
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...
Income Tax : Understand when and how to file an advance ruling application under the Income-tax Act, 2025. The update clarifies eligibility, do...
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 ...
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 ...
Income Tax : From October 2024, applicants can withdraw advance ruling requests pending with the Board for Advance Rulings by October 31. Final...
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...
Income Tax : CBDT launches Boards for Advance Rulings in Delhi & Mumbai, providing tax clarity to investors and entities. Learn more about this...
Goods and Services Tax : New functionality to search for GST Advance Ruling Orders issued by Authority / Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling on GST Por...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that advance ruling applications cannot be based on hypothetical scenarios or academic questions. The Authorit...
Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that medicines, consumables, room rent, and ancillary services provided during inpatient treatment form part o...
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. ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR rejected an advance ruling application after noting that the issue of GST applicability on member transactions had ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Authority ruled that the President and Members of the statutory temple board are not “directors” under GST notifications. ...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore the constitution & members of the Advance Ruling Authority under Maharashtra VAT Act 2002. Detailed analysis on its implic...
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...
Income Tax : CBDT notifies e-advance rulings (Amendment) Scheme, 2023 which amend e-advance rulings Scheme, 2022. Amendments are related to Boa...
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...
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, ...
In re Mitsubishi Electric India Private Limited (CAAR Delhi) The legal position regarding classification of goods in CKD/ SKD conditions are fairly settled. As per rule 2(a) of the GRI, “any reference in a heading to an article shall be taken to include a reference to that article incomplete or unfinished, provided that, as presented, […]
GST on construction of houses and infrastructure activities to Karnataka Slum Development Board under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana , construction of buildings to Belagavi Smart City Limited under Smart City projects and construction of Police Station under the Karnataka Housing Board, Bangalore.
In re Adarsh Plant Protect Ltd (GST AAAR Gujarat) What is the HSN and applicable tax on ‘Agricultural manually hand operated Seed dressing, Coating and Treating drum’? The main issue to be decided here is the classification of the product viz. “Agricultural manually hand operated Seed dressing, Coating and Treating drum” and to decide applicable […]
Flavoured milk sold under trade name of Power Sip is not classifiable under Tariff Heading 0402/0404 but classifiable under CTH 2202 99 30.
In re Zigma Global Environ Solutions Private Ltd (GST AAR Kerala) Question 1: Classification of the services i.e., ‘Bio-mining and scientific closure of legacy wastes at the dumpsite in Kureepuzha, Kollam’ to be provided by the Applicant to the Superintending Engineer, Kollam Municipal Corporation. Ruling: The above services are classifiable under SAC 9994 as per […]
In re M.N. Solar Co. (GST AAR Haryana) AAR held that that the combination of solar panel, inverter, solar battery and charge controller may qualify as “Solar Power Generating System. If said items are supply in the assemble form, it will covered under ‘Solar Power Generating System’ and will be treated as composite supply. Accordingly […]
In re D M Net Technologies (Isha Chirag Patel) (GST AAAR Gujarat) Whether the services provided by the applicant in affiliation to/partnered with Gujarat University and providing education for degree courses to students under specific curriculum as approved by the Gujarat University, for which degrees are awarded by the Gujarat University are exempt from GST […]
In re Shiv Flour Mill (GST AAAR West Bengal) Whether the supply of service provided by the applicant to Food & Supplies Department, Govt. of West Bengal by way of milling of food grains into flour for distribution of such flour under Public Distribution System is eligible for exemption under entry No. 3A of Notification […]
GAAR held that flavoured milk is not classifiable under Tariff Heading 0402/0404 but classifiable under CTH 2202 99 30.
In re Anamika Agrawal (GST AAR West Bengal) What would be the rate of tax on supply of services for printing on duplex board belonging to the recipient including cutting, punching and lamination of the duplex board, so printed? Supply of services for printing on duplex board belonging to the recipient including cutting, punching and […]
