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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


Agriculture Produce/Agriculturist | Advance Ruling | Section 2(7) | CGST Act 2017

July 23, 2020 6327 Views 0 comment Print

Rara Udhyog (GST AAR Rajasthan); Advance Ruling No. RAJ/AAR/2018-19/06; Dqated- 23/06/2018 Over View- Agriculture Produce Definition ‘agricultural produce‘ in the GST regime The definition of ‘agricultural produce’ has not been provided in CGST Act; rather the term ‘agriculturist’ has been defined under sub-section (7) of Section 2 of the CGST Act, 2017, means an individual […]

Advance rulings | Definition of Business | Sec 2(17) | CGST Act, 2017

July 21, 2020 18777 Views 2 comments Print

Definition Of  Business Under GST – Overview Supply or acquisition of goods including capital goods and services Admission of person to any premises Provision of facilities to a member of a club, association etc Activities are undertaken by CG, SG or  any Local authority Services supplied as the holder of the office Services by Race […]

GST on Merchandise Trade Transaction – AAR- Sterlite Technologies Ltd

July 21, 2020 4077 Views 2 comments Print

1. Whether GST is payable in respect of goods procured from outside India and such goods not brought to India? 2. Whether GST is payable in goods are shipped directly from the foreign vendor’s premises to customer’s premise (located outside India)?

NO ITC to Co-Op Society on lift installation charges

July 20, 2020 2157 Views 0 comment Print

In re Las Palmas Co-Op. Housing Society (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The Maharashtra Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling while upholding the ruling given by the Maharastra Advance Ruling Authority held that the Appellant will not be eligible to avail the ITC in respect of the lift installation charges paid to the lift contractor, in terms of […]

Advance rulings | Scope of Supply | Section 7 | CGST Act, 2017

July 20, 2020 5862 Views 5 comments Print

Section specific advance ruling under GST Act – Sec 7 of CGST and SGST Act 2017 Article contains section 7 “Supply” related advance rulings under GST pronounced by Advance Ruling Authorities of Various States. Advance ruling’ means a decision provided by the Authority or the Appellate Authority to an applicant on matters or on questions […]

AAR allowed withdrawal of application on request of applicant

July 17, 2020 765 Views 0 comment Print

In re Chaitanya Rural Development Association (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) We have gone through the submission made by the applicant regarding the applicability of the GST rate to the aforesaid transaction. But, before going into the merits of the case, we examine the plea made by the applicant before this authority in his letter dated: […]

No ruling on classification of Flavoured Milk as same issue was pending with revenue

July 17, 2020 1320 Views 0 comment Print

In re Heritage foods limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) What is the appropriate chapter under the customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) under which the product ‘Flavoured Milk’ can be classified as per the explanation (iv) of the Notification No.1/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 28 June 2017? AAR held that it is a […]

GST on slump sale – AAR allows withdrawal of Application

July 17, 2020 1107 Views 0 comment Print

In re NIKO (NECO) Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) If transfer of Block Interest qualifies as a slump sale under the Income Tax Act, 1961, whether exemption from GST levy can be claimed on the same by the applicant? We have gone through the entire submission made by the applicant regarding the applicability of the […]

Reporting of Input Tax Credit In GSTR 9– Dire Need for Clarification

July 15, 2020 43431 Views 4 comments Print

The process of preparing and filing of annual return in GSTR 9 for FY 2018-19 under GST has already started, however, some basic doubts regarding the correct way to reconcile and report the Input Tax Credit (ITC) under various tables pertaining to the FY 2018-19 are yet be cleared by the creators and owners of […]

GST on services provided under vocational training courses recognized by NCVT

July 12, 2020 1266 Views 0 comment Print

In re The Leprosy Mission Trust India Bethesda leprosy home and hospital  (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) M/s The Leprosy Mission Trust India Jangir Champa, Chhattisgarh, (TLMTI) [hereinafter also referred to as the applicant has field an application U/s 97 of the Chhattisgarh Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017 seeking advance ruling as to whether services provided under […]

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