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, ...
Whether the product ‘Battery for Mobile Handset’ whether it be separable or non-separable i.e., whether it be detachable or non-detachable, when sold to the mobile handset manufacturers who uses the same to make it form part of the mobile handset will, qualify to be classified under heading-85 having description “Parts for manufacture of Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks?
In GST, firewood is exempted as per HSN Code 4401. There is no differentiation between soft wood and hardwood in GST. It is hereby clarified that rate of tax on rubber wood in the aforesaid transaction is 18% under the HSN 4403.
In re M/s Maheshwari Stone Supplying Co. (AAR Telangana) Limestone slabs which have undergone the processes of cutting and polishing and which have been worked beyond the stage of the normal quarry products of chapter 25 are correctly classifiable under heading 68.02 of the Customs tariff as per the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System. […]
The present application has been filed under section 97 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [hereinafter referred to as the CGST Act and MGST Act] by ACRYMOLD, the applicant, seeking an advance ruling in respect of the following questions
Once the service being provided by the appellant is covered under ‘outdoor catering’ service in terms of the Notifications issued under the CGST Act, 2017 and the GGST Act, 2017, the category under which the license has been issued to the appellant under the Food Safety and Standards Act would not make any difference on the taxability of the service provided by the appellant. For the same reasons, the provisions of Factories Act, 1948 are also not relevant to determine the nature of service provided by the appellant.
It was held that that the services provided by the Applicant to overseas universities are not ‘Export of services’ and therefore, taxable as per the GST laws, on the following basis:
The Applicant states that it provides Overseas Education Advisory whereby it promotes the courses of foreign universities among prospective students and wants a ruling on whether the service provided to the Universities abroad is to be considered export within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Integrated Goods and Services Act
The supply of UPS and Battery is to be considered as Mixed Supply within the meaning of Section 2(74) of the GST Act, as they are supplied under a single contract at a combined single price.
In Re Tathagat Health Care Centre LLP (AAR Karnataka) The applicant is a cardiology specialised hospital running on a premises taken on lease. They are providing cardiology related, life saving, health care services to the patients and the said output services are exempt from GST. They have taken premises of one floor on rental basis […]
KPTCL can not be regarded as State Government and Applicant is not entitled for the benefit of concessional rate of GST @12% in terms of Notification No. 24/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 21.09.2017.
