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 Zuberi Engineering Company (GST AAR Rajasthan) The activities of supply, design, installation, commissioning of irrigation project as per tender document floated by Water Resources Department, a unit of Government of Rajasthan shall attract GST @12% (6% CGST and 6% SGST). FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING, RAJASTHAN Note: Under […]
AAR, Haryana held that, temporary structure (i.e., hall or pandal or shamiana or any other place) built up with iron/steel pillars tight up with nuts and bolts specially created for functions would be treated as Immovable property.
In re S.A. Safiullah and Co. (GST AAAR Tamil Nadu) The Appellate Authority ruled that the product of the appellant ‘Nizam Pakku’ classifiable under CTH 0802 8090 is leviable to 2.5% CGST as per Sl.No.28 of Annexure-I of Notification No.01/2017- C.T(rate) dated 28.06.2017 and 2.5% SGST under Sl.No.28 of Annexure -I of Notification No. II(2)/CTR/532(d-4)/2017 […]
In re Macro Media Digital Imaging Private Limited (GST AAAR Tamilnadu) The Appellant made an Application to AAR vide Application NO. 47 dated 18.11.2019 seeking advance ruling on the 1. Whether the transaction of printing of content provided by the customer on PVC banners and supply of such printed trade advertisement is supply of goods? […]
In re Shivani Scientific Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAAR Gujarat) (i) ‘Micro Manipulator System’ supplied by M/s. Shivani Scientific Industries Pvt. Ltd. is classifiable under Chapter Heading 9018 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as ‘Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scientigraphic apparatus, other electromedical […]
In re Raj Quarry Works (GST AAAR Gujarat) (i) The service received by the appellant M/s. Raj Quarry Works from the Government of Gujarat, whereby the appellant is required to pay Royalty to the Government of Gujarat by calculating an amount per Metric Ton of ‘Black Trap’ mined or a fixed amount per year, whichever […]
In re Bharat Dynamics Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Whether the Submarine Fired Decoy System (SFDS) supplied by the applicant is classifiable as ‘parts of submarine’ under Chapter Heading 8906 and, therefore, attract a GST rate of five (5%) by virtue of entry no. 252 of Schedule I in Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated […]
AAR held that Input Tax Credit (ITC) is not available with respect to canteen services provided by the employer to their employees and on business promotion expenses. Further, held that the distribution of food coupons among employees for part consideration will attract tax liability and the coupon value will form part of total taxable value of the service provider i.e., caterer.
Booking/selling plots during development of township amounts to ‘sale of land’; but services of development of land taxable @ 18% The Hon’ble AAR Haryana in M/s. Informage Reality Private Limited [Advance Ruling No. HAR/HAAR/R/2018-19/15 dated October 5, 2018] has held that booking/ selling of plots to be done by the Applicant and the Landowners during […]
In re Spraymet Surface Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) Section 2 (68) of CGST Act, 2017 defines job work as, ‘any treatment or process undertaken by a person on goods belonging to another registered person’. Further Schedule II, in relation to Section 7 of the CGST Act 2017, prescribes the activities or transactions to […]
