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Advance Ruling

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.

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Advance Ruling under Income Tax

Income Tax : Only specified applicants such as non-residents, certain residents, and public sector companies can apply. The ruling clarifies ta...

April 9, 2026 651 Views 0 comment Print

Oxygen Supply with Tanks: GST Classification Depends on What Customer Actually Pays For

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...

April 9, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 120: Advance Ruling Application Form (Section 383(1))

Income Tax : Understand when and how to file an advance ruling application under the Income-tax Act, 2025. The update clarifies eligibility, do...

March 26, 2026 858 Views 0 comment Print

Section 16(4) Time Limit on ITC for Imports: Analysis of Recent AAR Rulings

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 ...

February 14, 2026 2463 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Foreign Patent Filing Fees: Understanding Medtrainai Ruling

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 ...

January 28, 2026 846 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Advance Ruling Applications withdrawal allowed by October 31, 2024

Income Tax : From October 2024, applicants can withdraw advance ruling requests pending with the Board for Advance Rulings by October 31. Final...

July 26, 2024 1830 Views 0 comment Print

Handbook on Advance Rulings under Income Tax Act, 1961

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...

August 21, 2023 5010 Views 1 comment Print

Operationalisation of Board for Advance Rulings

Income Tax : CBDT launches Boards for Advance Rulings in Delhi & Mumbai, providing tax clarity to investors and entities. Learn more about this...

August 20, 2023 2031 Views 0 comment Print

Functionality to search and view Advance Ruling Orders under GST

Goods and Services Tax : New functionality to search for GST Advance Ruling Orders issued by Authority / Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling on GST Por...

August 10, 2022 2793 Views 0 comment Print

GST Authorities of Advance/Appellate Rulings-Status Upto April 2019 

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...

May 29, 2019 1119 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kerala AAR Rejects GST Advance Ruling Plea Due to Hypothetical Queries

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that advance ruling applications cannot be based on hypothetical scenarios or academic questions. The Authorit...

May 16, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala AAR Grants GST Exemption on Inpatient Ayurvedic Services

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that medicines, consumables, room rent, and ancillary services provided during inpatient treatment form part o...

May 16, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Used Gunny Bags at 5% Because Reusable Bags Not Treated as Scrap: Kerala AAR

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. ...

May 16, 2026 399 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Member-Facilitator Transactions: Kerala AAR Rejects Plea Due to Prior Adjudication

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR rejected an advance ruling application after noting that the issue of GST applicability on member transactions had ...

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

No GST Under RCM on Honorarium Paid to Temple Board Members as They Are Not Directors: Kerala AAR

Goods and Services Tax : The Authority ruled that the President and Members of the statutory temple board are not “directors” under GST notifications. ...

May 16, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Maharashtra VAT Act 2002: Advance Ruling Authority Notification

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the constitution & members of the Advance Ruling Authority under Maharashtra VAT Act 2002. Detailed analysis on its implic...

June 27, 2024 969 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra GST Authority Appoints New Member

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...

October 16, 2023 1407 Views 0 comment Print

e-advance rulings (Amendment) Scheme, 2023

Income Tax : CBDT notifies e-advance rulings (Amendment) Scheme, 2023 which amend e-advance rulings Scheme, 2022. Amendments are related to Boa...

June 12, 2023 1497 Views 0 comment Print

UTGST: Change in constitution of Authority for Advance Ruling

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...

May 25, 2023 810 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT set-up office for operationalising Boards for Advance Rulings

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, ...

February 6, 2023 3081 Views 0 comment Print


Fabrication / mounting of bus bodies on chassis supplied by client is composite supply of Goods

April 26, 2018 4536 Views 0 comment Print

The activity of fabrication and fitting and mounting of bus bodies on the chassis supplied by the other party is a composite supply with supply of goods, i.e., bus-bodies, being principal supply (HSN code 8707) and it cannot be treated as Job Work.

GST on Services to foreign universities related to enrollment of students from India

April 26, 2018 11946 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the classification dispute resolved by the GST AAAR West Bengal regarding the services provided by an educational promotion company under the GST Act.

Krishi Kalyan Cess not admissible as Input Tax Credit in GST Regime: AAR

April 20, 2018 4047 Views 0 comment Print

Whether accumulated credit by way of Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) as appeared in the Service tax return of Input Service Distributor (ISD) ON June 30, 2017 which is carried forward in the electronic credit ledger maintained by the company under CGST Act 2017, will be considered as admissible input tax-credit?

No GST on Marg Sudharan Shulk & 18% GST on Abhivahan Shulk: AAR

April 20, 2018 1536 Views 0 comment Print

Whether GST is leviable on the Marg Sudharan Shulk and Abhivahan Shulk charged by Forest Division Dehradun from the non-government, private and commercial vehicles engaged in mining work in lieu of use of forest road?

Advance Ruling under GST in Simplified Language

April 20, 2018 3132 Views 0 comment Print

Advance Ruling means the decisions or order passed by the Appellate Authority or the Authority on the questions raised by the applicant in relation to supply of goods / services undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by such applicant. Applicant who filed the application for advance ruling may be the registered person or desirous to get GST registration.

Marine Consultancy Service provided to foreign ship owners do not constitutes composite supply with principal supply of consultancy service

April 18, 2018 6387 Views 0 comment Print

A. 1 Whether Marine Consultancy Service provided to foreign ship owners constitutes composite supply with the principal supply of consultancy service? A. 2 Whether the place of supply of MCS (as a composite supply) will be determined in terms of Section 13(2)(a) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax, 2017, i.e. the ‘location of recipient of service’?

5% GST payable on Royalty to Govt for right to use minerals

April 12, 2018 27579 Views 0 comment Print

In re Pioneer Partners (GST AAR Haryana) The services for the right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation, as per Sr. No. 257 of the annexure appended to notification no. 11/2017-CT (Rate), dated 28.06.2017 is included in group 99733 under heading 9973. The royalty/dead rent paid/payable to the Government by the applicant is […]

No GST on Packed Meat not qualifying as product put up in ‘Unit Container’

April 11, 2018 7242 Views 0 comment Print

Meat of Sheep or goat or poultry, frozen and packed in LDPE/HDPE bags having varied weight and quantity printed/labelled on such pickings, whether could be held to be packed in unit containers?

AAR cannot decide on Questions of Zero rated supply / GST Refund

April 11, 2018 2013 Views 0 comment Print

In re Esprit India Private Limited (GST AAR Haryana) i. Taxability of services provided by Esprit India to its associate concern in Hong Kong EDCFE under GST regime. The services provided by Esprit India to its associate concern in Hong Kong EDCFE are taxable supplies, as discussed in para 6 above ii. Whether the services […]

Forfeited Issuance fee of Reward points is fee for supply of Services: AAR

April 11, 2018 3801 Views 0 comment Print

In case the customer does not or is not able to redeem the rewards points, within their validity period of 36 months from the date of issue, the reward points are forfeited by the applicant. Whether this amount of issuance fee retained/forfeited by LSRPL, would amount to consideration for actionable claims and subject to GST.

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