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 Aryan Contractor Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) The questions for obtaining an Advance Ruling can be asked by a supplier of goods or services or both, only in relation to the supply being undertaken or proposed to be undertaken and not in relation to any supply of goods or services or both which […]
AAR held that assessee providing marketing services to a foreign company and acting as a conduit between a foreign company and its Indian customers to be considered as intermediary.
In re Translog Direct Private Limited (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) In the case at hand, the applicant is extending the ‘support services for water transport’ which includes services facilitating berthing of the vessel, liaising with jurisdictional authorities and attend to the requirement of the vessel when the vessel is in Indian territory and the service […]
In re Ultra Tech Suspension Private Limited (GST AAR Uttarakhand) What is the appropriate classification and applicable rate of the goods namely U-Bolt, Front Spring Bolts & Spring Pins manufactured and supplied by the Applicant? (i) The goods U-Bolt and Front Spring Bolt made up of Steel, manufactured and supplied by the applicant fall under […]
In re Gecko Motors Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) CAAR Gone through the request for withdrawal of the application for advance ruling dated 20.04.2022. It is pertinent to mention here that upon amendment to the Section 28 H (4) of the Customs Act 1962 by the Finance Act 2022, the stated Sub-Section reads as: An applicant […]
In re Syrotech Networks Private Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) CAAR gone through the request for withdrawal of the application for advance ruling dated 20.04.2022. It is pertinent to mention here that upon amendment to the Section 28 H (4) of the Customs Act 1962 by the Finance Act 2022, the stated Sub-Section reads as: ‘An applicant […]
In re Gee Pee Mica Enterprises (CAAR Delhi) CAAR finds that the question raised for advance ruling is already pending before an officer of Customs and the dispute between the applicant and the department has already attained a formal status. In this regard, proviso to section 28 I (2) lays down that the Authority shall […]
In re Aggarwal Laminates Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) Having gone through the application For advance ruling and having heard the authorized representative of the applicant during the personal hearing, CAAR find that the question raised for advance ruling is already pending before an officer of Customs and the dispute between the applicant and the department […]
In re Coperion Ideal Private Limited (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Q-1 Whether supply of components of Pneumatic Conveying System by the applicant to its customers on High Sea Sales basis will be treated neither as supply of goods nor as supply of service by virtue of Entry 8 to Schedule III of CGST Act? Ans-The […]
In re Sharp Business Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) M/s Sharp Business Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd., First Floor, Plot No. 51, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-3, Near Modi Mill, New Delhi-110020, a private limited company having IEC number 0500002941 and PAN AAECS2980A (M/s Sharp, in short), has filed an application dated 17.07.2019 seeking advance ruling […]