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Ruling passed by Authority for Advance Rulings Customs , Central Excise & Service Tax. The Authority for Advance Rulings consists of a Chairman who is a retired Judge of the Supreme court and two members of the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India, one each from the Indian Revenue Service and the Indian Legal Service.

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GST on Canteen Services in Business Premises: Judicial Rulings & Analysis

Goods and Services Tax : Scenario-wise analysis of GST on business canteen services covering ITC, employee recovery, contractor supply, and statutory oblig...

May 10, 2026 1248 Views 0 comment Print

Quick Lime (90%) and Hydrated Lime (85-95%) Attract 5% GST: AAR Tamilnadu

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling examines the composition of lime products and holds that impurities of 10–15% place them under Heading 2522. The Auth...

December 4, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

Can ITC Be Used Across Unrelated Supplies? A Key GST Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : Gujarat AAAR rules ITC from one business can offset GST on unrelated output supplies under a single registration, emphasizing fung...

July 21, 2025 1746 Views 0 comment Print

जीएसटी में एडवांस रूलिंग: एक विस्तृत अवलोकन

Goods and Services Tax : जीएसटी के तहत एडवांस रूलिंग (AAR) की प्रक्रिया, प्रा...

July 21, 2025 1281 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week ending 22nd June 2025

CA, CS, CMA : Stay informed on India's latest regulatory changes from June 16-22, 2025. This summary covers Income Tax exemptions, GST amendment...

June 25, 2025 5118 Views 0 comment Print


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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 219 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 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

Rajiv Ranjan appointed as member of Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority

Goods and Services Tax : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan has been appointed as member of Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority in the place of Mr. Rajiv Magoo. FINANCE DEP...

September 13, 2022 1584 Views 0 comment Print

Notification to re-constitute Himachal Pradesh Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : Governor of Himachal Pradesh, in supersession of this department’s notification of even No. dated 14.09.2020, published in the e...

January 20, 2022 1068 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Authority for Advance Ruling reconstituted

Goods and Services Tax : Governor of Delhi under Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, is pleased to reconstitute the Delhi Authority for Advance Ruling...

July 27, 2021 2232 Views 0 comment Print

Rajiv Magoo appointed as member of Maharashtra GST Advance Ruling Committee

Goods and Services Tax : Shri. Rajiv Magoo, Joint Commissioner of Central Tax has been appointed as member of Maharashtra GST Advance Ruling Committee in t...

April 29, 2021 2358 Views 0 comment Print


AAR rejects application filed by non-supplier without requisite fee

March 31, 2023 819 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kalepsh Dineshbhai Patel (GST AAR Gujarat) The aforementioned application having been filed by M/s. Kalpesh Dineshbhai Patel and not by M/s. Khanepe Hungermall LLP who is the actual supplier and also having been filed without requisite fee, stands rejected in terms of section 98(2) of the CGST Act, 2017 read with sections 95(a), (c) […]

GST on one time premium on allotment of completed commercial units/building

March 31, 2023 1650 Views 0 comment Print

One time premium received by applicant on allotment of completed commercial units/building is taxable supply in terms of section 7 of CGST/GGST Act, 2017.

No GST on subsidized food to employees in factory/corporate office

March 31, 2023 2691 Views 0 comment Print

Subsidized deduction made by applicant from employees who are availing food in factory/corporate office would not be considered as a ‘supply’ under section 7 of CGST Act, 2017

AAR ruling on admissibility of input tax credit can be sought by supplier only

March 31, 2023 711 Views 0 comment Print

AAR find that [a] applicant before us is not supplier of service and [b] that ruling sought is not for admissibility of input tax credit in respect of supply received by applicant. In fact it is the supplier who may seek an advance ruling in the matter.

No GST on amount of employee’s portion of canteen charges recovered

March 31, 2023 2772 Views 0 comment Print

GST not leviable on amount representing employee’s portion of canteen charges recovered/collected by applicant from its employees and paid to canteen service provider on behalf of employee since it would not be considered as a supply under provisions of section 7 of CGST Act, 2017 and GGST Act, 2017.

GST on services by branch office to head office and vice versa

March 31, 2023 12102 Views 0 comment Print

In re Profisolutions Private Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Determination of the liability to pay tax on any goods or services. Whether the services provided to Head Office will attract GST Liability? Services, including the services of common employees of a person, provided by branch office to head office and vice versa, each having separate GST […]

GST on income from Renting of Warehouse to store Agricultural Produce

March 31, 2023 30555 Views 0 comment Print

In re Samco Logistics LLP (GST AAR Tamilnadu) 1. Rental Income received by the applicant from Renting Warehouse to store Agricultural Produce is a consideration for supply and the activity is covered under the meaning of supply of services in terms of Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. 2. Renting […]

18% GST applicable on liquidated damages for non-performing of an act

March 31, 2023 5151 Views 0 comment Print

In re AP Power Development co. LTD. (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) 1. Whether liquidated damages collected by the APPDCL from CHETTINAD LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED for non-performing of an act constitute as supply as per Section 7 of GST act. Answer : Affirmative Question 2 : What is the classification under GST for such liquidated damages […]

No GST on red gram dall supplied in secondary packing in 50 kg bag to AP State Civil Supplies Corporation

March 31, 2023 1875 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that GST not applicable on supply of 1 kg packing red gram dall secondary packing in 50 kg bag to the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Vijayawada as per the design and label given by the corporation with a prior agreement.

GST exempt on services of spraying of agrochemicals at agricultural land

March 31, 2023 5433 Views 0 comment Print

In re PI Industries Ltd (GST AAR Haryana) AAR held that services of spraying of agrochemicals provided by the applicant to the farmers is an exempted supply under the Act as he provides the spraying service directly to the farmers and the consideration for such service is paid by farmers to the Applicant. The spraying […]

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