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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


Coaching services with other supply viz. test paper, printed material, bag, uniform etc. is a composite supply of services

September 14, 2021 1566 Views 1 comment Print

Where the coaching services provider supplies services of coaching to students which also includes along with coaching, supply of goods/printed material/test papers, uniform, bags and other goods to students. Such supplies are not charged separately but a consolidated amount is charged, the major component of which is imparting of coaching. In such circumstances, whether such supply shall be considered, a supply of goods or a supply of services?

Advance Ruling Under GST- Meaning, Procedure, Applicability

September 14, 2021 22920 Views 0 comment Print

Many individuals want to start a new business or retain the existing business in the market but they don’t know about their venture and its risks. The entrepreneur needs to get a clear knowledge about taxation matters before he decides to maintain. Clarity about the taxation matters for the business is a must. Otherwise, they […]

ITC allowable on Invoices, not furnished in FORM GSTR-1 by Suppliers

September 14, 2021 6531 Views 1 comment Print

Applicant has sought an advance ruling on the issue whether he is entitled for GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) already claimed by him on the invoices raised by M/S. Gayatri Projects Ltd. for the period of January to March, 2020 for which M/S. Gayatri Projects Ltd. (Supplier) has belatedly  paid the tax charged in respect of such supply to the Government.

Transfer of Development Rights under JDA taxable on value of similar flats offered to independent buyers

September 14, 2021 1881 Views 0 comment Print

Owners have vested the rights to develop the immovable property owned by them, into a residential apartment with the Applicant thereby, holding the contention of the Applicant that Para 2 will not be applicable and thus is unsustainable.

NO GST exemption on works contract services to GHMC

September 14, 2021 3867 Views 0 comment Print

In re Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (GST AAR Tealangana) 1. Eligibility to exemption from tax on the supply of works contract services by the applicant to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). Taxable @18% 2. Tax liability with respect to works contract services procured by the applicant from a 3rd party for supplying same services […]

ITC not allowable on expired cakes & pastries & needs to be reversed

September 14, 2021 4767 Views 0 comment Print

Act of throwing away expired cakes and pastries is similar to destroying the expired food products, for the Applicant destroys by throwing them away, ITC on inputs used in manufacturing expired cakes and pastries is not admissible and required to be reversed.

HC directs Advance ruling authorities to answer specific questions asked by Appellant

September 13, 2021 1062 Views 0 comment Print

Kasturba Health Society Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) On going through the impugned orders challenged here, we find that these orders do not answer the basic question raised by the petitioner-society. The question raised by the petitioner-society was as to whether or not, the petitioner-society, on its own strength and in its own […]

EPC contract for infrastructure facilities is a work contract & 18% GST is payable

September 13, 2021 2697 Views 0 comment Print

In re L & T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd. (GST AAR Rajasthan) As per EPC contract the applicant has to complete the task, of setting up of MUPS2-EPC-2 project broadly ranging from designing, engineering, procurement, fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, erection and installation, facilities construction, Testing, Pre commissioning & Commissioning, Training etc & satisfactory hand over of complete […]

Solar Power Generating Plant is Plant & machinery eligible for ITC

September 13, 2021 10032 Views 0 comment Print

In re Pristine Industries Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) ‘Solar Power Generating Plant’ of the applicant qualify as ‘plant and machinery’ as it falls under machinery as discussed above and not covers under (i) land, building or any other civil structures; (ii) telecommunication towers; and (iii) pipelines laid outside the factory premises. Therefore, subject to the […]

GST exempt on services relating to conduct of examination for Educational Boards

September 13, 2021 13539 Views 0 comment Print

In re Management & Computer Consultants (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether services related to pre-examination, conducting of examination and post -examination provided to Educational Boards, Council and Universities shall be treated as exempted supply. West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development, a statutory body, offers courses under various sections like […]

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