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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 1716 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 420 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 1356 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 2256 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


ITC available on CSR expenses as in the course of business

March 24, 2021 5376 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble AAR, Uttar Pradesh in the matter of M/S. Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Limited [Order No. 52, dated January 22, 2020] held that expenses incurred towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the Company in order to comply with requirements under the Companies Act, 2013 (Companies Act) qualify as being incurred in the course of business […]

Composite services with training services as principal supply classifiable under SAC 999294 

March 22, 2021 1650 Views 0 comment Print

In re Prettl Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAAR Maharashtra) It is observed that all the activities being carried out by the Appellant are either ancillary or incidental to the principal supply, which in this case, is the supply of training services since it is not in dispute that all these activities carried out by […]

GST on Supply of catering services to educational institution

March 22, 2021 21201 Views 0 comment Print

In re Manoj Mittal (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether supply of food and beverages made by the applicant shall be treated as supply of goods or supply of services and whether supply of catering services to an educational institution is exempt supply? (i) Supply of food and beverages from the sweetmeats counter by the applicant, […]

GST on Supply of drinking water at concessional rate by charitable organisation

March 20, 2021 4578 Views 0 comment Print

In re Vijayavahini Charitable Foundation (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) Question: Whether supply of drinking water to general public in unpacked/unsealed manner through dispensers/mobile tankers by a charitable organisation at a concessional rate is covered under exemption of GST as per Sl.No 99 of Notification 02/2017 – central tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017? Sl.No.99. “Intra state supplies of […]

Works Contract to construct IIT, Bhubaneswar to be considered as Composite Supply Contract

March 19, 2021 2274 Views 0 comment Print

AAAR observed that is it clearly stated in the agreement between the Appellant and IIT Bhubaneswar that the Appellant is entrusted with the entire project on turnkey basis for work relating to Planning, designing, and supervision of construction of various building infrastructure development and interior work, etc.

IGST under RCM payable on purchase of e-goods from foreign suppliers

March 16, 2021 7308 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amogh R. Bhatwadekar (GST AAAR Maharashtra) IGST under reverse charge Mechanism (RCM) payable on purchase of e-goods from foreign suppliers Having pointed out the disputed issues as mentioned hereinabove, we set out to examine the place of supply in case of the impugned OIDAR services. In this regard, reference is invited to the […]

AAR Karnataka allows withdrawal of application to Great Lakes E-Learning Services

March 16, 2021 738 Views 0 comment Print

In re Great Lakes E-Learning Services Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, KARNATAKA M/s Great Lakes E-Learning Services Pvt Ltd., Flat No:758-759, 19th Main, Sector-02, 1st Floor, HSR Layout, Near Sri Sai Mandir, Bengaluru-560102 (hereinafter referred as ‘applicant), having GSTIN: 29AAECB3694E1ZJ, filed an application for Advance […]

GST on goodwill at the time of retirement of Partners; AAR withdrawn

March 16, 2021 15738 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shiv Shankara Health Care Enterprises (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Whether the goodwill paid to the partners at the time of retirement is liable to be taxed under GST Act. We have carefully considered the application, various submissions of the applicant, remarks of the jurisdictional officers and the request for withdrawal made by the applicant. […]

GST applicable on Sinking Fund collecting by Residential Society from Members

March 10, 2021 13077 Views 0 comment Print

In re Olety Landmark Apartment Owner’s Association (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the Applicant is liable to pay GST on amounts which it collects from its members for setting up the ‘Sinking Fund’/Corpus Fund? The amounts collected by the applicant towards Sinking Fund amount to advances meant for future supply of services to members, covered under […]

18% GST applies on erection & commissioning of lifts / escalators for domestic use

March 9, 2021 11319 Views 0 comment Print

In re BG Elevators and Escalators Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) What is the Rate of tax required in respect of erecting and commissioning of lifts installed for domestic use and  What is the Rate of tax required in respect of erecting and commissioning of escalators installed for domestic use? The rate of GST applicable […]

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