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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


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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


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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


18% GST under RCM payable on Royalty for mining right to Government

January 4, 2023 96678 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shanti Enggicon private Limited (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) Whether GST is required to be paid by the applicant on Royalty amount under RCM or not? in the instant case as applicant is admittedly availing mining rights including it exploration and evaluation of soil used in earthwork on payment of a consideration to the Government […]

Royalty amount for mining is to be included while arriving transaction value for payment of GST

January 3, 2023 1875 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that Royalty amount is includable while arriving at the transaction value for payment of applicable GST on the supply of services rendered by the assessee to the main contractor under Section 15 of CGST Act and 18% GST is applicable on Royalty amount under RCM.

Hiring of goods transportation vehicle by GTA is exempted from GST

January 2, 2023 53994 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that no GST will be chargeable on the hiring of a transportation vehicle by a Goods Transportation Agency (GTA) and also has no liability under Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM).

Concessional GST rate of 12% on composite supply of works contract to be applied prospectively

January 2, 2023 8904 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that the Notification amending the tax rate from 18% to 12% on Composite Supply of Works Contract can only be applied prospectively, if an enactment does not expressly provides that it should be deemed to have come into effect form a past date.

Display assembly/module merit classification under Sub-heading 85249100

January 2, 2023 3129 Views 0 comment Print

In re Holitech India Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) The question under the application for advance ruling relates to classification of goods. Further, it is also observed that Sub-section (b) of section 28E of the Customs Act, 1962 lays down that Advance Ruling means a written decision on any of the questions referred to in section […]

Video projector classifiable under headings 85286900

January 2, 2023 1002 Views 0 comment Print

projectors in question are machines working in conjunction with an automatic data processing machine and performing a specific function other than data processing, thus the same merit classification in the headings appropriate to their respective function i.e 85286200.

Classification for Import of Dump Trucks for off-highway use in CKD form for exemption

January 2, 2023 3240 Views 0 comment Print

In re TATA Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Private Limited (CAAR Mumbai) Classification for Import of Dump Trucks for off-highway use in CKD form for exemption under sr.no 524 of Customs Tariff Notification No 50/2017 CAAR hold that the dump truck proposed to be imported by applicant as Completely Knocked Down (CKD) kit contains all the necessary components, […]

CAAR allows TPuS method for goods to be imported from related party suppliers

January 2, 2023 1665 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sick India Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) Regarding seeking certainty on consistency with the principles of customs valuation under process called Transfer Price System and steering Concept (TPuS) To summarise, a factual matrix submitted by applicant states that they propose to follow Transfer Pricing System and Steering Concept (TPuS) method also known as Resale […]

5% GST payable on custom milling of paddy

December 30, 2022 23577 Views 0 comment Print

In re Chopra Trading Company (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) Whether the activity of custom milling of paddy is exempted from the purview of Goods and services Tax, if it is exemption notification the same is exempted? The activity of custom milling of paddy carried out by the applicant is not exempted from the purview of Goods […]

Advance Ruling under CGST/IGST Act, 2017

December 30, 2022 2550 Views 0 comment Print

An advance ruling helps the applicant in planning his activities which are liable for payment of GST, well in advance. It also brings certainty in determining the tax liability, as the ruling given by the Authority for Advance Ruling is binding on the applicant as well as concerned Government authorities.

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