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, ...
We find that except write up provided by the applicant in respect of ‘the subject goods’, no other base is there to classify these goods. We further find that the write up provided by the applicant is incomplete and have no potential to prove ‘the subject goods’ as essential parts of Railway or locomotives or otherwise.
In re S.B. Reshellers Pvt.Ltd. (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1:- The activity of reshelling of old sugar mill rollers whether is treatable as a job work service under SAC 9988 or is treatable as a repair/maintenance service under SAC 9987? Answer: – The activity of reshelling of old sugar mill rollers is treatable as a repair/maintenance service […]
The ARA, Rajasthan has pronounced judgment on 8.9.2021, in the case of RSWM Limited, Bhilwara (2021) 36 J.K.Jain’s GST & VR 316, that; ‘The applicant can’t claim ITC of GST charged by the Medical/Health Insurance Company in respect of insurance done for employees’ 1. Background. ─ Per Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 15th April 2020 issued […]
In re M. F. Associates (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Que-1 Whether providing the service of repairs and maintenance of vehicles used for sewage and waste collection, treatment and disposal and other environmental protection services provided to Local Authorities would be covered by Sl. Nov. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax(Rate) dated June 28, 2017, […]
In re Rasi Nutri Foods (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Concessional GST rates not applicable to activity of manufacture and supply of fortified rice kernels till Sep 30, 2021 In Rasi Nutri Foods [Order No. 39 AAR/2021 dated October 21, 2021] Authority for Advance Ruling, Karnataka (KAAR) held that Notification No.39/2017 CT(R) dated 18.10.2017 (Concessional Rate Notification) […]
In re Tamilnadu Polymer Industries Park Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) From the above, it is evident that an applicant can seek an Advance Ruling only in relation to supply of goods or services or both undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by them. Further, as per Section 103(1) of the GST Act, the ruling is […]
In re Healersark Resources Private Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) In view of the difference in the opinions of the Members as above, the case is referred to the Appellate Authority for hearing and decision on this issue in terms of Section 98(5) of the CGST/TNGST Act 2017, which provides that where the members of the […]
Gypsum Board in question is made-up of Gypsum, glass fibre and additives, cannot be called as Glass-Fibre Reinforced Gypsum Board (GRG) and as such cannot be classified under entry No. 92 of Sch. II of notfn No.1/2017-CT(R) dated 28.6.2017, which provides specific rates for GRG board under chapter 44 or and chapter.
West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (‘AAR’) in the case of M/s Masterly Kolkata Facility Maintenance Private Limited has ruled that although separate invoices have been issued for ‘Gas Charges’ for consumption of gas, supply of gas through pipeline is found to be naturally bundled with facility & property management services and are supplied in […]
West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (‘AAR’) in the case of M/s Exservicemen Resettlement Society has ruled that Sub-sections (2) and (3) of Section 15 CGST Act leave no room to deduct any amount like management fee, employer contribution to PF/ ESI etc from the value of supply and thus GST is payable on total […]
