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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 1695 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


GST on supply of medicine, implants during treatment to admitted & Non-admitted patients

May 30, 2021 5244 Views 0 comment Print

In re Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical Mission Hospital (GST AAR Kerala) Whether GST is leviable on the value of supply of medicine, implants and other supplies issued to our patients during the course of treatment: 1. Who are admitted as inpatients in the following situations? 1.1. In the case where a package is offered […]

GST on Sale of developed plots without receiving any advance from customers

May 28, 2021 13392 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dharmic Living Private Limited (GST AAR Kerala) Sale of developed plots without receiving any advance from their customers for undertaking development activities is neither a supply of goods nor a supply of service The Kerala Authority of Advance Ruling (Kerala, AAR) in the matter of M/s Dharmic Living Private Limited [Advance Ruling No. […]

18% GST applicable if Builder not exercised option of lower rate

May 28, 2021 3054 Views 0 comment Print

In re Victoria Realtors (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Whether the new tax rate of 7.5% (effective rate of 5% after excluding land portion), with no ITC, is applicable to the 11 unbooked units in the said VRINDHAVAN project? No. Since the applicant has exercised option for paying tax at the rate as specified in Item […]

GST on aerobic micro organism/protein derived thereof used in cementitious / concrete application

May 28, 2021 1965 Views 0 comment Print

In re Synthetic Moulders Limited (GST AAR West Bengal) Classification and rate of tax on aerobic micro organism/protein derived thereof used in cementitious / concrete application The product, viz. aerobic micro organism/protein derived thereof used as a biological agent to reduce the requirement of cement in all cementitious/concrete application as manufactured and to be supplied by […]

Roasted/salted/roasted & salted Cashew nuts classifiable under HSN 2008.19.10

May 26, 2021 3255 Views 0 comment Print

Whether roasted and salted / salted / roasted preparations such as of Ground nuts, Cashew nut and other seeds are NAMKEENS and when sold without a brand name can they be classified under HSN 2106.90.99 and taxed under Entry 101A of Schedule 1 of Central Tax (Rate) Notification 1/2017?

Chips, Roasted, salted Cashew nuts liable to GST at the rate of 12%

May 26, 2021 13656 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shri. N. M. Thualseedharan, M/s. N.V. Chips (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Whether Jackfruit Chips sold without BRAND NAME are classifiable as NAMKEENS and are covered by HSN code 2106.90.99 and taxable under Entry 101A of Schedule of Notification No.01/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 ? No. The Jackfruit Chips are classifiable under Customs Tariff […]

Jackfruit Chips & Banana Chips classifiable under Customs Tariff Heading 2008.19.40

May 26, 2021 2763 Views 0 comment Print

In re Abdul Aziz, M/s. Glow Worm Chips (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Whether Jackfruit chips and Banana chips (salted and masala varieties) made out of raw as well as ripe banana and sold without BRAND NAME are classifiable as NAMKEENS and are covered by HSN code 2106.90.99 and taxable under Entry 101A of schedule of […]

GST on jackfruit chips, banana chips sold without brand name

May 26, 2021 9594 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shri.K. Pazhanan, M/s S.D. Chips (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Whether banana chips (made out of both raw as well as ripe banana) sold without BRAND NAME are classifiable as NAMKEENS and are covered by HSN code 2106.90.99 and taxable under Entry 101A of Schedule I of Central Tax (Rate)Notification No. 01/2017 — CT […]

No GST on payment of examination fee on behalf of students to AAPC as a pure agent

May 26, 2021 3096 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Cigma Medical Coding Pvt Ltd. (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Whether the payment made to American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) as examination fee for students on behalf of some of the students of the applicant institute as a pure agent is service under GST and is there any tax liability for the […]

PVC tufted Coir mats & matting falls under HSN 57039090

May 26, 2021 2391 Views 0 comment Print

In re Alleppey Fibretuft Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Kerala) 1. Notification No.34/2017 – Whether or not item number (A) (xiii) in Schedule 1 —2.5% (which reads as in SI.No.219, in column (2), for the figure, ‘5705’, the figures ‘5702, 5703, 5705’, shall be substituted), referred to in Notification No.34/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 13.10.2017 is meant […]

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