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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 117 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 111 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 195 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 102 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


Corpus or Sinking Fund Collected by Housing Society Is Taxable as Advance Under GST

March 6, 2026 3627 Views 0 comment Print

The Karnataka AAR held that the exemption for housing society contributions must be calculated on a monthly basis per member. The ruling clarified that the threshold cannot be aggregated annually even if billing is done quarterly or annually.

Electricity & Water Charges Recovered by Housing Society Taxable Under GST

March 6, 2026 1533 Views 0 comment Print

The AAR held that corpus fund contributions collected by a housing association are advances for future services and constitute a taxable supply. GST becomes payable at the time of collection under the time-of-supply provisions.

Corpus Fund Collected by Housing Society taxable under GST as It Is Advance for Future Services

March 6, 2026 1437 Views 0 comment Print

The Karnataka AAR held that corpus fund contributions collected by an apartment association constitute a supply under GST as they represent advances toward future services. GST is therefore payable at the time of collection of the corpus fund.

Used Car Dealer Can Claim ITC on Business Expenses as ITC Restriction Applies Only to Vehicles

March 6, 2026 789 Views 0 comment Print

The AAR held that the ITC restriction under Notification 08/2018 applies only to the used motor vehicles themselves. Dealers can claim ITC on refurbishment, marketing, rent, and other business expenses.

GST Not Payable on Solid Waste Services as They Are Pure Services to Gram Panchayat

March 6, 2026 849 Views 0 comment Print

The Authority ruled that solid waste management services provided to a Gram Panchayat qualify as exempt “pure services” under Notification 12/2017 as they relate to sanitation functions under Article 243G.

GST Applicable on RWA Corpus Fund Since It Represents Advance Toward Future Supply of Services

March 6, 2026 990 Views 0 comment Print

The Karnataka AAR held that corpus funds collected by apartment associations are advances for future services and therefore constitute consideration under GST. Tax becomes payable at the time of collection.

GST Advance Ruling Rejected as Refund Claim Under Inverted Duty Structure Is Outside AAR Jurisdiction

March 6, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print

The AAR held that questions relating to refund of accumulated input tax credit under the inverted duty structure fall under refund provisions and cannot be decided through advance ruling.

CAAR Allows Withdrawal of APTA Benefit Clarification Application Filed for Toy Imports

March 6, 2026 417 Views 0 comment Print

The Authority allowed withdrawal of the application since regulations permit applicants to withdraw requests anytime before an advance ruling is pronounced.

Custom Advance Ruling Application Rejected as Areca Nut Classification Already Decided by Madras HC

March 6, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Mumbai rejected an advance ruling request on roasted areca nuts, holding that the classification issue had already been decided by the Madras High Court and no new facts were presented.

CAAR Advance Ruling Application Rejected as Classification Issue Already Decided by Court

March 6, 2026 585 Views 0 comment Print

The authority refused to admit an advance ruling request on roasted areca nuts because the classification issue had already been decided by the Madras High Court. The ruling reiterates that applications cannot be entertained when courts have already settled the question.

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