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 Roorkee Cold Storage (P) Ltd (GST AAR Uttarakhand) On perusal of legal provisions (supra), we find that loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of agricultural produce is exempted from GST. We also find that Agricultural produce in the notifications has been defined to mean “any produce out of cultivation of plants and rearing […]
We find that as per applicant’s argument their application can be admitted in as much as no case is pending before Hon’ble Court in the name of the applicant on the issue in hand. In this context we find that applicant has been defined under Section 95(c) of the Act which means any person registered or desirous of obtaining registration under this Act.
Another legacy provision that has been included under the GST laws from erstwhile tax regimes is the concept of Advance Rulings. The purpose of advance rulings is to help an applicant who is already a registered taxable person or is liable to be registered to provide clarity and understanding with regards to any supply which […]
The applicant is engaged in the business of sand mining and have been granted mining lease for extraction of sand at Basti District. The said product is classifiable under tariff heading 2505, leviable to GST @5%. During the lease period of five years the applicant has to pay lease rent as per mutually agreed terms and conditions. ‘
Superintendent of Central Tax (GST AAAR Andhra Pradesh) The applicant in this appeal seeks a ruling on whether he can avail credit on goods and services used to provide Works Contract Service to the Principal. As seen from the narration above, there is no bar under Section 17(5)(C) to prevent the applicant from availing ITC […]
In re Manpar Icon Technologies (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Q(i) .Whether the Project Development Service (ie. Detailed Project Report Service) and project management consultancy services (PMCS) provided by the applicant to reciepient under the contract from State Urban Development Authority (SUDA) and project management consultancy services (PMCS) under the contract of Prandhan Mantri Awas Yojna […]
The recent ruling could potentially put individuals into jeopardy with no clear distinction between personal and business purpose outlined by the authorities. This ruling can bother many interest earners like retired person (who will required to take GST Registration as per this Ruling) as it has not distinguished between interest earnings in the individual capacity and in the business capacity.
‘Advance ruling’ means a decision provided by the Authority or the Appellate Authority to an applicant on matters or on questions specified in sub-section (2) of section 97 or subsection (1) of section 100 of the CGST Act, 2017, in relation to the supply of goods or services or both being undertaken or proposed to […]
In re Jain Dairy Products Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) Question-1: Whether the benefit of exemption of GST at 0% is applicable for the invoices raised to the end use users in case of selling of paneer in loose form without sealing of packet / in loose carry bags and bearing details like name of […]
In re Bhaveen Ramesh Shah Proprietor of M/s The Roll Company (GST AAR Gujarat) Question: What is the Classification as per HSN and rate of tax in terms of the Notification No.01/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 as amended by the Notification No.18/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 26.07.2018 in respect of their products, (i) The Zip Roll […]
