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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


Latest News


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


TDS under GST is applicable only for taxable supply contracts

May 21, 2020 12144 Views 0 comment Print

In re Mahalakshmi Mahila Sangha (GST AAR Karnataka) The supply of services made by the applicant in the form of supply of food and drinks to the educational institutions is covered under entry no. 66 of Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and entry 66 of Notification (12/2017) No. FD 48 CSL 2017 dated 29.06.2017 and […]

GST exemption on Services relating to rearing of all life forms of animals

May 20, 2020 11163 Views 0 comment Print

In re George Jacob (GST AAR Kerala) Services relating to rearing of all life forms of animals by way of renting or leasing of vacant land is eligible for GST exemption Whether lease rent charged by the municipality for land i.e., water channel used for fish farming falls within the meaning of “services relating to […]

Services for construction of low cost housing units liable to 12% GST

May 20, 2020 1692 Views 0 comment Print

In re Habitat Technology Group (GST AAR Kerala) i. Whether the services provided by the applicant to Sri Sathya Sai Trust for construction of low cost housing units for flood-affected individuals in Kerala fall within the ambit of Serial number (i), (v) or (va) of Notification No. 11/2017-CT(R) dated 28.06.2017 as amended by Notification No. […]

Co-op Credit Society eligible for 50% ITC- Section 17(4) of CGST Act

May 20, 2020 13494 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the applicant is eligible for availing the option provided under Section 17(4) of the CGST Act which prescribes to avail an amount equal to 50% of eligible credit of input tax, on inputs, capital goods and input services in that month and the rest shall lapse.

ITC benefit passing requirement is outside the purview of AAR

May 20, 2020 999 Views 0 comment Print

In Re Shriram EPC Limited (GST AAR Kerala) The issues raised in the instant application is regarding the requirement of the passing over of the benefit of ITC on goods lying in stock as on the appointed date i.e; 01.07.2017 and in respect of the goods procured after the appointed date, which is outside the […]

GST on works contracts awarded by Government authorities

May 20, 2020 2469 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ray Constructions Ltd. (GST AAR Kerala) Applicant is carrying on business in the housing and construction sector. They are engaged in providing services of construction including materials and labour as per the tender requirements. They have received a work order from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre for the construction of a building for space […]

Latex collection cup used for rubber tapping is an agricultural implement

May 20, 2020 2883 Views 0 comment Print

In re Tainakathuveettil Appukuttan Dayanandan (M/s. Sun Polymers) (GST AAR Kerala) The process of collection of rubber latex through rubber tapping is an agricultural activity. Plastic cups are used to collect latex from rubber trees. The plastic cups are placed below the spouts using cup hangers. The applicant is engaged in the manufacture and supply […]

Plastic latex collection cup comes under HSN 8201 90 00

May 20, 2020 2610 Views 0 comment Print

In re Matha Timber Industries (GST AAR Kerala) The process of collection of rubber latex through rubber tapping is an agricultural activity. Plastic cups are used to collect latex from rubber trees. The plastic cups are placed below the spouts using cup hangers. The applicant is engaged in the manufacture and supply of plastic cups, […]

GST on Manufacture of PVC Tufted Coir Mats / Mattings / Floor coverings by the process of embedding coir yarn into PVC

May 20, 2020 1137 Views 0 comment Print

In re Eco Wood Private Limited (GST AAR Kerala) Manufacture of PVC Tufted Coir Mats / Mattings / Floor coverings by the process of embedding coir yarn into PVC  is liable to GST @ 12%. i. Whether the process of manufacture (embedding coir yarn into vinyl (PVC) compound and curing by heating / cooling) is “Tufting” […]

GST on Plastic cups used to collect latex from rubber trees

May 20, 2020 1014 Views 0 comment Print

In re Thadickal Trading Company (GST AAR Kerala) The process of collection of rubber latex through rubber tapping is an agricultural activity. Plastic cups are used to collect latex from rubber trees. The plastic cups are placed below the spouts using cup hangers. The apphcant is engaged in the wholesale and retail supply of plastic […]

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