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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 design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of onboard train collision avoidance system (TCAS)

February 14, 2022 1860 Views 0 comment Print

Kernex TCAS JV is executing a contract for South Central Railways for design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of onboard train collision avoidance system (TCAS). The applicant is desirous of ascertaining the liability to tax under GST law on the execution of this contract on various counts including place of supply. Hence this application.

Past and Present of Income Tax Advance Ruling

February 13, 2022 3426 Views 0 comment Print

Advance Ruling was a concept roughed on in early 1970s recommended by Wanchoo committee introduced through Chapter XIXB Income Tax act via finance act,199 and from sections 245N to section 245V. The concept of advance ruling is a common institution in Europe and western countries, and the primary objectives for AAR was firstly to reduce […]

Yoga, Physical, Mental and Spiritual Practices – Taxability under GST

February 13, 2022 33654 Views 0 comment Print

‘Educating and training physical, mental and spiritual practices of Yoga’ are classifiable under Physical well-being including health club and fitness centre” Services under HSN code 999723 and liable to 18% GST.

CAAR closes application for advance ruling for non-prosecution by applicant

February 13, 2022 531 Views 0 comment Print

(The interest of state requires that there should be an end to litigation) dictate that a conclusion is arrived at in respect of the said transferred application, where the applicant has failed to pursue their application for obtaining an advance ruling. Hence, I order that the said application of M/s Allanasons Pvt. Ltd. be treated as closed on the ground of non-prosecution.

GST: AAR Punjab allows Harsh Agro and others to withdraw application

February 11, 2022 468 Views 0 comment Print

In re Harsh Agro and others (GST AAR Punjab) 1. M/ s Harsh Agro and others, as detailed in the table above and hereinafter referred to as ‘applicants’, had submitted an application for advance ruling in form GST ARA-01 dated 05.06.2018 seeking to know “whether GST is exempt or is applicable on the private Entrepreneurs Godowns […]

GST: AAR Punjab allows Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited to withdraw Application

February 11, 2022 534 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited (GST AAR Punjab) 1. M/s Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited, Guru Harsahai, Punjab, hereinafter referred to as ‘applicant’, had submitted an application for advance ruling in form GST ARA-01 vide his letter dated 06.08.2018 seeking to know “whether the items purchased/to be purchased and used/to be used for producing/generating electricity […]

GST payable on production and sale of seeds

February 11, 2022 35346 Views 2 comments Print

In re Ganga Kaveri Seeds Pvt. ltd. (GST AAR Telangana) 1. Storage of seeds in the storage facility/godown, loading/unloading and packaging by job worker are not exempt under: a. Serial No. 54E of Notification No. 12/2017 as this entry pertains to Services relating to cultivation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, […]

Seed is not a agricultural produce & GST payable on its Storage & Packaging Services

February 11, 2022 12126 Views 1 comment Print

In re M. Narasimha Reddy & Sons (GST AAR Telangana) The applicant is supplying goods which are produce of cultivation of plants. However they are of seed quality and not grain, therefore further they are not meant for food, fibre, fuel or raw material for further processing. In the definition of agricultural produce, the word […]

GST exempt on accommodation service for residential or lodging purpose if per day tariff is below Rs. 1000

February 11, 2022 8382 Views 0 comment Print

In re Healersark Resources Private Limited (GST AAAR Tamilnadu) In the case at hand, the applicant has entered into lease agreements with third party service providers and in one such agreement entered into with AMET University( Academy of Maritime Education and Training) available on record, it is seen that the applicant has entered into the […]

Deltabar Presssure Transmitters- M PMD 55 merit classification under heading 90262000

February 10, 2022 1227 Views 0 comment Print

In re Endress + Hauser (India) Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) The principal function of the measuring instrument is to measure the process parameter of liquid or gases. It is possible the output from these devices may then be used for giving input to an independent process control system or process controller which compares the signal […]

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