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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 126 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 180 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 408 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


AAR allows ‘Polyhydron Systems Pvt. Ltd.’ to withdraw application

October 29, 2021 504 Views 0 comment Print

In re Polyhydron Systems Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the classification of Hydraulic Power Pack falling under HSN 8412 of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as adopted to GST can be treated as Part of heading 8906 attracting 5% IGST (2.5% CGST + 2.5% KGST) as per Schedule I (Sr. No.252) of Notification No.1/2017-Central Tax […]

GST on job work services such as anodizing, plating, on goods/materials belonging to registered persons

October 29, 2021 8493 Views 0 comment Print

The Applicant has sought an advance ruling that as per entry number 26 of Service Rate Notification whether job work services of anodizing, plating on the materials sent by their customers i.e. registered persons, falls under item number (id) which attracts 12% tax rate or whether it falls under item number (iv) which attracts 18% tax rate.

GST on EPC contract of construction of poultry farm with all equipments

October 29, 2021 3282 Views 0 comment Print

In re Golden Hatcheries (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. The rate of tax on the EPC contract of the construction of poultry farm on immovable property with all the equipments is as per serial number 3 of item number (ii) of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 at the rate of 9 % CGST and […]

Manpower services provided to Government entities not exempt from GST

October 29, 2021 6021 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sree Vinayaka Enterprises (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. Whether the applicant is correct in classifying the services provided to the Government entities as exempted services? The applicant is incorrect in classifying the manpower services provided to the organisations/ institutions as exempted services since the same is not provided by way of any activity in […]

CAAR rejects application as similar issue was pending before custom officer

October 26, 2021 639 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR held that the issue of classification of distillation equipment in the applicant’s case is pending before an officer of customs. Law, doesn’t allow me to render an advance ruling in such a case.

Data Centre Switch Router models classifiable under sub-heading 85176290

October 26, 2021 3837 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ingram Micro India Pvt Ltd. (CAAR) Classification of data centre switch router models (DCS-7280CR2K-60-FApplication No. CAAR/CUS/APPL/45/2021 and DCS-7816R3-BND Series) and applicability of Sr. No. 13N of Notification No. 24/2005-Customs, dated 01.03.2005 and Sr. No. 20 of Notification No. 57/2017-Customs, dated 30.06.2017 on these devices Classification of (i) Networking device with Model No. N3XU6S […]

Networking devices classifiable under sub-heading 85176290

October 26, 2021 3342 Views 0 comment Print

Networking devices with Model Nos. N3XU6S, N3XU5S and N3XU7S are held classifiable under sub-heading 85176290 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. Passive antennas with Model Nos. S8RL4H and S8RL4G are held classifiable under sub­heading 85177090 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

AAR Telangana allows ‘Sneha Farms Pvt Ltd’ to withdraw application

October 26, 2021 1299 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sneha Farms Private Limited (GST AAR Telangana) In the reference 1st cited, M/s. Sneha Farms Private Limited, Hyderabad has sought certain clarification by filing an application for Advance Ruling. Through the reference 2nd cited, Superintendent (Central Tax) Kondapur Range was requested to go through the attachment and inform the above pendency of the […]

GST not Payable on Ambulances Services to MCGM

October 25, 2021 16701 Views 0 comment Print

In re Geetee Tours Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether Toyota Innova Or Equivalent Vehicles (6 Seater) registered in Tourist category with All India Tourist Permit provided for carrying Covid 19 patients for Medical Treatment would be considered as Taxable Services Or Exempted Services? We find that even though the applicant has submitted that the […]

ITC cannot be availed on second hand car if applicant opted for concessional rate

October 25, 2021 17457 Views 0 comment Print

In re Deccan Wheels (GST AAR Maharashtra) Maharashtra AAR rule that ITC can’t be claimed on indirect expenses when dealer is engaged in selling of second hand goods Maharashtra Authority for Advance Ruling (Mah AAR) ruled that Input Tax Credit cannot be claimed on Indirect Expenses like rent, commission, professional fees, telephone incurred for purpose […]

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