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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 1701 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 1350 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 on sale of developed land

November 22, 2021 5760 Views 0 comment Print

In re Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Ltd (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) Q1) whether GST is applicable on sale of developed plot of land for which consideration is received before the issuance of completion certificate ( if any), under the following facts:- a. The sale of plot is after carrying out the development activities oi […]

GST payable on membership subscription & admission fees received by Club

November 22, 2021 29982 Views 0 comment Print

In re Rotary Club of Nagpur Vision (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question: – The amount collected as membership subscription and admission fees from members by the applicant club to meet out the expenses for the object for which it is incorporated viz; meeting expenses, communication expenses, Audit fees, Rotary International (RI) per capita dues, subscription fees […]

AAR allows ‘Apras Polymers and Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd.’ to withdraw application

November 22, 2021 1062 Views 0 comment Print

‘Apras Polymers and Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd.’submitted a letter via email dated 16.11.2021 and requested that they may be allowed to voluntarily withdraw their Advance Ruling application filed on 17.06.2021.

AAR allows ‘Apras Irrigations Systems Limited’ to withdraw application

November 22, 2021 729 Views 0 comment Print

In re (Apras Irrigations Systems Limited GST AAR Maharashtra) The present application has been filed under Section 97 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [hereinafter referred to as “the CGST Act and MGST Act” respectively] by M/s Apras Irrigations Systems Limited, the applicant, seeking an […]

GST on Distillers Wet Grain Solubles (DWGS)

November 18, 2021 6648 Views 0 comment Print

Distillers Wet Grain Solubles (DWGS), which is sold as Cattle Feed, is a kind of brewing or distilling dregs & waste. It is classified under Tariff Entry 2303 of GST Tariff & taxable @5% (2.5%+2.5%)

Separate GST registration not required for selling goods directly from port of import before clearing it for home consumption

November 17, 2021 4509 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Authority for Advance Ruling (MAAR) held that in a case where imported goods are sold and delivered directly from Container Freight Station (CFS) / Direct Port Delivery (DPD) to a state different from the state where assessee is registered, the assessee need not take a separate registration in that state.

GST Rates on Solar Power based devices & System

November 17, 2021 55050 Views 4 comments Print

GST Rates on Solar Power based devices & System The ARA, Rajasthan has pronounced judgment on 3.9.2021, in the case of Sapna Gupta (2021) 36 J.K.Jain’s GST & VR 338, holding that; “1. Solar pump is solar power based device. As such, it falls under HSN code 8413 and attracts GST @5% under Entry No.234 […]

GST payable on electricity charges recovered on actual cost basis from residents by company providing services of residential apartments

November 12, 2021 6231 Views 0 comment Print

In re Antara Purukul Senior Living Limited (GST AAR Uttarakhand) GST payable on electricity charges recovered on actual cost basis from residents by company providing services of residential apartments The applicant has sought advance ruling on the following questions: 1. Whether the electricity charges paid to UPCL for the power consumed by residents in their residential […]

AAR cannot admit application on question not coming within the purview of Section 97(2)

November 12, 2021 1299 Views 0 comment Print

In re NBCC (INDIA) Limited (GST AAR Odisha) The applicant in clause (a) [ as above) has discussed the findings of the Appellate Authority to: advance Ruling in its order no. 02/ODISHA-AAAR/Appeal/2020-21 dated 19.03.2021. In question no. (b), the applicant has sought clarification i.e. whether the classification and rate of taxes so determined by the […]

No GST on recovery of amount towards Top-up & parental insurance premium from employees

November 10, 2021 4638 Views 0 comment Print

In re TATA Power Company Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether the recovery of an amount towards Top-up and parental insurance premium from the employees, amounts to a supply of any service under section 7 of the Central Goods & services Tax Act, 2017? We find that the activity undertaken by the applicant like providing of mediclaim […]

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