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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 1698 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 414 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 1341 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 2253 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


GTA service: GST payable on Value of free diesel filled by service recipient

October 21, 2022 1983 Views 0 comment Print

The value of free diesel filled by the service recipient in the vehicle(s) provided by the applicant will subject to the charge of GST by adding the free value of diesel to arrive at the transaction value of GTA service.

UK CAMPA falls under State Government category under CGST Act, 2017

October 21, 2022 1932 Views 0 comment Print

In re M D Power Transmission Corporation of  Uttaranchal Limited (GST AAR Uttarakhand) Q1. Whether UK CAMPA, falls under the ambit of the definition of “Government” as laid under section 2(53) of the Central Goods & Service Tax (CGST) Act, 2017? A1. UK CAMPA falls under the category of State Government as per the provisions […]

Value of rent free space, free water & electricity will form part of value of supply

October 21, 2022 810 Views 0 comment Print

In re Vinayak Air Products Private Ltd (GST AAR Uttarakhand) Whether the water and electricity charges as well as the notional rent of the land, provided free of charge by BHEL, CFFP to the applicant, shall form part of the value of supply of oxygen gas by the applicant? Section 15(2)(b) ibid specifically includes any […]

GST on ‘coal rejects’ whose invoice is raised upon washery/job-worker

October 21, 2022 3789 Views 0 comment Print

In re Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (GST AAR Punjab) (i) Whether the ‘coal rejects’ whose invoice is raised by Applicant upon washery/job-worker, is taxable under GST Act and Compensation Cess Act in the hands of Applicant? Yes, Coal rejects are to be classified under HSN 2701 and are taxable at 5% GST Rate Rs. […]

Annual operation & maintenance of compactor and hook loader for lifting & removal of garbage is a composite supply of goods & services

October 21, 2022 2337 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that, supply of services to the Government or Government authority for annual operation and maintenance of capacity portable compactor and hook loader cannot be regarded as pure services and it is a composite supply of goods and services as it involves supply of goods like spare parts.

Shifting of electrical utilities cannot be regarded as road construction services

October 21, 2022 5178 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shree Powertech (GST AAR West Bengal) Sub-contractor would not be eligible for GST concession rate as main contractor on shifting of electrical utilities The West Bengal Authority of Advance Ruling (“the WBAAR”) in Re: M/s Shree Powertech [WBAAR 17 of 2022 dated October 21, 2022] ruled that the subcontractors are not eligible for […]

GST rate and HSN Code of industrial safety belt and harness

October 21, 2022 17835 Views 0 comment Print

The item industrial safety belt manufactured by the applicant would be classified under chapter sub-heading 6307 20 90 and tax would be levied @ 5% of item sale value not exceeding Rs.1000/- per piece and @ 12% in case where sale value exceeds Rs.1000/- per piece.

GST exempt on training programmes approved by NSDC

October 21, 2022 24489 Views 0 comment Print

In re Nxtwave Disruptive Technologies Private Limited (GST AAR Telangana) Q1. Whether training programmes offered by the applicant, as approved by NSDC would be construed under the ‘any other scheme implemented by the NSDC’ as required under serial no.69 of the Notification and the benefit of GST exemption would be available to the applicant from […]

GST exemption on pre & post Examination services – AAR refers matter to AAAR

October 21, 2022 1986 Views 0 comment Print

In re Magnetic Infotech Pvt Ltd  (GST AAR Telangana) a. Whether GST exemption is applicable to applicant in respect of the pre and post Examination services being provided to the Educational Boards and Universities (including Open Universities)? b. If answer to Q.No.1 is affirmative, whether the exemption is available to the applicant in case of […]

GST on actual electricity & water charges collected by Lessor – AAR refers matter to AAAR

October 21, 2022 3789 Views 0 comment Print

In re Duet India Hotels (Hyderabad) Private Limited (GST AAR Telangana) The applicant submits the following questions for Advance Ruling and their interpretation on the questions as under: 1. Whether GST is applicable on electricity and water charges which are being collected at actual by the Lessor from the Lessee? 2. If answer to Q.No.1 […]

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