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 activity of manufacturing of Cattle Feed / Poultry Feed by the applicant on job work basis is not ‘Support services to agriculture, forestry, fishing, animal husbandry’. The activity of manufacturing of Cattle Feed / Poultry Feed by the applicant on job work basis falls under heading 9988 and attracts GST @ 5% (CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5%).
We also find that CIDCO has awarded the construction contract of the project of “Development of Infrastructure facility for Passenger Water Transport Terminal at Nerul, Navi Mumbai to ‘Ajwani-Kargwal Joint Venture’, and not to the applicant. Thus the applicant is not a person competent to apply for ruling as provided under Section 95 of the GST Act.
In re by M/s. Emrald Heights International School (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) a. Will the consideration received by the school from the participant school(s) for participation of their students and staff in the conference would be exempted under entry No. 66 or entry No. 1 or entry No. 80 or any other entry of the […]
The cost of construction/ erection of Bays/ Sub-Stations, Overhead lines and Underground Cables and other charges including Pro-rata charges, supervision charges, proportionate line charges, registration fees and operation and maintenance charges, recovered by GETCO from the consumers, do not form part of the value of supply of service of “Transmission of Electricity” under Section 15 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017.
In re Siemens Ltd (GST AAR West Bangal) Whether mobilization advance for works contract is supply on the date on which it stands credited on the supplier’s account? After the GST comes into force, the works contract is no longer divisible into a contract for the supply of goods and a service contract. It is […]
In re TP Roy Chowdhury & Company Pvt Ltd. (GST AAR West Bangal) Whether service of loading and unloading of yellow peas at the port is exempted supply? The Applicant renders the service of loading, unloading etc. after the cargo of yellow peas, imported from a foreign land, reaches the port of entry. The produce […]
In re Novel Engineering & Technical Works Private Limited (GST AAR West Bangal) Whether evacuation and disposal of ash from ash pond of a thermal power station is an exempted supply? Scrutiny of the work as described in para 2.2 reveals that the work involves earthwork, excavation, sloping and earthmoving services involving making of embankments […]
In re Macro Media Digital Imaging Pvt Ltd. (GST AAR West Bangal) The Applicant prints billboards, building wraps, fleet graphics, window graphics, trade show graphics, office branding, in-store branding, banners, signage graphics etc., commonly known as trade advertising material, classified under heading 4911 of the Tariff Act. The recipient provides on a digital media the […]
In re Dabur India Ltd (GST AAAR Uttar Pradesh) In view of the foregoing discussions and findings we hereby uphold the Ruling in Order No. 25 dated 20-02-2019 of the Authority for advance ruling that ‘Odomos‘ is well covered under chapter 38 of Customs Tariff Act (CTA) and is classified under HSN 38089191. FULL TEXT […]
In re M/s. Nuetech Solar Systems Private Ltd. (GST AAAR Karnataka) On a plain reading of the provisions of Section 100 of the said Act, it is apparent that the same mandates that an appeal should be filed within 30 days from the date of communication of the advance ruling order that is sought to […]
