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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


Reimbursement of stipend paid to trainees not attract GST

September 25, 2019 17871 Views 1 comment Print

Under this scheme the resource provided by trust, these called as ‘On Job Trainee’. It will be paid monthly stipend amount determined by the client and Trust. The Trust is expected to collect stipend amount from the client and transfer the entire amount to the trainee – Does this stipend reimbursement attracts GST or not?

‘Mango Pulp’ falls under entry No. 453 of Schedule III- 18% GST Payable

September 25, 2019 9420 Views 0 comment Print

In re Universal Import Export (GST AAR Gujarat) Question 1: At What rate GST payable on supply of MANGO PULP falling under Heading No. 08045040 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rate of GST? Answer : ‘Mango Pulp’ will fall under the entry No. 453 of Schedule III of the Notification No.01/2017- Central Tax […]

5% GST applicable on sale of used second hand Wind Turbine Generator

September 25, 2019 21741 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sameera Trading Company (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether GST is applicable on local sale of used second hand Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) / (Wind Mill) with accessories? The Supply of Used Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) or Wind Mill with accessories is a composite supply of Wind Mills and is liable to tax at 2.5% […]

Bagasse based Particle Board attracts GST rate of 18%

September 25, 2019 10020 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Bagasse based Particle Board manufactured with a composition of 75% of bagasse, 25% of wood particles and 5 kgs of resins falls under serial No.92 of Schedule II [GST rate 12%) or under Sr. No. 137A of Schedule III (GST rate 18%) of the Notification No. 01/2017 – Integrated Tax [Rate] dated 28.06.2017?

5% GST applicable on Areca Palm Leaf Plates

September 25, 2019 31431 Views 1 comment Print

In re Conservia Ecocrafts India Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) What is the rate of tax applicable under GST on Areca Palm Leaf Plates? The Areca Leaf plates made out of pericarnium of areca leaves are liable to tax at 2.5% from 22.09.2017 under the CGST Act as per entry no. 198A of Schedule I […]

GST on landscape development & maintenance of garden work for Govt Depts.

September 25, 2019 3657 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s The Nurserymen Co-operative Society (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the landscape development and maintenance of garden work for State and Central Government Departments, all government local bodies (Municipalities and Corporations) etc. and other government undertakings through contract from sub-contracts attracts GST as inward supplies from those vendors? Even after assuming the activity of […]

GST exempt on services of transportation of students and staff of college to and from college

September 25, 2019 41238 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Bhavika Bhatia (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) Services provided by the applicant for transportation of students and staff of the contracee’s Institute/college under contract carriage by non-air conditioned buses is exempt from GST as per clause (b) of SI. No. 15 of Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28.6.2017. However the exemption will be […]

GST on Utility Vehicles, predominantly designed for transportation of goods

September 25, 2019 3015 Views 0 comment Print

The product in question viz. Utility Vehicles, predominantly designed for transportation of goods conforming to the norms of Category N vehicles as per Automotive Industry Standards AIS 053, shall merit classification under Chapter 8704 of the GST Tariff and shall be chargeable to GST at the rate prevailing at the time of supply.

No GST exemption on ‘Fitness Centre cum Gym’ items supplied to MPPGCL

September 25, 2019 2982 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case we find that the applicant have been awarded a consolidated contract for carrying out different specified works at Shri Singaji Thermal Power Project, which includes erection, commissioning, installation etc. We also find it necessary to place on record that there are certain items mentioned in the subject contract including, but not limited to, ‘Fitness Centre cum Gym’, which definitely do not find place in the ambit of essential work entrusted by the State Government to MPPGCL. Needless to mention that such work shall not qualify for exemption as envisaged under Sr.No.3(vi) to the Notification no. 11/2017-CT(Rate), in as much as it does not fall within the scope of work entrusted by Government of Madhya Pradesh to MPPGCL.

GST on Promotions of Research and Publishing of online research journal

September 25, 2019 4632 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s World Researchers Associations (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) A joint reading of activities covered under the Notification and the activities performed show that Promotions of Research and Publishing of online research journal are not activities contemplated in the exemption entry since they do not fall under care or counselling; or spreading public awareness; […]

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