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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


Job work of manufacturing chocolates falls under SAC code 998816

November 15, 2022 8988 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant contended that they are Job work provider doing job work of manufacturing chocolates (food product falling under Chapter 19 of customs tariff Act) with inputs provided by the job work receiver. Their service is coming under SAC Code 9988 with applicable tax rate of 5%

ITC eligible on CSR expenditure spent by company

November 9, 2022 10581 Views 0 comment Print

The expenditure made towards corporate responsibility under section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, is an expenditure made in the furtherance of the business. Hence the tax paid on purchases made to meet the obligations under corporate social responsibility will be eligible for input tax credit under CGST and SGST Acts.

CNG Dispenser merit classification under Chapter Heading 90.32

November 9, 2022 933 Views 0 comment Print

In re Parker Hannifin India Private Limited (GST AAAR Maharashtra) CNG Dispenser does not have a pump or a pumping function. Rather, it has simpliciter inlets and outlets which allows for movement of the CNG from the storage tank to the vehicle via the CNG Dispenser. The reason for movement of the CNG is that the […]

Classification of Menthol Scented Sweet Supari and Flavoured & coated Illaichi 

November 6, 2022 7221 Views 0 comment Print

Menthol Scented Sweet Supari merits classification under CTH 2106 90 30 and Flavoured & coated Illaichi merits classification under CTH 2106 90 99

AAR Karnataka allows Sri Balaji Rice Mill to withdraw application

October 27, 2022 813 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant stated that they wish to withdraw their application for advance ruling in view of recent GST council meetings and notifications issued thereafter. Application filed by Applicant for advance ruling is disposed-off as withdrawn.

ITC on expenses & capital Goods to Applicant who is under Marginal Scheme

October 27, 2022 1917 Views 0 comment Print

In re Attica Gold Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Q1. Whether Applicant who is under Marginal Scheme can claim Input Tax Credit on the expenses like Rent, advertisement expenses, commission, Professional expenses and other like expenses? Applicant who is under Marginal Scheme can claim Input Tax Credit on the expenses like Rent, Advertisement expenses, commission, […]

Pure Agent not liable to pay GST on reimbursement of compensation paid to farmers & land owners

October 27, 2022 2766 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that, if the assessee qualifies to be a pure agent then reimbursement of tree cut compensation paid to farmers and land owners during the course of execution of work is not chargeable to GST

Advance ruling cannot be obtained by Service Receiver

October 27, 2022 816 Views 0 comment Print

In re Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) AAR examined whether the applicant, is the proper person to file the instant application or not, being the recipient of the impugned services to which the questions are related. In this regard we observe that Section 95(a) of the CGST Act 2017, […]

GST exemptions not have a bearing on GST liabilities under RCM on supplies received by applicant: AAR

October 27, 2022 1458 Views 0 comment Print

Exemption provided to outward supplies of applicant does not have a bearing on GST liabilities under reverse charge basis on supplies received by applicant.

‘Multi-Verse Technologies’ is e-commerce operator for GST: AAR Karnataka

October 27, 2022 2220 Views 0 comment Print

In re Multi-Verse Technologies Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Karnataka) Applicant is engaged in the business of providing computer software application services designed to run on digital devices such as mobile phones, tablets, personal computers in the state of Karnataka and the said services are meant for facilitating business transactions of supply of goods or services […]

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