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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 executing works for State & Central Govt authorities & entities

July 7, 2022 2418 Views 0 comment Print

In re Srico Projects Private Limited (GST AAR Telangana) M/s. Srico Projects Private Limited are executing works for State & Central Governmental authorities & Governmental entities. They are desirous of ascertaining the rate of tax on the works contract services rendered by them before 01.01.2022 & after 01.01.2022. Some of the institutions to whom applicant […]

AAR Telangana alllows Panchajanya Lube Solutions to withdraw application

July 7, 2022 426 Views 0 comment Print

In re Panchajanya Lube Solutions (GST AAR Telangana) In the reference 1st cited, M/s. Panchajanya Lube Solutions, Hyderabad, (36ATLPN0939M1Z4) has sought certain clarification by filing an application for Advance Ruling. The Case was posted for personal hearing on 25-11-2021& 24-03-2022 However, in the reference 5th cited, M/s. Panchajanya Lube Solutions, Hyderabad, have informed that they […]

AAR Telangana alllows Vishnu Granites Private Limited to withdraw application

July 2, 2022 336 Views 0 comment Print

In re Vishnu Granites Private Limited (GST AAR Telangana) In the reference 1st cited, M/s. Sri Vishnu Granites Private Limited, Hyderabad, (36AAECS9143H1Z5) has sought certain clarification by filing an application for Advance Ruling. The Case was posted for personal hearing on 06-04-2022. 27-04-2022& 28-06-2022, However, in the reference 7th cited, M/s. Sri Vishnu Granites Private […]

Sale of internet Advertising Space (except on commission) classifiable under SAC 998365

July 1, 2022 11958 Views 0 comment Print

In re Myntra Designs Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) AAR cannot reply questions related to determination of place of supply Q1. Whether the transaction of the Applicant of providing space on its web-portal for advertisements provided by a foreign entity i.e., Lenzing Singapore Pte Limited for a consideration, is taxable? A1. No Advance ruling is given […]

GST registration should be retained or surrendered – AAR cannot answer

July 1, 2022 531 Views 0 comment Print

AAR refrains from giving any ruling in respect of the question that Whether the Applicant’s GST registration should be retained or surrendered as the said question is beyond the jurisdiction of AAR

Central & State Board are educational institutions for conducting examinations

July 1, 2022 1086 Views 1 comment Print

Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board is an educational institution for the limited purpose of providing services by way of conduct of examination to the students.

AAR explains when vessel support services can be treated as Export of services

June 30, 2022 5601 Views 0 comment Print

The vessel support services provided in relation to foreign vessels sailing to other countries outside India, falls under Export of Services as per Section 2(6) of the IGST Act as the Place of Supply in such cases is entirely Outside India

No GST Advance ruling if question is already pending or decided in any proceedings

June 30, 2022 573 Views 0 comment Print

Section 98 of the CGST Act 2017 /TNGST Act 2017 provides the procedure to be followed on receipt of the application and the first proviso to Section 98(2) states that the application is not to be admitted when the question raised in the application is already pending or decided in any proceedings in the applicant’s case.

GST: Toll charges liable to be included in value of outward supply of service 

June 30, 2022 16701 Views 0 comment Print

Value of toll charges, being incidental expenses incurred while providing outward supply, is liable to be included in value of outward supply of service provided by applicant as per Section 15(3) of CGST/TNGST Act, 2017.

GST on supply of pure Solid waste management services to municipalities

June 30, 2022 16689 Views 0 comment Print

Whether contracts received from various city corporations and a municipality towards Solid waste management is exempted from GST

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