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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


GST payable on interest charged for delay in delivery of goods

August 28, 2020 30288 Views 1 comment Print

In re Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (GST AAR Haryana) 1. Whether interest charged for delay in delivery of goods is taxable under Section 9 of CGST Act, 2017 or HGST Act, 2017 or exempt under Section 11 of CGST Act, 2017 or HGST Act, 2017 and What is the HSN Code of the service mentioned […]

AAR rejects application for non-appearance of Applicant

August 28, 2020 591 Views 0 comment Print

In re Hyco Enterprises (GST AAR Haryana) In order to decide the admissibility of the application, the applicant was called upon to appear before this Authority on 25.02.2020 vide memo no. 18 dated 17.02.2020, but neither the applicant appeared before the Authority nor did it seek any adjournment. Since, the Authority for Advance Ruling is […]

Advance Ruling application rejected for non-appearance of applicant

August 28, 2020 630 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sachdeva Colleges Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) In order to decide the admissibility of the application, the applicant was called upon to appear before this Authority on 09.01.2020 vide memo no. 02 dated 06.01.2020, but none appeared on behalf of the applicant. Thereafter, notice of appearance was sent for 28.01.2020 vide memo no. 13 […]

No ITC on distribution of sweets, dry fruits etc for business promotion

August 28, 2020 22686 Views 0 comment Print

In re Musashi Auto Parts Pvt. Ltd. (AAR GST Haryana) The purchase and distribution of sweets, dry fruits, coins or silver items for the purpose of business promotion cannot be termed as an activity carried out in the course or furtherance of business by any stretch of imagination. Section 17(5)(h) expressly bars input tax credit […]

Advance ruling application rejected on failure of applicant to frame question

August 28, 2020 951 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jewel Classic Hotels Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) The applicant has preferred the application for seeking advance ruling on various issues but it has failed to frame any question. Instead of posing any question before the authority, the applicant has given a description of the activities undertaken by it. The applicant was also […]

AAR explains method of distribution of ITC from HO to BO

August 28, 2020 2778 Views 0 comment Print

In re Tata Sia Airlines Limited (GST AAR Haryana) Now, to decide the method of distribution of input tax credit from HO to BO, it is pertinent to discuss the relevant provisions regarding ‘input service distributor’. The term ‘input service distributor’ is defined under section 2(61) of the CGST Act, as under: “Input Service Distributor” […]

GST on Laboratory Reagents

August 28, 2020 4908 Views 0 comment Print

In re Imperial Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) Whether ‘LABORATORY REAGENT’ is classifiable under Tariff Heading 38220090 at S.No.80 of Schedule II oras “Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, II, IV, V or VI” at Sl. No. 453 of Schedule III under the CGST Notification No.1/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28th June, […]

AAR explains applicable date of Amendment to GST notifications

August 28, 2020 2304 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dee Vee Projects Ltd. (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) Q1. What is rate of tax applicable to the composite supply of works contract as defined in clause (119) of Section 2 of Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (The Act), undertaken by the supplier (applicant) i.e., whether the GST rate 18% or 12% is […]

GST Rate & Classification – Printing of content provided by customer on PVC banners

August 28, 2020 2076 Views 0 comment Print

In re Macro Media Digital Imaging Pvt. Ltd. (AAR GST Haryana) The transaction of printing of content provided by the customer, on Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) banners and supply of such printed trade advertisement material is a composite supply in which supply of printing service is the principal supply. The HSN classification of aforesaid supply […]

GST notification No. 11, 20, 24/2017 Central Tax (Rate) applicable from date of publication in Official Gazette

August 28, 2020 14235 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dee Vee Projects Limited (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) In respect of Question regarding the rate of tax applicable on the Composite Supply of Works Contract, we are unable to answer the question on account of insufficient information provided by the applicant. In respect of the effective date of the amendments to Notification No. […]

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