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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 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 @18% payable on services provided by sub-sub-contractor to sub-contractor to main contractor pertaining to irrigation, construction

August 11, 2021 7965 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that, GST is payable on services provided by sub-sub-contractor to sub-contractor pertaining to irrigation, construction, maintenance works to irrigation department @ 18%.

GSRDC is a Government Entity: GST AAR Gujarat

August 11, 2021 2481 Views 0 comment Print

In re Gujarat State Road Development Corporation (GST AAR Gujarat) We have examined the Government of Gujarat Resolution dated 20-2-99, placed before us by the applicant, whereby GSRDC was established with objective to undertake the development of bridges and roads. We find that Government of Gujarat has established GSRDC as its wholly owned company and […]

‘Ammonium Sulphate’ is classifiable at HSN 310221

August 11, 2021 3414 Views 0 comment Print

In re  Willmart Enterprise (GST AAR Gujarat)  1. ‘Ammonium Sulphate’ is classifiable at HSN 310221. 2. GST of 5% is leviable on Ammonium Sulphate supplied for direct use as fertilizers or used in the manufacturing of complex fertilizers for agricultural use (soil or crop fertilizers). 3. GST of 18% is leviable on Ammonium Sulphate supply for […]

Activity of re-gasification of LNG owned customers, amounts to rendering of service by job work

August 11, 2021 4539 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that, assessee’s activity of re-gasification of LNG owned by its customers, amounts to rendering of service by Job Work and leviable to GST @ 12%.

18% GST payable on Diesel as part of a Composite Service

August 11, 2021 11643 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant has sought an advance ruling on applicability of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on cost of the diesel incurred in the form of reimbursements for running Diesel Generator (DG) Set in the course of providing DG Rental Service

Ready-to-cook powder mixes for dosa, idli, tiffin and porridge will be chargeable at 18% GST

August 10, 2021 1695 Views 0 comment Print

Ready-to-cook powder mixes for dosa, idli, tiffin and porridge will be chargeable at 18% GST In Re: Raja Radesh [Order No. 24/ARA/2021 dated June 18, 2021] the Raja Radesh (the Applicant) of Krishna Bhawan Foods and Sweets approached Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) to seek advance ruling of 49 of its ready-to-cook products […]

GST exempt on housekeeping, Security & Other services to Government Hospitals

August 10, 2021 45984 Views 0 comment Print

In re Padmavathi Hospitality and Facilities Management Service (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Whether services provided by Padmavathi Hospitality & Facilities Management Services (PHFMS) to DME are classifiable as a function entrusted to a Panchayat or a Municipality under the constitution? If not then can we conclude that no exemption is available to PHFMS? The proposed supply […]

GST exemption on Vocational Training Courses by Leprosy Mission Trust India

August 10, 2021 1593 Views 0 comment Print

In re The Leprosy Mission Trust India (GST AAR Tamilnadu) (i) The services provided by the Leprosy Mission Trust India, Regional Industrial Training Institute, Vadathorasalur under Vocational Training Courses pertaining to Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), Electrician, Sewing Technology recognized by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) are exempt under Serial Number 66 of Notification 12/2017 Central […]

ITC not admissible for bills of Jan to March 2020 for which supplier furnished GSTR-1/3B in November 2020

August 9, 2021 5187 Views 0 comment Print

In re Eastern Coalfields Ltd (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether the applicant is entitled for input tax credit already claimed by him on the invoices raised by the supplier pertaining to the period Jan-2020, Feb-2020 and March-2020 for which the supplier has paid the tax in November-2020 and whether the applicant has to reverse the […]

Services of construction of R&R Colony taxable under Works Contract Service

August 6, 2021 2166 Views 0 comment Print

In re Adani Enterprises Limited (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) Q1.  Whether the services of construction of the R&R Colony supplied by the Applicant would be taxed as a part of the composite supply of mining service or the same would be taxed separately as a supply of works contract service. In respect of 1st question, […]

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