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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 1716 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 840 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 1821 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 1341 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 5175 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 2820 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 1137 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CAAR Rejects Advance Ruling Plea as Roasted Areca Nut Classification Already Decided by HC

Custom Duty : CAAR declined to entertain an advance ruling application on roasted areca nut classification after finding that the issue had alre...

June 4, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

Chilli Grinding Job Work GST Issue Left Undecided Due to Withdrawal of AAR Application

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka AAR disposed of the application after the applicant informed that GST demand orders on the same issue were already under...

June 2, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

GST Advance Ruling Application Withdrawn as ITC Time-Limit Issue Was Outside AAR Jurisdiction

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka AAR disposed of the application after observing that a request for extension of the ITC availment deadline did not fall ...

June 2, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Factory Canteen ITC Allowed Only to Extent of Actual Employer Expenditure

Goods and Services Tax : The authority clarified that ITC cannot be claimed on amounts recovered from employees toward canteen facilities. Credit is restri...

June 2, 2026 420 Views 0 comment Print

Fresh Isabgol Seeds Exempt from GST as They Remain Unprocessed After Harvest: AAR Gujarat

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat AAR held that Psyllium (Isabgol) Seeds procured from farmers and supplied without drying, freezing, or processing qual...

May 30, 2026 1356 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 1428 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 1599 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 1110 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 2256 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 2388 Views 0 comment Print


A Registered GTA can also hire vehicles to another GTA

September 27, 2019 7020 Views 0 comment Print

In re Saravana Perumal (GST AAR Karnataka) The applicant is a registered GTA, as per the Notification No.12/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017. Can applicant hire vehicles to another GTA? The registered person can be a Goods Transport Agency and also a supplier of goods vehicles to another GTA on hire basis at the […]

IGST under RCM on ocean freight in case of CIF basis contract

September 27, 2019 6201 Views 0 comment Print

M/s M. K. Agro Tech Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether under Reverse Charge Mechanism, IGST should be paid by the importer on ocean freight on the case of CIF basis contract? In the instant case, the importer in India is liable to pay the tax under RCM as they are deemed to be the […]

GST on delivery of spares by JNSIPL, Karnataka to consumer of JNSIPL, Maharashtra

September 27, 2019 966 Views 0 comment Print

In re Juniper Networks Solution Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether delivery of spares by JNSIPL, Karnataka (i.e. the applicant) would constitute a supply under Schedule I of the CGST Act, 2017, by the applicant to JNSIPL, Maharashtra? The delivery of spares by the applicant to the ultimate consumer on account of M/s. JNSIPL, Maharashtra, […]

GST on Supply of trucks & spare parts to Public Funded Research Institutions

September 27, 2019 1884 Views 0 comment Print

In re VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether Notification No. 45/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated November 14th, 2017 is applicable on supply of trucks and its spare parts to Public Funded Research Institutions? The supply of trucks and spare parts by the applicant to Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), (SDSC SHAR) and […]

12% GST on construction of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

September 27, 2019 16968 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shimsha Infrastructures (GST AAR Karnataka) What is the GST rate applicable for sub-contract (works contract) for construction of independent residential units for weaker sections of society under ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’. The rate of tax is 12% for works contract under Pradhan mantri Awas Yojana as per serial no. 3 of Notification No.1/2018-Central […]

12% GST payable on railway network work executed by sub-contractors

September 27, 2019 4380 Views 0 comment Print

In re Qatro Rail Tech Solutions Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) a) What is the rate of tax for the sub-contractors who executes the works contract work like supply of goods or services or both pertaining to Railways based on the order received from the main contractor who got the work order directly from Railways. Since […]

Relocation related services are Mixed supply when services billed for a single price

September 27, 2019 4107 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Cartus India Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the gamut of services collectively referred to as ‘Relocation Management Service’ provided by the Applicant, would constitute as a composite supply or a mixed supply for the purpose of taxability under GST?” 1. The services supplied by the applicant do not constitute a Composite […]

ITC not available on services used exclusively for providing exempt services

September 26, 2019 24477 Views 1 comment Print

The applicant is not eligible for the credit of tax paid on the Input services used exclusively for providing exempt services of health services to in patients such as laundry services used for in patients. For Input services such as housekeeping, leasing of equipment used for both exempt supply of health services to in patients and taxable supply of medicines etc. to outpatients , the appropriate ITC eligible is determined by Rule 42 of the CGST Rules 2017 and TNSGST Rules as amended read with Section 17(2) of CGST/TNGST Act 2017.

Time of supply In case of continuous supply of service of renting of immovable properties

September 26, 2019 13296 Views 0 comment Print

In respect of continuous supply of service when the license is in effect , as per Section 31(5), the tax invoice, containing the details as per Rule 46 of CGST/TNGST Rules ,should be raised on or before due date of payment as ascertainable from the contract. It is seen in the sample contracts provided that in certain cases, the due date of payment is periodical, either monthly or annually, with the due dates specified after the end of such period.

Time of supply when license for renting of immovable property expires but licensee continues to be in Possession of property

September 26, 2019 5619 Views 0 comment Print

In the scenario of the license for renting of immovable property has expired and not in force but the licensee continues to be in Possession and occupation of the immovable properties , in cases where there is a provision in contract for continued supply of service after expiry or termination of the contract, the Rent Claim Advice is issued by the applicant with the period prescribed in Section 31(5) and the Time of supply as determined by Section 13(2)(a), as the earliest of the date of issue of Rent Claim Advice by the supplier and the date of receipt of payment.

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