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, ...
Kerala AAR rules Icing Sugar HSN 17019990, applying 12% GST (6% CGST + 6% SGST). Clarification resolves ambiguity for food product manufacturers.
Kerala AAR clarifies GST for Amala Cancer Hospital Society: Inpatient supplies are exempt if naturally bundled. Outpatient medicines are taxable if separately billed.
Kerala AAR clarifies GST for Jubilee Mission Hospital: Inpatient supplies are exempt if naturally bundled; outpatient medicines are taxable if separately invoiced.
Kerala AAR rules State Government Insurance Department services to employees are GST-exempt. Registration status unclear without full list of department’s supplies.
Gujarat AAR rules Protego Services not eligible for GST exemption on student transport and catering as payments were collected directly from students, not the school.
Gujarat AAR classifies peeled and chopped garlic under HSN 07032000, confirming no GST liability for Purnam Cuisines Pvt Ltd.
Gujarat AAR rules Shoft Shipyard is not liable for GST on interest and arbitration costs received from a pre-GST contract, as the original supply and related invoice predate the GST regime.
Gujarat AAR rules Bharat Petroleum’s LNG re-gasification service for GAIL as job work, taxable at 12% GST under Notification 11/2017-CT(Rate).
GST classification of tapioca flour re-examined by AAAR Tamil Nadu. Advance ruling remanded to AAR for fresh consideration, citing need for clearer manufacturing evidence and adherence to natural justice.
The case of In re Kanika Exim (GST AAR Gujarat) addresses the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate applicable to job work services involving the cutting of metallic film rolls. Kanika Exim, a firm engaged in this specific job work, receives metallic film rolls from clients, cuts them to specified dimensions, winds them onto bobbins, and returns them. These processed rolls are subsequently used in the production of zari/metallic yarn, which is then utilized in manufacturing sarees.
