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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


GST payable on O&M Expenses charged from subsidiary companies

December 9, 2021 3372 Views 0 comment Print

In re Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Q-1 Whether there is a supply of service by the applicant  Corporation in recovery of expenses  from DISCOMs as well as UPPTCL and other power companies by way of book entries and hence, liable to GST. ANS-1 The Application  is liable to pay GST […]

GST payable under RCM on ocean freight in the case of imports on CIF value

December 9, 2021 16821 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sangal papers Limited (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Q1. When GST has been paid on the Freight in the case of indigenous Supplies, whether the Supplier  is required to pay again GST on the freight under RCM. Ans- In the term of Notification No.13/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 (as amended)  The Applicant is liable […]

GST on parts of diesel marine engine or genset supplied to Indian Navy

December 9, 2021 1926 Views 0 comment Print

In re Cummins India Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether parts of diesel marine engine or genset supplied or to be supplied by the Applicant to the Indian Navy are chargeable to 5% IGST or 2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST as ‘parts of heading of 8902, 8904, 8905, 8906 and 8907’ in terms of Sr. No. […]

Club liable to pay GST on contribution from members for meeting & administrative expenses

December 9, 2021 6771 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that, contributions from club members, recovered for spending on weekly meetings, other petty administrative expenses amounts to ‘supply’ and the activity of collecting contributions and spending towards meeting and administrative expenditures only, is business under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

GST on activity of surface coating on old/new goods received from Customer

December 9, 2021 4644 Views 0 comment Print

Whether activity of surface coating undertaken by the Applicant in the State of Maharashtra on original/new goods received from Customer is classifiable under service accounting code 9988 more specifically under code 998898 as job work activity chargeable to tax at 12% in terms of entry no. 26(id) of Notification 11/2017 Central Tax (Rate) as amended or at 18% in terms of entry no. 26(iv) of Notification no. 11/2017.

AAR explains GST on Residential Real Estate Project & affordable residential apartment

December 9, 2021 7890 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kayal Infra (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether the project which is currently under construction by the applicant can be treated as (i) Residential Real Estate Project (RREP) and (ii) affordable residential apartment and what shall be the rate of tax on such supply. (i) The project referred to in the instant application which […]

Rava Idli Mix merits classification under tariff heading 2106; 18% GST Payable

December 8, 2021 3756 Views 0 comment Print

In re Swastiks Masalas Pickles and Food Products Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) i. What is the HSN Code of the product ‘Rava Idli Mix’? The product Rava Idli Mix merits classification under tariff heading 2106 and attracts 18% GST in terms of entry number 23 of schedule-III to the Notification No.01/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated […]

AAR explains when 5% GST can be charged on supply of marine engines

December 6, 2021 2118 Views 0 comment Print

In re ocean blue boating Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1:- Whether GST rate of 5% can be charged on supply of marine engines of heading 8407 and heading 8408 and/or their spare parts of heading 8409 without considering its general tax rate as per the entry of schedule I, SI. No. 252 of […]

No GST payable on accommodation service provided below INR 1000

December 6, 2021 5364 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that, assessee providing boarding and lodging facilities and raising 2 separate invoices, towards hostel rent and towards hostel food respectively would neither be covered under composite supply nor mixed supply. Further, the declared tariff of a unit of accommodation service below INR 1000/- per day is exempted.

GST not leviable on free of cost supply during warranty period

December 6, 2021 11388 Views 0 comment Print

Whether GST leviable on supply of materials and labour charges incurred during the warranty period, free of cost? The provision of material and labour during warranty period without consideration (free of cost) does not come under the purview of supply in terms of Section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017 and no GST is leviable in such free of cost replacements/ labour services.

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