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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 2166 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 972 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 1938 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 1392 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 5262 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 2871 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 1158 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


AAR Cannot Rule on Refund of Accumulated ITC Under Inverted Duty Structure: Odisha AAR

Goods and Services Tax : Odisha AAR held that questions relating to refund of accumulated ITC under Section 54(3) are not maintainable under the advance ru...

July 4, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Holds Complete Prosthetic Joints Are Artificial Joints, Denies Customs Exemption

Custom Duty : CAAR classified complete prosthetic joints as artificial joints and held the imported implants ineligible for exemption under Noti...

July 2, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

DFIA Customs Exemption Allowed as ITC (HS) Code Matching Not Mandatory: CAAR

Custom Duty : CAAR held ITC (HS) code matching is not mandatory for DFIA imports if goods match DFIA description and satisfy Notification 25/202...

July 2, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

ITC (HS) Number Matching Not Required Where DFIA Description & Conditions Are Satisfied: CAAR

Custom Duty : CAAR ruled that matching ITC (HS) codes is unnecessary if imported goods match the DFIA description and comply with quantity and v...

July 2, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Exported by-products qualify as resultant goods under MOOWR: CAAR

Custom Duty : CAAR held that exported resultant goods qualify for proportionate duty remission under the MOOWR framework despite domestic sale o...

July 2, 2026 153 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 1470 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 1614 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 1131 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 2280 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 2421 Views 0 comment Print


Supply of goods and services through separate agreements will not be considered as composite supply

April 13, 2023 6132 Views 0 comment Print

In re PES Engineers Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Telangana) In a recent ruling by AAR Telangana in the case of M/s. PES Engineers Pvt. Ltd. [TSAAR Order No. 09/2023 dated April 13, 2023], held that when parties enter into separate agreements for goods and works contract services, they are treated as distinct supplies and not […]

Transfer of Unutilized Balance in E-Credit Ledger is out of AAR scope

April 13, 2023 2100 Views 0 comment Print

AR Chhattisgarh Ruling regarding transfer of unutilized balance in the E-credit ledger on merger of distinct persons under Section 25(4) of CGST Act, 2017 addresses admissibility of transfer and provides analysis and conclusion.

GST on Government subsidy – Advance ruling filed by recipient dismissed

April 12, 2023 1368 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Government subsidy – Applicant is not a supplier of goods but is a recipient of goods. Thus instant application is not admissible.

GST Exemption for Printing Services to Educational Institutions: AAR Telangana Ruling

April 12, 2023 2547 Views 0 comment Print

Ruling by AAR in Telangana regarding GST exemption for printing services, such as question papers, OMR sheets, answer sheets, and marks cards, provided to educational institutions. Understand the classification, applicability of exemptions under specific notifications, and the composite supply nature of services.

AAR rejects application filed by non-supplier without requisite fee

March 31, 2023 855 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 1725 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 2778 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 744 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 2829 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 12240 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 […]

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