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 Skipper Ltd (GST AAR West Bangal) The Applicant supplies works contract service, the value of which includes inter alia consideration paid for transportation and in-transit insurance. GST is to be paid on the entire value of the works contract, including the supply of materials, transportation, in-transit insurance, erection, commissioning etc. The exemption under […]
The applicant has already been reminded twice. The Application is hereby REJECTED as it has not been filed as per the act and rules of State GST act and/or Central GST act.
In the Indian environment, the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has emerged as an important quasi-judicial system providing important rulings in tax matters. But some people get really confused when they listen about the Authority for Advance Ruling as recently it had been very much talked about and all that because of GST. So, Is […]
In re Oriental Carbon & Chemicals Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) Although, the applicant has submitted that it is supplying the goods in question in domestic market (i.e. within the Country) under the heading 2802 and charging GST @ 18% and intends to continue doing same yet it doesn’t seem logical that the same good for […]
In re Ashiana Housing Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) Q. Whether the amount of statutory charges, i.e. External Development Charges and Infrastructural Development Charges, recovered by the Applicant from buyers and paid further to respective government authorities will form part of value of taxable supplies being made by the Applicant? Ans: The clause (a) of sub-section […]
In re Madhya Pradesh Pashchim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) We find from the application that the Applicant has made a specific mention of Sr. No.3A to notification no. 12/2017, which provides NIL rate of GST for composite supply of goods and services where the value of supply of goods constitute […]
Applicability of provisions of Sr.no.3 and 3A shall depend upon the nature of supply and no carte blanche ruling can be given to the Applicant without mention of specific service.
The Delayed payment surcharge/ Late Payment Surcharge/ Surcharge on outstanding amount (by whatever name called) cannot be treated as separate service and same shall be included in the value of initial supply to which such charges relate, and the portion of Delayed payment surcharge attributable to exempted supply will be exempted and the portion of Delayed payment surcharge attributable to taxable supply is taxable at the rate on which the corresponding supply is taxed.
In re M/s Esprit India Private Limited (GST AAAR Haryana) Taxability of services provided by Esprit India to Its associate concern in Hong Kong EDCFE under GST regime. AAAR upheld AAR order and held that The services provided by Esprit India to its associate concern in Hong Kong EDCFE are taxable supplies Also Read AAR […]
In the first part, the scheme of Advance Ruling will be discussed. In the second part, the impact of this mechanism in terms of its ability to deliver certainty to taxpayers shall be discussed and in the third part, the case of Colombia Sportswear will be used to discuss whether the decisions of Authority of Advance Ruling should be appealable.
