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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


Supply of both goods & services in relation to an immovable property is a works contract

September 16, 2019 1629 Views 0 comment Print

In re Gowri Infra Engineering Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) a) Whether the activity undertaken by the applicant is covered under section 2(119) of the CGST Act, 2018 read with point 6 Schedule II of the CGST Act, 2017 read with the Karnataka GST Act, 2017 and the IGST Act, 2017? The applicant is constructing […]

Accommodation services to SEZ units can be treated as zero rated supplies

September 16, 2019 9795 Views 0 comment Print

In re Carnation Hotels Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) a. Whether accommodation service proposed to be rendered by the applicant to SEZ units are liable to CGST and SGST or IGST? The accommodation service proposed to be rendered by the applicant to SEZ units are covered under the IGST as it is an inter-State supply […]

GST on Printing of books etc. for which materials are provided by customers

September 16, 2019 43041 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sukee Printpack LLP (GST AAR Karnataka) 1. In the case where applicant is supplying the paper and paper board printed with content supplied by the recipient of the goods made using physical inputs including paper belonging to the recipient and – a. If the final printed material is a book or a journal […]

Pattadar Passbook cum Title Deed classifiable under HSN 4820

September 16, 2019 4647 Views 0 comment Print

In re Manipal Technologies Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether Pattadar Passbook cum Title Deed is a ‘Document of Title’ so as to classify under HSN 4907 or as a ‘Passbook’ under HSN 4820. Section 3 of Telangana State Rights in Land Pattadar Passbooks Act – 1971, provides that a record of rights shall be created. […]

GST payable on reimbursement of discount / rebate from principal company

September 16, 2019 7116 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Santhos Distributors (GST AAR Kerala) It is established from the statement of the applicant that the prices of the products supplied by the applicant is determined by the supplier /principal company and the applicant has no control on the price of the products. Therefore, it is evident that the additional discount given […]

GST on services related to gold ornaments

September 16, 2019 36636 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. CGR Gold Trading (GST AAR Kerala) i) The tax liability of the applicant; the rate of tax for the services rendered by the applicant on quality testing and certification of gold ornaments. The quality testing and certification of gold ornaments are covered under Service Classification Code, 998346 – Technical testing and analysis […]

GST on discount offered by Company through dealers to Customers

September 16, 2019 7047 Views 0 comment Print

In re Santosh Distributors (GST AAR Kerala) Q.1: The applicant is paying the tax due as per the invoice value issued by the applicant and availing the input tax credit of GST shown in the inward invoice received by the applicant from the Principal Company or their stockist. The tax liability of the applicant for […]

GST on supply of water by Society (RWA) to its members

September 13, 2019 7476 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ashiana Maintenance Services LLP (GST AAR Haryana) Whether the supply of water to individual units in the project under the MOU is a separate supply of goods or is composite/mixed supply with that of maintenance services?  If such supply is a separate supply of goods, what is the appropriate rate of GST chargeable […]

Supply of chassis mounted with bus body, shall be treated as a supply of bus

September 13, 2019 1146 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sincere Marketing Services Pvt.  Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) 1. Whether supply of chassis mounted with bus body, shall be treated as a supply of bus or separate supplies of the following:- (i)   Supply of chassis, taxable at the rate 28% as per the prescribed HSN; and (ii)   Provision of services in respect of […]

5% GST payable on Food supplied under cash & carry model

September 12, 2019 11007 Views 0 comment Print

The supply of goods being food or any other article for human consumption or any drink provided by the applicant under cash and carry model where in the items are prepared in the same premises from where it is supplied is covered under amended entry No. 7(i) of the Notification No. 11/2017 – Central Tax dated 28.06.2017 as amended by Notification No. 13 /2018 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 26-07-2018.

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