Adding rat checks.
diff --git a/api/build.gradle b/api/build.gradle
index 1ed9d2b..5b9924a 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle
+++ b/api/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
@@ -10,6 +27,7 @@
 
 plugins {
     id "com.github.hierynomus.license" version "0.13.1"
+    id("org.nosphere.apache.rat") version "0.3.1"
 }
 
 apply from: '../shared.gradle'
diff --git a/api/settings.gradle b/api/settings.gradle
index 7c8e3dc..491f745 100644
--- a/api/settings.gradle
+++ b/api/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 rootProject.name = 'api'
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diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b82a3b2..848847a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 group 'org.apache.fineract.cn'
 
 task publishApiToMavenLocal {
@@ -34,3 +51,10 @@
     dependsOn gradle.includedBuild('service').task(':licenseFormat')
     dependsOn gradle.includedBuild('component-test').task(':licenseFormat')
 }
+
+task rat {
+    group 'all'
+    dependsOn gradle.includedBuild('api').task(':rat')
+    dependsOn gradle.includedBuild('service').task(':rat')
+    dependsOn gradle.includedBuild('component-test').task(':rat')
+}
diff --git a/component-test/build.gradle b/component-test/build.gradle
index 04f63bb..fb630c5 100644
--- a/component-test/build.gradle
+++ b/component-test/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 buildscript {
     ext {
         springBootVersion = '1.4.1.RELEASE'
@@ -14,6 +31,7 @@
 
 plugins {
     id "com.github.hierynomus.license" version "0.13.1"
+    id("org.nosphere.apache.rat") version "0.3.1"
 }
 apply from: '../shared.gradle'
 
diff --git a/component-test/settings.gradle b/component-test/settings.gradle
index 07867cb..a07a3bc 100644
--- a/component-test/settings.gradle
+++ b/component-test/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 rootProject.name = 'component-test'
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diff --git a/service/build.gradle b/service/build.gradle
index a5d5eea..226d55e 100644
--- a/service/build.gradle
+++ b/service/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 buildscript {
     ext {
         springBootVersion = '1.4.1.RELEASE'
@@ -14,6 +31,7 @@
 
 plugins {
     id "com.github.hierynomus.license" version "0.13.1"
+    id("org.nosphere.apache.rat") version "0.3.1"
 }
 
 apply from: '../shared.gradle'
diff --git a/service/settings.gradle b/service/settings.gradle
index 081feb4..1a4c2fd 100644
--- a/service/settings.gradle
+++ b/service/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 rootProject.name = 'service'
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diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 7c66673..497fb1d 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 rootProject.name = 'reporting'
 
 includeBuild 'api'
diff --git a/shared.gradle b/shared.gradle
index 3b93291..fd71003 100644
--- a/shared.gradle
+++ b/shared.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 group 'org.apache.fineract.cn.reporting'
 version '0.1.0-BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
 
@@ -65,3 +82,16 @@
         yaml = 'SCRIPT_STYLE'
     }
 }
+
+rat {
+    // List of exclude directives, defaults to ['**/.gradle/**']
+    excludes = [
+            "**/.idea/**",
+            "**/.gradle/**",
+            "**/gradle/**",
+            "**/build/**",
+            "gradlew",
+            "gradlew.bat",
+            "README.md"
+    ]
+}