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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 201 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 426 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 1359 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


Whether printing service received locally is export when a foreign buyer is paying consideration in US dollars?

March 6, 2020 3573 Views 1 comment Print

In re Swapna Printing Works Private Limited (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether printing service received locally is export when a foreign buyer is paying the consideration in US dollars? The Applicant’s supply of the composite printing service is taxable under SI No. 27(i) of Notification No. 11/2017 — Central Tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 (corresponding State […]

GST TDS Notifications not applies to exempt supply

March 6, 2020 1347 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dipak Kanti Mazumder Dynamic Engineers (GST AAR West Bengal) The TDS Notifications bring into force section 51 of the GST Act, specifying the persons under section 51(1)(d) of the Act and have mandated and laid down the mechanism for deduction of TDS. These notifications, therefore, are applicable only if TDS is deductible on […]

GST TDS not applies on supply to Howrah Municipal Corporation

March 6, 2020 1185 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dolphin Techno Waste Management Private Limited (GST AAR West Bengal) The TDS Notifications bring into force section 51 of the GST Act, specifying the persons under section 51(1)(d) of the Act and have mandated and laid down the mechanism for deduction of TDS. These notifications, therefore, are applicable only if TDS is deductible […]

Local Authority within the meaning of section 2(69)(c) of GST Act entitled to GST Exemption

March 6, 2020 22875 Views 0 comment Print

In re Newtown Kolkata Development Authority (GST AAR West Bengal) The Applicant is a local authority within the meaning of section 2(69)(c) of the GST Act and is entitled to the exemptions available on the services it supplies in terms of the various entries of Notification No 12/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 (corresponding State […]

ITC under GST available on detachable wooden flooring & stackable glass partitions

March 6, 2020 8124 Views 0 comment Print

Input tax credit can be availed by the Appellant on the detachable sliding and stackable glass partitions which is movable in nature. Procurement of detachable sliding and stackable glass partitions will be eligible for input tax credit and will not be hit by the provisions of Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act.

GTA Service: AAR cannot rule on ‘procedure’ which applicant can follow

March 5, 2020 3057 Views 0 comment Print

In re Liberty Translines (GST AAR Maharashtra) The second question raised by the applicant is whether Applicant would be right in charging GST @12% under Forward Charge mechanism to POSCO in terms of Notification No 20/2017-Central Tax (Rate) 2017 dated 22 August, 2017 when POSCO as the main contractor is already charging GST @12% under the […]

GST on shifting / erection of electrical lines for Main Contractor of NHAI

March 5, 2020 8580 Views 0 comment Print

In re Gaurish Sharma (G K Enterprises) (GST AAR Rajasthan) Applicant is proposing to submit a bid for shifting / erection of electrical lines only to M/s Sadbhav Jodhpur Ring Road Pvt. Ltd who is the main Contractor of NHAI. Thus the activity to be carried out by the applicant is restricted to shifting / […]

Input tax credit of GST charged by third-party transporters

March 5, 2020 17325 Views 0 comment Print

In re Posco India Steel Distribution Centre Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) Q 1. What will he the classification of the services (whether under service codes 996511 or 996791 or 996799 or any other) of the Applicant in case the Applicant issues the consignment note however, the actual transportation is done through the third-party transporter […]

No GST exemption on Coaching Services to CA & CMA students

March 5, 2020 4455 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the services of supply of service of education as per the curriculum prescribed by the statutory authorities/ government to the students of the applicant for obtaining qualifications/ certificates of CA-Foundation, CA-Inter, CA-Final, CMA (ICWA)-Foundation, CMA-Inter, CMA-Final and Intermediate duly recognized by the respective statutory authorities/ government are exempted under Notification N0.12/2017–CT (Rate) dt. 28.06.2017 (entry no.66(a)), as amended?

Supply, installation & fixing of furniture cannot be a works contract

March 5, 2020 8145 Views 0 comment Print

The supply, installation and fixing of furniture, customized or customized cannot be a works contract, as the items of furniture have been made or manufactured at the supplier’s place which have been installed or fixed at the place of the recipient. Such installed or fixed items of furniture can be removed/ moved to any place without damage to the furniture.

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