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 Loyalty Solutions and Research Pvt. Ltd. (LSRPLI) (GST AAAR Haryana) The value of points forfeited of the applicant on which money had been paid by the issue of points on account of failure of the end customers to redeem the payback points within their validity period would amount to consideration received in […]
In re NHPC Limited (GST AAR Uttarakhand) Q1. Whether NHPC Limited required to pay GST under reverse charge of Notification No. 13/2017 while making payment to PWD, Uttrakhand for construction of road? A1. No GST is applicable on the activity of the applicant since the same falls under exempted services in terms of Notification No. […]
In re Kundan Misthan Bhandar (GST AAR Uttarakhand) (a) whether supply of pure food items such as sweetmeats, namkeens, cold drink and other edible items from a sweetshop which also runs a restaurant is a transaction of supply of goods or a supply of service? The supply shall be treated as supply of service and […]
(a) Whether supply of comprehensive annual maintenance service which may also involve incidental supply of spare parts/goods should be classified as a composite supply or mixed supply? (b) In case the said contract is considered as composite supply, what is the principal supply between goods or services?
In re M/s. Saraswathi Metal Works (GST AAR Kerala) i) The tax rate of Marine propellers, Rudder set, Stern tube set, Propellers shaft, MS shaft for couplings used as part of fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products are taxable @5% GST. ii) All parts of fishing / floating […]
In Re M/s. Prodair Air Products India (P) Ltd (GST AAR Kerala) i. The activity undertaken by the applicant of processing natural gas and other inputs received from BPCL free of cost basis and manufacturing industrial gases from them shall fall under the scope of ‘job work’ under GST. ii. The activity of the applicant […]
The industrial gases are produced out of the major materials or inputs supplied by the applicant. The job worker uses some minor, ancillary goods to complete the process. The application of minor items by the job worker would not detract it being a job work. Therefore the processing undertaken by M/s. Prodair Air Products on the goods belong to the applicant, another registered person qualifies as job work even if it amounts to manufacture.
In re M/s. KIMS Health Care Management Ltd (GST AAR Kerala) The supply of medicines, consumables and implants used in the course of providing health care services for diagnosis or treatment is exempted under the category ‘Health Care Services’. (GST AAR Kerala) The supply of medicines, consumables and implants used in the course of providing […]
In re M/s. The Cochin Plantations Ltd (GST AAR Kerala) As per Notification No.12/2017-CT (Rate) Government has exempted intra-state supply of services covered under Heading 9986. As per this notification services relating to cultivation of plants or agricultural produce by way of ‘vacant land with or without a structure incidental to its use’ is exempted […]
The composite supply of works contract as defined at Section 2 of CGST Act ‘2017 and MPGST Act, 2017 is treated as supply of service in terms of serial no.6, Schedule II of CGST Act ‘2017 and MPGST Act, 2017.
