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  • GST rate rationalisation gets tricky for NDA 3.0

    The NDA 3.0 government faces an uphill task in simplifying GST rates, a move that analysts warn would increase the cost of living for the poor.

  • Hostel accommodation to attract 12% GST: AAR

    The Bengaluru bench of the Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) said hostels are not akin to residential dwelling units and hence are not exempt from Goods and Services Tax (GST).

  • 18% GST applicable on battery charging for electric vehicles, says Karnataka AAR

    The question before the AAR was whether charging of battery is a supply of goods or a supply of services.

  • Employee services from branch office to head office, and vice versa to attract 18% GST: AAR

    Profisolutions Pvt Ltd, which has its registered office in Karnataka and a branch office in Chennai in Tamil Nadu, had approach the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) seeking a ruling on whether the services provided to head office will attract GST.

  • Grants, non-philanthropic donations received by charitable trusts to attract 18% GST: AAR

    Jayshankar Gramin Va Adivasi Vikas Sanstha Sangamner, a Charitable trust registered under Maharashtra Public Charitable Trust Act 1950, had approached the Maharashtra bench of the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), seeking clarity on whether it is liable to pay GST on the amounts received in the form of donations/grants from various entities, including the central and state governments.

  • Leasing services provided by Indian Railways for land development attracts 18% GST

    Rajasthan Authority for Advance Ruling rejects contention that the money deposited is not a lease premium but a security deposit. Makes it clear that lease premium deposited by the applicant is a consideration towards leasing services supplied by RLDA

  • Coaching centres for entrance exams liable to 18% GST: AAR

    An application was filed before the Maharashtra bench of the AAR to seek advance ruling on whether the services related to providing the coaching for entrance examination will come under the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

  • Hotel, restaurant services provided to SEZ units taxable under GST: AAR

    In an application filed before the Karnataka bench of the AAR, the applicant had sought to clarify whether hotel accommodation and restaurant services provided by them, within the premises of the hotel, to the employees and guests of SEZ units be treated as supply of goods and services.

  • Satyam‘s Settlement Payments To Aberdeen Not Income

    Satyam‘s Settlement Payments To Aberdeen Not Income

  • Serco deal: Relief for Mauritius-based investors

    In 2011, Blackstone Mauritius sold 66.29 percent and Barclays Mauritius sold 12.75 percent of equity in SKR BPO to Serco. SKR-owned 100 percent of BPO service provider Intellenet and 20 percent of another BPO Sparsh.

  • Shah panel's recommendation on MAT positive for mkt: Sinha

    "The Shah report in fact has come out. I believe they have said the Minimum Alternate Tax (for the period before April 1, 2015) issue should be resolved quickly, which I think will be positive for the market...," he told reporters at the launch of 'Innofest' at the Indian Institute of Science here.

  • Hands tied in MAT row, investors must approach court: Govt

    Queried over the ongoing MAT row, state minister of finance Jayant Sinha reiterated the government‘s resolve to do away with the contentious minimum alternate tax (MAT) levied on FIIs but added that the government cannot do anything about past cases because the case has reached the judicial branch.

  • FIIs should go to courts against tax demand: Revenue Secy

    Revenue Secy said that FIIs should look at courts to appeal against the tax rather than seek retrospective waiver.

  • Bombay HC sets aside AAR order on Tech Mahindra

    The Bombay High Court set aside an order by the Authority for Advanced Ruling (AAR) that raised questions whether Sebi guidelines were floudted by Tech Mahindra in order to go public.

  • AAR + MAT = Confusion!

    2 judgments, one question, several answers and one brand new problem. Forget capital gains, MAT is the new problem for Mauritius based investors! Payaswini Upadhyay summarises the AAR decisions in the Castleton & Smithkline cases.

  • AAR ruling on Quippo Telecom may boost Vodafone's fortunes

    Vodafone has run into a spot of luck. A recent Authority for the Advance Ruling (AAR) ruling on Quippo Telecom may just provide a boost to Vodafone’s tax fortunes, reports CNBC-TV18’s Ashwin Mohan.

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