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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 1719 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 204 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 1368 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


18% IGST payable on fertilizer export if dealer opts for refund

August 26, 2019 3972 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sai Fertilizers Pvt Ltd (GST AAR West Bengal) The Applicant, while exporting’ single super phosphate’, shall pay IGST @ 18% under SI No. 43 of Schedule III of Notification No. 11/2017 – IT (Rate) dated 28/06/2017, as amended from time to time, if it opts for refund in terms of section 16(3)(b) of […]

GST on Services related to Cutting and sell of tree after converting into timber to Forest department

August 26, 2019 34032 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Deputy Conservator of Forests (GST AAR Karnataka) Question 1. a. The applicant states that Karnataka Forest Department, under its sovereign functions, raises ‘plants’ of tree species, plants them in forest, waste & common lands. Over time, with the nurturing and management of the department, these plants grow up to become trees when […]

5% GST payable on Leasing of Satellite Transponder

August 26, 2019 3816 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Antrix Corporation Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) Whether Leasing of Satellite Transponder which is covered under SAC Code 997319 be charged at 5% GST as per HSN Code 8803 – Parts Goods of Heading 8802 (Satellites)? The service of Leasing of Satellite Transponders, covered under SAC 9973 19, falls under the Entry No.17 […]

HDPE woven tarpaulin not classifiable as textile under GST Tariff Act

August 26, 2019 1389 Views 0 comment Print

In re East Hooghly Agro Plantatron Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR West Bengal) The HDPE fabric coated/covered with LDPE or LLDPE melt, used for manufacturing the tarpaulin, is not textile material classifiable under Heading 5903. Tarpaulin made from such fabrics of the variety the Applicant supplies, therefore, is not tarpaulin made from textile material, and not […]

Shyam Samruddhi is an organic fertilizer classifiable under HSN-3105

August 26, 2019 5277 Views 0 comment Print

In re Alligo Agrovet Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question: – Classification of goods and GST rate applicability in the case of goods manufactured by us (list enclosed) ? Answer:- Products namely AUTUS, SJ-NINJ A, SJ-ERASER, OPRAX, TELNAR, VK’s NEMO AND STRESSOUT are classifiable under HSN Code-3808 and liable to GST @18% (SGST CGST 9% […]

12% GST on Affordable housing project Construction services provided after 25.01.2018

August 23, 2019 33126 Views 0 comment Print

we find that that the applicant’s case is covered under the tax rate of 12%, under Heading 9954 (Construction Services), (v) (da) of above mentioned Notification No. 11/2017, as amended since the project undertaken by them falls under the definition of Affordable Housing as also claimed by them in their application

‘Dialyzer’ used in dialysis machine- 5% GST Payable: AAR

August 23, 2019 6537 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Nipro India Corporation Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1. Whether on facts and circumstances of the case, the product Dialyzer be treated as ‘Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney’ as mentioned under Entry No. 255 of Schedule I to Notification Number 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28 June 2017 […]

Admissibility of input tax credit of GST paid on Aggarbatti

August 23, 2019 4992 Views 0 comment Print

In re Moksh Agarbatti Co.(GST AAR Gujarat) Question 1: The tax payer offers one unit of Dhoop with a pack of Agarbatti (consisting of 10 pieces of Agarbatti). Can the tax payer claim credit of taxes paid on a) inputs used for manufacture of Dhoop? b) Purchase of dhoop from a third party vendor? Answer: […]

Tunnel construction & related work not falls under earth work so not eligible for concessional GST rate

August 23, 2019 2244 Views 0 comment Print

In re Soma-Mohite Joint Venture (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question: – 1. Whether the said Contract is covered under SI NO -3A , Chapter No 99 as per Notification No 2/2018 -Central Tax (Rate) dated 25/01/2018, w.e.f 25/01/2018 ? Answer:- Answered in the negative. Question: – 2. Whether the said contract is covered under the term “Earth Work” and […]

GST: Service relating to conduct of online exam is composite supply

August 23, 2019 10956 Views 0 comment Print

In re Attest Testing Services Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question a):- Whether the services provided by the Applicant can be considered to be a composite supply as defined under section 2(30) of the CGST Act, 2017 or a mixed supply defined under section 2(74) of the CGST Act. 2017? Answer:-The subject services provided by the Applicant […]

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