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 : Learn who can apply for an advance ruling, applicable fees, withdrawal rules, and its binding effect under the Income-tax Act. The...
Income Tax : The article explains who can apply for Advance Rulings, the transactions covered, applicable forms, fees, procedures, and appeal r...
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...
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 : Odisha AAR held CAMPA deposits for forest clearance are consideration for Government services, not exempt from GST, and taxable un...
Goods and Services Tax : Odisha AAR held that questions relating to refund of accumulated ITC under Section 54(3) are not maintainable under the advance ru...
Custom Duty : CAAR classified complete prosthetic joints as artificial joints and held the imported implants ineligible for exemption under Noti...
Custom Duty : CAAR held ITC (HS) code matching is not mandatory for DFIA imports if goods match DFIA description and satisfy Notification 25/202...
Custom Duty : CAAR ruled that matching ITC (HS) codes is unnecessary if imported goods match the DFIA description and comply with quantity and v...
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 Vishv Enterprise (GST AAR Gujarat) Whether services of providing Para-medical Administrative, Technical and other Staff on Outsource basis to Seth L.G. General Municipal Hospital are exempted or not? As no evidence has been provided by applicant to establish that Seth L.G. General Hospital falls under definition of ‘Central Government’ or ‘State Government’ or […]
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court adjudicated a 44-year old case pertaining to Finance Year 1975-76, in the case of National Co-Operative Development Corporation (a government corporation set up under the National Development Corporation Act). While concluding, the Court remarked on the present system of tax litigations that the Supreme Court is left ‘to give the final knock-outpunch, being the fifth round of adjudicatory process on this issue itself!’
In re Himachal Pradesh Horticulture (GST AAR Himachal Pradesh) Section 97(1) of CGST Act, 2017 provides that an applicant desirous of obtaining an advance ruling may make an application in such form and manner and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed, stating the question on which the advance ruling is sought. Similar provision […]
In re NMDC Ltd (GST AAAR Karnataka) An appeal can be filed before the Appellate Authority only against an advance ruling pronounced in terms of Section 98(4). In this case, the ruling pronounced in terms of Section 98(4) is the advance ruling order No KAR ADRG 69/2019 dated 21-09-2019. An appeal is maintainable only against […]
In re Ushabala Chits Private Limited (GST AAAR Andhra Pradesh) For the record, it may be noted that under Section 15(2)(d), the said interest or late fee or penalty for delayed payment of any consideration is for any supply. It is not necessary that it flows out of a ‘taxable supply’. Further the word “consideration” […]
In re ID Fresh Food (India) Pvt. Ltd (GST AAAR Karnataka) We find that Section 100 of the CGST Act provides for an appeal to be filed by any party who is aggrieved by the advance ruling given by the lower Authority. In this case, the Department is not aggrieved by the ruling given by […]
All about Advance Ruling under GST i.e. Section 95 to Section 106 of the CGST Act, 2017 Article explains Basic understanding of Advance Ruling, The broad objectives for setting up a mechanism of Advance Ruling, Applicability of Advance Ruling, Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) & Appellate Authority for Advance Ruing (AAAR), Questions for Advance Ruling […]
In re Markk Business Private Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) The activity of printing of Answer Booklets/ Answer copies and supplying it to Educational Institutions to be used in examinations by using its own raw material consisting of paper, printing ink etc. is Supply of Goods falling under Heading/Tariff item 4820 of entry no. 123 of […]
In re Om Prakash Sharma (GST AAR Uttarakhand) On perusal of aforesaid legal provisions, we find that a works contract is essentially a contract of service which may also involve supply of goods in the execution of the contract. It is basically a composite supply of both services and goods, with the service element being dominant […]
In re INI Design Studio Pvt. ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) Question-1: Whether Design and Comprehensive Consultancy Services from concept to completion for State-of-Art High rise office building provided to Surat Municipal Corporation covered under Entry No.3 of Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax(Rate) dated 28.06.2017? Answer: Answered in the negative for the reasons discussed hereinabove. Question-2: Whether Consultancy […]
