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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


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


GST on transfer of leasehold land including other services

December 1, 2022 33801 Views 1 comment Print

In re Ranchi Smart City Corporation Limited (GST AAR Jharkhand) Q.1: Applicability of GST on transfer of leasehold land which includes other services such as Electricity Line, Water Line, Drainage Line, Road, Sewerage Line etc. like in case of plotted development., Ans: As discussed in forging paras, the leasing of property by RSCCL, if covered under the […]

GST on activity of transportation of coal from mine to railway siding

December 1, 2022 4071 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the at Pakur, till the time the railway siding is made operational at the mine, is an independent activity or part of supply of mining service? Activity of transportation of coal from the mine pit-head to the railway siding is an independent activity.

GST on pasteurized milk and milk cream named ‘Jigarthanda’

November 30, 2022 1944 Views 0 comment Print

In re Madurai Famous Jigarthanda LLP (GST AAR Tamilnadu) 1. Whether the product manufactured as pasteurized milk and milk cream but named ‘Jigarthanda’ can be classified as Jigarthanda under description of goods? “Jigarthanda” manufactured by the applicant is covered under the description of goods. 2. Is the goods taxable or exempted? “Jigarthanda” manufactured by the […]

Nil GST on dried coconuts (shelled or peeled) used for human consumption

November 30, 2022 4392 Views 0 comment Print

In re EMS Cocos (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Whether the dried coconuts (shelled or peeled) used for human consumption shall be classified under Chapter 8, HSN 0801, on which rate of tax is ‘NIL’? The goods supplied by the Applicant are correctly classified under Heading 1203 and the applicable GST rate for the same is 5% […]

GST on treatment or processing services undertaken on hides, skins & leather

November 30, 2022 1815 Views 0 comment Print

In re Zuha Leather Private Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Whether the activity of tanning, with chemical consumption, carried out by the applicant is coming within the purview of job work chargeable to tax under the item i(e) of the Heading 9988 Manufacturing Services on Physical Inputs (Goods) owned by others and if not what would […]

Bus body building on chassis supplied by customers amounts to supply of service

November 30, 2022 2421 Views 0 comment Print

The activity of bus body building undertaken on the chassis supplied by the customers to the Applicant amounts to supply of service as per Schedule II clause 3 of CGST Act 2017. The service rendered is classified under SAC 998881 and the applicable rate will be 18% (CGST @ 9 % and SGST @ 9 %).

AAR cannot give ruling in relation to completed supply provided by applicant

November 29, 2022 1104 Views 0 comment Print

In re KBL SPML JV (GST AAR Karnataka) In the instant case the questions, on which the applicant seeks advance ruling, are not in relation to the supply of goods or services or both being undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the said applicant, but in relation to a completed supply, provided by them. […]

Classification of Satin & Taffeta Rolls with sizes between 19mm to 40mm

November 29, 2022 1869 Views 0 comment Print

In re Mean Light Co (GST AAR Karnataka) In the instant case, the impugned products, as per the applicant, are woven fabrics having width less than 30 cm; Taffeta rolls made up of polyester yarn with acrylic coating to protect from raveling or fraying and also to have better printing quality; Satin rolls made up […]

ITC of ST paid on manpower supply services used for providing canteen facility not eligible

November 29, 2022 10971 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Input Tax Credit (ITC) of the GST charged by the Service Provider would be eligible for availment to the Applicant? Applicant not eligible to avail Input Tax Credit of ST paid on manpower supply services used for providing canteen facility.

Clarification on import of goods in setting up of Solar Power Plant under PIR, 1986

November 28, 2022 1605 Views 0 comment Print

In re Green Infra Clean Wind Power Limited (CAAR Delhi) M/s. Green Infra Clean Wind Power Limited, 5th Floor, Tower-C, Building No. 8, DLF Cyber city, Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, a company having PAN AAJCG7352B (applicant, in short), has filed an application dated 26.09.2022 seeking advance ruling under section 28-H of the Customs Act, 1962 before the […]

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