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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


GST on welding, painting, etc. of rail lines/tracks

December 29, 2022 2016 Views 0 comment Print

In re India Thermit Corporation Limited (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Whether the activities undertaken by the Applicant for the Indian Railways are classified under Entry 3(v)(a) of Notification No. 8/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and the benefit of concessional rate of GST of 12% can be availed in respect of the said supply? Answer- Replied […]

GST on composite works contract services supplied to UPJN

December 29, 2022 3375 Views 0 comment Print

In re Concrete Udyog Limited (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Whether composite works contract services supplied to Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN) involving construction & design of prestressed concrete cylinder pipelines (PCCP) and pumping plant for the purpose of supplying water to the Khurja Sewerage Treatment Plant Project from the Mundakhera Reservoir to the pond of […]

GST on affiliation provided by Kota University to its constituent colleges

December 23, 2022 4221 Views 0 comment Print

Affiliation provided by Kota University to its constituent colleges for imparting education is a supply and taxable under GST. Amount collected by way of affiliation fees is not exempted vide SI.No. 66 Notification No.12/2017-CT (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 as amended.

AAR rejects Advance ruling application filed without payment of requisite fees

December 22, 2022 540 Views 0 comment Print

In re Rohitash Gupta (GST AAR West Bengal) Thus it appears that the applicant has filed this application without the payment of requisite fees and the instant application is, therefore, found liable to be rejected. Accordingly the applicant has been communicated and asked to furnish a written submission by 02/11/2022 through e-mail. However, no clarification […]

Right to use of parking space with sale of apartments is not a composite supply

December 22, 2022 7848 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that providing the right to use of car parking space along with the sale of apartments doesn’t constitute composite supply. The supply of services for the right to use of parking space would be taxable at 18% GST

GST on health care services to senior citizens at their door step

December 22, 2022 3069 Views 0 comment Print

In re Snehador Social & Health Care Support LLP (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether the services rendered by the applicant for health care to senior citizens at their door step comes under exemption category and what will be the classification of such services? Services of regular medical monitoring along with other logistic support as provided […]

Welding of railway tracks along with labour services is a ‘Composite Supply’ taxable at 18% GST

December 22, 2022 999 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that welding process on railway tracks along with supply of labour services shall be treated as ‘Composite Supply’ of services falling under Tariff 995429 and shall be taxable at the rate of 18% vide serial number 3(xii) of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017

Transfer of business qualify as a ‘going concern’ if not have Intention or necessity of liquidation or of curtailing materially the scale of operations’

December 22, 2022 7554 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jayesh Popat (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether the transaction of transfer of business by the applicant shall be treated as a supply of services and would be covered under Serial No. 2 of the Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017? It therefore appears that to qualify as a ‘going concern’, the business […]

Project Implementing Agency making supplies to State Govt Dept/ Directorate is required to issue tax invoice on contract value

December 22, 2022 753 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that assessee acting as Project Implementing Agency, making supplies to State Government Department is required to issue tax invoice on contract value as determined by Department in spite of the fact that there is no value addition in supply.

GST @12% leviable on contract w.r.t. construction of new railway sidings

December 22, 2022 1752 Views 0 comment Print

In re Triveni Engicos Private Limited (GST AAR West Bengal) The AAR, West Bengal  in the matter of Triveni Engicons Private Limited [Order No. 14/WBAAR/2022-23 dated December 22, 2022] has ruled that the construction work carried out by the assessee of new private sidings pertains to the railways and GST @12% will be applicable on […]

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