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AAR Rulings

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


Seed dressing, coating and treating drum machine classifiable at HSN 84368090

July 9, 2020 1017 Views 0 comment Print

In re Adarsh Plant Protected Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) Seed dressing, coating and treating drum machine is classified at HSN 84368090 tariff item and liable to GST at 12% [6% CGST+6% SGST]. As per HSN Notes [ PageNo. XVI-8436-H, the other agricultural machinery includes seed dusting machines usually consisting of one or more hoppers feeding […]

GST exemption to Nimba Nature Cure Village on Naturopathy services

July 9, 2020 3972 Views 0 comment Print

In re Oswal Industries ltd.( M/s. Nimba Nature Cure Village) (GST AAR Gujarat) The applicant M/s. Oswal Industries ltd. (M/s. Nimba Nature Cure Village) is not eligible to get the benefit of entry No.74 of exemption Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017. Read AAAR Order : Nimba Nature Cure Village not eligible for GST Exemption notification […]

Different GST rates on Roti and Parota

July 8, 2020 25059 Views 0 comment Print

The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR, Karnataka) has pronounced a ruling that parantha (frozen / packaged) is different from plain roti and as such shall attract a higher rate of GST, i.e., 18% instead of 5% applicable to roti. [In Re: ID Fresh Food (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2020) 6 TMI 183 (AAR, Karnataka)]. In the […]

GST on services pertaining to construction/ widening of road provided as a sub-contractor

July 8, 2020 3648 Views 0 comment Print

The services pertaining to construction/ widening of road provided by the applicant as a sub-contractor in respect of work contract falls under the scope of Serial No. 3(iv) of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 (as amended from time to time) and attracts GST @ 12% [6% CGST + 6% SGST] as on date.

GST not applicable on hire charges for storage of agriculture produce

July 8, 2020 20682 Views 0 comment Print

In re Roorkee Cold Storage (P) Ltd (GST AAR Uttarakhand) On perusal of legal provisions (supra), we find that loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of agricultural produce is exempted from GST. We also find that Agricultural produce in the notifications has been defined to mean “any produce out of cultivation of plants and rearing […]

AAR can reject an application if same issue already pending with it

July 8, 2020 1914 Views 0 comment Print

We find that as per applicant’s argument their application can be admitted in as much as no case is pending before Hon’ble Court in the name of the applicant on the issue in hand. In this context we find that applicant has been defined under Section 95(c) of the Act which means any person registered or desirous of obtaining registration under this Act.

3 Controversial AAR Rulings and clarifications by CBIC

July 7, 2020 6717 Views 0 comment Print

Another legacy provision that has been included under the GST laws from erstwhile tax regimes is the concept of Advance Rulings. The purpose of advance rulings is to help an applicant who is already a registered taxable person or is liable to be registered to provide clarity and understanding with regards to any supply which […]

Sand mining classifiable under Licensing services for right to use minerals

July 7, 2020 9039 Views 0 comment Print

The applicant is engaged in the business of sand mining and have been granted mining lease for extraction of sand at Basti District. The said product is classifiable under tariff heading 2505, leviable to GST @5%. During the lease period of five years the applicant has to pay lease rent as per mutually agreed terms and conditions. ‘

No GST on Services to SUDA in relation to function entrusted to Panchayat or Municipality

July 7, 2020 942 Views 0 comment Print

In re Manpar Icon Technologies (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Q(i) .Whether the Project Development Service (ie. Detailed Project Report Service) and project management consultancy services (PMCS) provided by the applicant to reciepient under the contract from State Urban Development Authority (SUDA) and project management consultancy services (PMCS) under the contract of Prandhan Mantri  Awas Yojna […]

Gujarat AAR Ruling on Interest – Whether A Risk On Personal Capacity?

July 6, 2020 2973 Views 0 comment Print

The recent ruling could potentially put individuals into jeopardy with no clear distinction between personal and business purpose outlined by the authorities. This ruling can bother many interest earners like retired person (who will required to take GST Registration as per this Ruling) as it has not distinguished between interest earnings in the individual capacity and in the business capacity.

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