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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


Fuel Dispenser Display Boards Classifiable as Parts of Fuel Pumps Under CTI 84139190

June 5, 2025 939 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Mumbai ruled that fuel dispenser display boards, incorporating LCD, decoder, and processor ICs, are classified as parts of fuel pumps under CTI 84139190, not as indicator panels.

Barcode/RFID Computers Classified Under 84713090: CAAR

June 5, 2025 1020 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Mumbai rules Barcode Mobile Computers and RFID Mobile Computers are “other portable digital automatic data processing machines,” clarifying customs classification.

Electricity Clearance from SEZ to DTA Outside ‘Import/Export’ Scope: CAAR rejects application

June 5, 2025 738 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Mumbai rejected Rain CII Carbon’s request for an advance ruling on customs duty for electricity transferred from SEZ to DTA, citing lack of jurisdiction.

GST Exemption Denied for Subcontracted Manpower for Jal Jeevan Mission

June 5, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

West Bengal AAAR upholds denial of GST exemption for Webel Support Multipurpose Service Co-Operative Society’s subcontracted manpower services to Webel Technology Ltd. for the Jal Jeevan Mission.

GST on Renting Goods Carrier to GTAs: AAR Ruling

May 31, 2025 4029 Views 0 comment Print

Tamil Nadu AAR clarifies GST applicability on renting goods carriages to Goods Transport Agencies, confirming nil rate of tax under specific conditions.

GST on RWA Corpus or Sinking Funds: Tamil Nadu Advance Ruling

May 31, 2025 2655 Views 0 comment Print

A recent advance ruling in Tamil Nadu clarifies GST liability on corpus/sinking funds collected by Resident Welfare Associations and their eligibility for Input Tax Credit.

GST on ‘Pre-packaged & Labelled’ Frozen Meat: AAR Ruling

May 31, 2025 1380 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that Fairmacs Shipstores Private Limited must charge GST on its supplies of pre-packaged frozen meat products to hotels and distributors, primarily due to the absence of the mandatory ‘Not for Retail Sale’ declaration on their packages.

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week ending 18th May 2025

May 19, 2025 4239 Views 0 comment Print

India’s key tax, customs, SEBI, IBBI, RBI, and other regulatory and judicial developments from May 12th to 18th, 2025.

AAR denies GST ITC on Imported Parts Where Foreign Supplier Paid Tax

May 17, 2025 1083 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat AAR rules Indian company cannot claim GST credit on imported warranty parts where foreign supplier paid the import tax, value not in outward supply.

GST Authority Declines to Rule on Input Tax Credit Refund Question

May 17, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat GST Authority for Advance Ruling rejects application on ITC refund restriction for clay producer, citing lack of jurisdiction on refund matters.

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