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, ...
The appellant stated that they are manufacturing and selling the mixture of flour of grains/cereals, pulses mixed with spices and condiments, that their products are mainly used for preparing Indian Dishes like Idly Mixes, Dosai Mixes, Tiffen Mixes (Adai Mavoo, Millet Adai Mix, Uzhunthakali Mavoo, Ready Idiyappam, Bajji Mix), Health Mixes and Porridge Mixes.
In re Navbharat Imports (GST AAAR Tamilnadu) The appellants stated that they are regular importers and traders of toys from various countries, that they sell these goods in India, in retail as well as through E-Commerce platforms. They added that they also intend to manufacture these toys in India in future, that the toys proposed […]
In re Chandrakala Associates (CAAR Mumbai) The subject goods for which advance ruling has been sought, their characteristics, manufacturing process, utility etc. are already mentioned in the aforementioned paras. The subject goods are clear float glass, with an absorbent layer, which is fluorescent under UV illumination. The subject goods are not wired, not tinted and not […]
In re Audio Distribution House Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) The projector under consideration has got certain additional ports such as HDMI, audio, composite, etc. Further, the product is compatible with an aspect ratio of 16:9, though the aspect ratio of 4:3 is native. These facts make it capable of being a video projector and consequently […]
In re Alvest Millennium Aviation Leasing IFSC Pvt Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) According to the HSN Explanatory Notes, the heading 8803 covers parts of the goods falling in heading 88.01 or 88.02, provided the parts fulfil both the following conditions: – i. They must be identifiable as being suitable for use solely or principally with the […]
The goods described in the application as parts of electronic toy car, in semi-assembled form as presented before me merit classification under heading 9503 of First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act.
In re Utsav Corporation (GST AAAR Rajasthan) It was held that controller will attract GST at appropriate rate applicable to items of Chapter Heading 8504. 2. Iron structure designed for use of solar panel is classifiable under Chapter Heading 7308 and neither be classified as solar power based devices nor called as solar power generators […]
Applicability of GST on employee recovery has always been under debate. Under service tax regime, companies were paying service tax on recovery from employees and same practice has been continuing under GST regime also. Very recently i.e. on 16th December 2021, the Maharashtra bench of Advance Ruling Authority (AAR) in the case of M/s Integrated […]
Since the amount received in the form of credit note is actually a discount and not a supply by the applicant to the supplier, no GST is leviable on receiver on cash discount/incentive/schemes offered by the supplier to applicant through credit note against supply without adjustment of GST.
In re Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1: – Whether the GST would be payable on recoveries made from the employees towards providing canteen facility at subsidized rates in the factory and office? Answer: – Answered in the negative. Question 2: – Whether the GST would be payable on the recoveries made from the employees towards […]
