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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 1344 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 supply of coaching services along with supply of goods/printed material/test papers, uniform, bags

September 2, 2021 7500 Views 0 comment Print

In re Symmetric Infrastructure Private Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) Q.1 Applicant 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 […]

Dry Powder Containing Protein Powder with Vitamins & Minerals classifiable under HSN 2106

September 2, 2021 7254 Views 0 comment Print

In re Windlass Biotech Limited (GST AAR Uttarakhand) ‘Dry Powder Containing Protein Powder with Vitamins & Minerals‘ being manufactured by M/s Windlass Biotech Limited, 40/1, Mohabewala Industrial Area, Dehradun, Uttarakhand under the name ‘Protowits’ is a Food supplement which is fit to be classified under HSN 2106. Read AAAR Order: Dry Powder Containing Protein Powder with Vitamins […]

AAR allows withdrawal of application as not filed in prescribed form

September 1, 2021 1182 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ashok Gupta (Drishti Offset) (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) In light of the fact that no application was filed in prescribed form, no proof of the payment of fee was given and also on request of the applicant for the withdrawal of the contention/ application for advance ruling the Authority hereby agrees to the […]

GST on sprinkler/drip irrigation system including laterals, P.V.C. Pipe- AAR Rectifies its Ruling

September 1, 2021 9588 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kriti Industries (India) Limited (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) Applicant believes that the product “sprinkler system, drip irrigation system including laterals, P.V.C. Pipes, other components and accessories” is classified under HSN 8424 and applicable tax rate is 12%, details as per the notification No. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate). dated 28-6-2017. The entry No. 19513 was […]

Head mounted tablets classifiable under CTH 85176290

September 1, 2021 2706 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ingram Micro India Pvt Ltd. (CAAR Mumbai) The Board Circular No. 20/2013-Cus. refers to ‘Tablet Computers’ that can be programmed in a variety of ways. HMT device doesn’t appear to be amenable to be programmed in various ways. It also held that the tablet computers are those devices which have essentially the same […]

GST on supply by Modal jail & Prisoner Training Rehabilitation & Welfare Society

August 31, 2021 1686 Views 0 comment Print

In re superintendent Model Jail Chandigarh (GST AAR Chandigarh) ♦ Whether (a) Modal jail, Chandigarh and (b) Prisoner Training Rehabilitation and Welfare Society (Model Jail, Vocational Institute) is Government, Government Authority, Local Authority or Government entity; ♦ Whether furniture items manufacture by jail inmates are liable for GST, if supplied to a. Government, Government Authority, […]

Subsidy paid by Government is deductible for arriving at taxable value for chargeability of GST

August 28, 2021 19923 Views 1 comment Print

The Applicant has sought clarification on the amount of subsidy to be reduced for arriving at taxable value of the solar system from the price declared by the Nodal Agency and whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) liability would be on the taxable value calculated after subtracting the subsidy amount from the system price.

Hiring of Non AC Buses to Company for Transport of Staff is taxable under “Rent-a-cab” Service

August 27, 2021 3903 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant has sought a clarification on Goods and Services Tax (GST) applicability on the contract of supplying Non- Air Conditioned (Non-AC) Buses  and whether exemption is available for stated service under SI No. 15 Heading 9964 of Notification No. 12/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 (Services Exemption Notification) is applicable in the case.

Advance ruling application not maintainable if DGGI inquiry initiated prior to application filing 

August 27, 2021 1575 Views 0 comment Print

In re V. L. Traders (GST AAR Gujarat) i. the applicant has suppressed the material facts that DGGI had initiated inquiry with respect to the same Questions raised in the subject Application and that the proceedings initiated by DGGI vide relevant sections of CGST Act was initiated prior to filing of subject Advance Ruling application. […]

E-Commerce Operator for booking of cabs liable for GST registration

August 27, 2021 4050 Views 0 comment Print

In re Gensol Ventures Pvt.Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) 1. Whether the applicant is liable to be registered and classified under the Category of E-Commerce Operator? M/s Gensol is an e-commerce operator and shall be liable to be registered. 2. Whether the applicant is liable to pay or discharge Goods & Service Tax(GST) in accordance to […]

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