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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 5016 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


AAR cannot give ruling on supply supposed to have been completed

April 30, 2022 720 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Applicant is an intermediary if acts as a conduit between a Company & its customers

April 30, 2022 2139 Views 0 comment Print

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.

GST on support services for water transport vessels in Indian Territory

April 29, 2022 14547 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

GST on supply of U-Bolt and Front Spring Bolt made up of Steel

April 27, 2022 1164 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

CAAR allows withdrawal of Application for Advance Ruling

April 26, 2022 2286 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Applicant can withdraw application before pronouncement of advance ruling

April 26, 2022 1494 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

CAAR rejects application as dispute already attained a formal status

April 26, 2022 990 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

CAAR rejects application as question raised was already pending before a Custom officer

April 26, 2022 1398 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

GST on supply of components of Pneumatic Conveying System on High Sea Sales basis

April 25, 2022 870 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Sharp monitors are correctly classifiable under heading 8528

April 24, 2022 2475 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

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