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 M/s. Chennai Port Trust (GST AAR Tamilnadu) The amounts received on or after 01.07.2017 towards interest, late fee penalty relating to the services of lease/rent, due to delayed payment of consideration for those services rendered by the applicant before 01.07.2017, are liable to GST. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, […]
In re M/s. National Institute of Bank Management (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1:-Whether consideration paid as subscription or contribution towards recurring or capital expenses or reimbursement or by whatever name called to National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM); a society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 by its members (being Banks) for its recurring and […]
In re M/s Tata Marcopolo Motors Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) i. The supply of ready built body and the activity of mere mounting the body on chassis supplied by the owner amounts to supply of goods and merits classification under HSN 8707, attracting 28% of GST. ii. The activity of step by step building of […]
What is rate of tax for ‘Non- perfumed Deepam Oil’ which is prepared by mixing Gingely Oil, Palmoline Oil, Rice Bran Oil or any one oil without perfurme or chemical and used for lighting lamp for God (not for cooking) with HSN Code?
In re Champa Nandi (M/s Industrial Handling) (GST AAR West Bangal) Art 366(20) of the Constitution excludes from the ambit of ‘railway’ only (a) a tramway wholly within a municipal area and (b) any line of communication wholly situates in one State and declared by Parliament by law not to be a railway. The Parliament […]
In re Ashis Ghosh (GST AAR West Bengal) In terms of the description of the work, contained in the work orders, the Applicant is required to fill in the foundation or plinth by silver sand in layers and consolidating the same by saturation with water ramming. The work also involves earth work for filling in […]
In this case stock broking service is the principal supply and all other ancillary supplies shall take colors from the principal supply itself and it shall be classified as principal supplies i.e. Stock Broking Services.
GST paid on the [inward supply] of motor vehicles for supplying rent-a-cab service is not admissible for credit in terms of section [17(5)(a)] of the GST Act.
In re M/s Sarj Educational Centre (GST AAAR West Bangal) Whether service to the students for lodging along with food is a composite supply within the meaning of section 2(30) of the GST Act The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (hereinafter referred to as the WBAAR’) has passed an advance ruling by an order […]
In re M/s. Specsmakers Opticians Private limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) The value in respect of supply of goods i.e. Lenses, Frames, Sun Glasses, Contact Lenses as well as Reading Glasses, Complete spectacles by the applicant to distinct persons being branches outside the state of Tamil Nadu shall be the open market value of such supplies […]
