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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 1713 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


Advance Ruling | Section 95 to 99 | CGST ACT 2017 | Part I

July 31, 2020 9888 Views 0 comment Print

Simplified GST Series –Chapter -18-Advance Ruling /Section 95-99/CGST ACT 2017 Part I In part I of the Article author explains provisos of CGST ACT 2017 related to Section 95-Definitions  related to Advance Ruling, Section 96-Authority for advance ruling, Section 97- Application for advance ruling, Section 98- Procedure on receipt of application and Section 99- Appellate […]

Furniture supply with installation service cannot be construed as Works Contract

July 31, 2020 7566 Views 1 comment Print

The taxpayer had charged GST at the rate of 18% on the supply and installation of furniture in the government department. However, the government department contention is that GST at the rate of 12% should be charged construing it as Work Contract Service

Grind of plastic in small pieces classifiable under HSN 3901 to 3914

July 30, 2020 8034 Views 0 comment Print

In re Manishbhai Champakbhai Mehta (Legal name) and M/s. Navpad Plastic (Trade Name) (GST AAR Gujarat) Question : What is the HSN code of grinding of plastic material and what is the tax rate of said goods?. HSN code of goods viz plastic of grind would depend upon the type of primary form of polymers […]

GST on amount forfeited on account of breach of agreement of sale of land

July 30, 2020 34041 Views 1 comment Print

In re Fastrack Deal Comm Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) The main issue is here to decide whether the amount forfeited on account of breach of agreement of sale of land is liable to GST or not. The applicant contention is that the amount of Rs. 20 lacs forfeited is on account of sale of […]

Hybrid Hydraulic Servo System merits classification in terms of Note 2 of Section XVI of CTA, 1975

July 30, 2020 762 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dyna Automation Private Limited (GST AAR Gujarat) What is the classification for Hybrid Hrdraulic Servo System which is prepared by assembling various parts and is used as part in different type of machines and what will be the applicable tax rate on Hybrid Hrdeaulic Servo System? During the personal hearing, the applicant was […]

Benefit of reduced GST rate applicable on affordable house having carpet area upto 60 sq mtrs.

July 30, 2020 2616 Views 0 comment Print

The benefit of reduced rate would be available to them only in  the cases of supply effected after 25-1-2018 i.e. the date on which Notification  1/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 25-01-2018 was issued and the benefit of this  reduced rate would be applicable in case of only those flats which are having carpet area upto 60 sq mtrs. in this scheme which is covered in the category of affordable housing.

GST payable on service of supply of doctor, nursing staff, ambulances etc to corporate entity for medical care of their staff

July 30, 2020 7890 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sparsh OHC Manpower Service (GST AAR Gujarat) Question:   Specified services i.e. appointing Doctors, Nursing Staffs, and Ambulances and relating administrative services etc. covered under GST, whether it falls in the category of taxable or exempted services? Any services of diagnosis or treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any […]

Benefit of lower rate of 5% GST Rate not applicable to bulk drug Danuorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin & Zoledronin Acid

July 30, 2020 1359 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sterling Biotech Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) It is an admitted fact that the product being supplied by the applicant cannot be directly administered in a human being. The concessional rate of GST is applicable only to the medicine or drugs, which are ready for administering in the human being or person. In the […]

‘Urine Collection Bags’ attract 5% GST

July 30, 2020 6567 Views 0 comment Print

In re Narendrakumar Manilal Patel (National Health Care (GST AAR Gujarat) In this case, we find that the entry No. 257 of Schedule-I of Notification No.01/2017-Central Tax(Rate) dated 28.06.2017 provides a more specific description of the product manufactured and supplied by the applicant as there is a specific entry of ‘Urine Collection Bag’ at Entry […]

Eligibility for IGST refunds when applicant avails duty exemption but opt to pay IGST on import under Advance Authorization

July 30, 2020 1899 Views 0 comment Print

In re Balkrishna Indstries (GST AAR Gujarat) AAR held that availing exemption under Notification No.79/2017-Cus dated 13.10.2017 in respect of additional duty of Customs under sub-Section (1), (3) and (5) of Section 3, anti-dumping duty under section 9A, but opting to pay IGST on the import of goods under Advance Authorization, would tantamount to availing […]

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