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 Gujarat Advance Ruling Authority Ruling in the case of M/s Sterlite Technologies opens the floor to a whole new debate on an issue which seemed to have been well settled. The Issue of taxability of supply of goods from a place outside India to another place outside India without such goods entering into India.” […]
Under the GST framework of India, no GST is charged on the sale of land or building GST as it is subject to stamp duty. Still, questions arose whether in case of the sale of a developed plot of land that comes with amenities including underground cables, roads, and water pipelines. Recently, the Gujarat Authorities for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held […]
AAR held that Bank can avail ITC on fifty percent of GST paid on DICGC premium, as it is statutorily required for the bank to obtain insurance of deposit, which has only been accepted by it in the course of its business or furtherance of business. Claim is allowable under Section 17(4) of CGST Act, 2017.
In re Hazari Bagh Builders Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Rajasthan) The Applicant Company is registered in the State of Rajasthan and having GSTIN in State of Rajasthan. The Applicant company has entered into a long term Lease Agreement of 99 years with RLDA for undertaking residential & commercial development along with development of financial infrastructure […]
In an Application filed before AAR under GST, Gujarat by Shree Dipesh Anilkumar Naik Applicant is the owner of the land, who develops the land with an infrastructure such as Drainage line, Water line, Electricity line, Land levelling etc. as per the requirement of the approved Plan Passing Authority. Scope of Work 1. Forming land […]
Big Controversy between Real Estate Industrialist and Authority of Advance Ruling to bring in the unconstitutional levy of GST on sale of developed plots Introduction: 1. The transaction in the nature of sale of land has been kept out of purview of GST, as these transaction are neither considered as supply of goods nor supply […]
In re North Shore Technologies Private Limited (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Question 1- Whether the subsidized shared transport facility provided to employees in terms of employment contract through third party vendors, would be construed as “Supply of service” by the company to its employees? Ans: Answered in negative. Question 2- If the answer to above […]
In re Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (GST AAAR Uttar Pradesh) Now coming to the value of taxable supply in case of advance payment, we observe that explanation given in the sub Section 2 of Section 13 of the CGST Act, 2017 provides that-: “Explanation- For the purpose of clause (a) and (b)- (i) […]
Authority of Advance Ruling has correctly ruled that the value of the supply, on the advance payment received by the applicant, will be the amount of advance received by the applicant towards that particular work/supply.
In re M/s. Vishwanath Projects Limited (GST AAR Telangana) Whether EPC contract in respect of power distribution and transmission company fall under the category of “Government Entity” As per GST Notification number 1/2018 – Central Tax (Rate), if so the rate of GST applicable Advance Ruling issued (a) Services Rendered to M/s OPTCL falls under […]
