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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 1362 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


Bentonite powder used for earthing purpose is taxable @18% GST

October 12, 2019 8781 Views 0 comment Print

Bentonite Powder used for electrical earthing is commercially known as ‘Back Fill Compound’ and it consist of mixture of Bentonite powder, wood charcoal powder, Graphite powder and Sodium sulphate. This mixture is used as an agent for reducing surface tension. Hence it comes under the Heading 3824.99.17 and is taxable at the rate of 18% as per SI No. 97 of Schedule III of Notification No. 01/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017

GST on Independent Consultancy Services to Public Works Department

October 11, 2019 2043 Views 0 comment Print

In re MSV International Inc. (GST AAR Haryana) Q1. Whether the services by way of Independent Consultancy Services provided or to be provided by the Applicant to Public Works Department, Gurgaon as per Request for Proposal (RFP) at Annexure-1 for Design, Engineering, Finance, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Gurgaon- Faridabad and Ballabhgarh-Sohna Roads on BOT […]

GST: Haryana Warehousing Corporation is not a ‘Government entity’

October 11, 2019 2082 Views 0 comment Print

In re Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (GST AAR Haryana) Whether definition of Government Entity as defined in Para 2 (zfa) in Notification No. 12/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 as amended by Notification No. 32/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 13.10.2017 is applicable on the applicant i.e. Haryana State Warehousing Corporation? In order to qualify for […]

No advance ruling if question raised by applicant turns redundant

October 10, 2019 870 Views 0 comment Print

Contention of the applicant that there is no asset transfer, has been resolved by the RRVPNL by issuing corrigendum dated 24.09.2019. After issue of the said corrigendum the question raised by the applicant turned redundant and therefore no advance ruling is required to be given.

ITC not available on goods & services used for construction of Tie-in pipelines, from FSRU to National grid: AAAR

October 7, 2019 2823 Views 0 comment Print

Tie-in pipeline under question will not be construed as plant and machinery, and hence the Appellant will not be entitled to avail the ITC of GST paid on goods and services used for construction of Tie-in pipelines, from the FSRU to the National grid as per the provision laid out in section 17(5)(c) and 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act, 2017.

AAR cannot give ruling in absence of any specific description of products

October 7, 2019 12747 Views 0 comment Print

In re Safset Agencies Pvt Ltd. (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The AAR has not given any ruling on collectibles/memorabilia and collectible books; the reason being given is that no specific details of such goods are given. In the grounds of appeal presented before the AAR, the appellant has described such goods as only ‘collectibles’ and ‘memorabilia […]

GST not payable on recovery of 50% Insurance Premium from employees

October 4, 2019 7020 Views 1 comment Print

In re Jotun India Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether recovery of 50% of Parental Health Insurance Premium from employees amounts to ‘supply of service’ under Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017? AAAR has ruled that. they are not rendering any service of health insurance to their employees and hence, […]

GST on supply, erection, installation, commissioning and testing of UPS system for DMRC

October 4, 2019 30516 Views 1 comment Print

Whether the contract entered into with DMRC for supply, erection, installation, commissioning and testing of UPS system qualifies as a supply of works contract under Section 2(119) of the CGST Act?

GST on fees from MCGM for Operating Citizen Facilitation / Collection Centres

October 4, 2019 4875 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. VFS Global Services Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether the work for ‘Operating Citizen Facilitation Centre (CFC) at various Locations of MCGM on per transaction/receipt basis’ involving the aforesaid Scope of Work would be exempt from GST vide Sr. No.3 & 3A of amended Notification No. 12/2017  – Central (Rate) as on […]

No GST on Adoption Fees received from Adoptive Parents by Trust under Adoption Law

October 4, 2019 2358 Views 0 comment Print

Receipt of the Adoption Fees paid under Regulation 46 of the Adoption Regulations, 2017 by the Prospective Adoptive Parents to the Trust is exempted from the levy of Goods and Services Tax.

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