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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


GST Rate on services of coal beneficiation and transportation

September 25, 2019 16731 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) The services of coal beneficiation and transportation are two different supplies and they will attract the following rates: a. Coal Beneficiation: GST @18% (CGST 9% + SGST 9%) under SAC9997 b. Transportation by a GTA by road @5% (CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5%) […]

Passenger Transport Services provided covered under Heading 9964

September 24, 2019 20790 Views 3 comments Print

The services provided by the applicant to M/s Volvo Group India Pvt. Ltd., are “Passenger Transport Services” covered under Heading 9964 and this service is covered under the entry 8(vii) of Notification No.11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 as amended and are taxable at 9% under the CGST Act, 2017 and 9% under the KGST Act, 2017 .

GST Rate on marine propeller, rudder set, stern tube set, propeller shaft & MS couplings

September 24, 2019 3420 Views 1 comment Print

In re S R Propellers Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the rate of tax applicable is 5% on commodities such as marine propellers, rudder set, stern tube set, propeller shaft and couplings used only for the purpose of the fishing or floating vessels? The concessional rate of 5% GST in terms of entry number […]

GST on composite contract of cutting of live trees to obtain logs & transfer of timber logs

September 24, 2019 12927 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Kohinoor Woods (GST AAR Karnataka) In this case, instead of Forestry Department taking the responsibility of cutting the trees it directed the applicant to cut and remove the standing live Tree. Thus applicant is ultimately removing the cut log and not the live trees, Here the job of cutting is undertaken by […]

GST on volume discount received on purchases

September 24, 2019 14169 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kwality Mobikes (P) Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) a) Whether the volume discount received on purchases is liable for GST? If yes, under which HSN/SAC? The Volume Discount received on purchases in the form of credit note without any adjustment of GST is not liable for GST. b) Whether volume discount received on retail […]

ITC on providing services of access to online content to users

September 24, 2019 3282 Views 0 comment Print

In re Informatics Publishing Ltd. (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether the input tax credit is available when the online educational journals and periodicals are supplied to the Educational Institutions other than to pre-school and higher secondary school or equivalent, which is exempt by virtue of Notification No. 2/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 25.01.2018? The providing of access […]

AAR cannot give Ruling on Place of Supply of Goods or Services

September 24, 2019 1035 Views 0 comment Print

Whether services provided by applicant to foreign client amount to export of service cannot be answered as Section 97 of CGST Act, 2017 does not empower Authority to give Ruling on Place of Supply of Goods or Services.

GST under reverse charge on Pre and Post Registration on University

September 24, 2019 1485 Views 0 comment Print

In re Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) The applicant being only registered as a Tax deductor under Section 51 of the CGST and CGGST Act holding GSTIN-22AAAJH0647Q1DD and not having any another GSTIN as supplier of goods or services till 24-6-2019 would not be liable for under reverse charge, in view of the exclusions […]

Whether Carbonated Fruit Juice falls under Fruit Juices or Aerated drinks?

September 23, 2019 15291 Views 0 comment Print

Waters with added carbon dioxide which may contain added preservatives and flavoring , sugars are separately classified under Para 2.10.6 as Carbonated Water’ and Category 14.1.1.2 as ‘table waters and soda waters’ which are different from ‘Carbonated Fruit Beverages or Fruit Drinks’ of Para 2.3.30 and Category ‘14.1.4.1’ of FSSAI regulations.

GST on service to Govt related to road construction & irrigation

September 23, 2019 7758 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sumitabha Ray (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether service to Govt relating road construction and irrigation is exempt supply? The Applicant is providing pure service to the State Governments in relation to the projects described in para nos. 3.10 and 3.12 above. The projects involve functions entrusted to a Panchayat or a Municipality under […]

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