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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


No GST on Supply by Govt/Govt Entity to Govt/Govt Entity against consideration in the form of Grant

June 7, 2021 15153 Views 0 comment Print

In Re Bellary Nirmiti Kendra (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether supply of service by a Government controlled Association to State Government, Local Authority or any person specified by State Government, Local Authority against consideration received from State Government, Local Authority, in the form of grants is liable to GST? The supply of service by a Government […]

GST payable on Notice Pay by an employee to Employer

June 7, 2021 7503 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that, GST is applicable on payment of notice pay by an employee to employer in lieu of notice period and telephone charges, Group Medical Insurance Policy (Policy) recovered from employees and free of cost canteen facility provided to employees. Further, Input Tax Credit (ITC) is not available with respect to canteen services provided by the employer to their employees.

GST on activity of sale of apartment prior to 08.11.2019

May 31, 2021 1002 Views 0 comment Print

In re Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI), Kerala Chapter (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Whether prior to 08.11.2019 the activity of sale of apartment undertaken by the applicant would be treated as supply to determine GST liability, if the agreement for sale of the apartment is entered into by the applicant and […]

Courses conducted by IIIC are eligible for exemption from GST

May 31, 2021 1077 Views 0 comment Print

In re Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society Ltd (GST AAR Kerala) In view of the Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28-06-2017, we would like to get clarified as to whether the educational courses which are conducted in Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction (IIIC) fall under the taxable service or not? The Indian Institute […]

Printing of text books, Lottery tickets & stationery items for State Govt is Supply under GST

May 31, 2021 5943 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kerala Books and Publications Society (GST AAR Kerala) a. Whether our activity falls within the ambit of scope of ‘supply’ under GST?- (i) printing text books for supply by the State Government to its allied educational institutions. (ii) printing of Lottery tickets for vending by the State Government to the general public. (iii) […]

AAR cannot decide whether applicant can raise debit note for difference in rate of tax charged

May 31, 2021 1119 Views 0 comment Print

In re The Travancore Mats & Matting Co. (GST AAR Kerala) The first question raised by the applicant is whether a debit note can be issued by the applicant for the difference of the rate of tax charged in the tax invoice as specified under section 34(3) of the CGST Act. The second question raised is […]

GST on discount received through credit notes – No ruling in absence of sufficient information

May 31, 2021 3453 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shri Kottoor Mathew Jose Mathew, Jose Mathew and Co. (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Is there any further tax liability to the applicant on the discount received through credit notes issued by M/s. Hindustan Unilever Ltd., (First Supplier)? The provisions governing the value of taxable supply are contained in Section 15 of the CGST […]

5% GST Payable on Patanjali ‘Gomaya Samidha’

May 31, 2021 4860 Views 0 comment Print

In re Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. (GST AAR Uttarakhand) 1. Gomaya Samidha – Patanjali Ayurved ka Utpad is a brand name of M/s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. and it is an organic manure covered under Chapter Heading no. 3101. 2. Gomaya Samidha – Patanjali Ayurved ka Utpad is not exempt from levy of GST in terms of S.No. […]

12% GST Payable on Banana/Jackfruits/Tapioca/Sarkaraupperi Chips

May 31, 2021 12444 Views 0 comment Print

In re Aswath Manoharan (GST AAR Kerala) Banana chips is liable to GST at the rate of 12%. Jackfruits chips are liable to GST at the rate of 12%. Tapioca chips are liable to GST at the rate of 12%. Sarkaraupperi chips are liable to GST at the rate of 12%. 1. What is the […]

Relevant date for GST refund in case of cancellation of residential flats by any customer

May 30, 2021 2124 Views 0 comment Print

In the event of cancellation of residential flats by any customer, whether the relevant date for application of refund of taxes already paid on advances is to be reckoned from date of payment voucher giving back the refund to the customer or is to be reckoned from the date of filing GSTR-3B for the month in which the tax on advances received were paid. The relevant date for filing of refund application in the above situation is the date of payment of tax as prescribed in clause (h) of Explanation 2 of Section 54 of the CGST Act, 2017.

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