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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 1722 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 132 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 429 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 1377 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% GST Payable on transportation services forming part of composite works contract

August 23, 2019 10260 Views 0 comment Print

In re Siemens Limited (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling held as under: From the conjoined and harmonious reading of various clauses of Third contract and Fifth contract awarded to the appellant and their interdependency under the whole contract comprising of six contracts, it can be safely concluded that the agreement for setting […]

GST on reimbursement of expenses by foreign company to Indian entity

August 23, 2019 61023 Views 0 comment Print

In re Maansmarine Cargo International LLP (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether GST is applicable on reimbursement of expenses such as salaries, rent, office expenses, travelling cost etc.? Applicant is not a pure agent. In the subject case the applicant is making payments to vendors for supply received by them. The applicant is not making payment to […]

GST rate on aircraft sale not determined by AAR as intended use is not known

August 23, 2019 9504 Views 0 comment Print

In re B. G. Shirke Construction Technology Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question: – What is the applicable rate of GST on sale of aircraft by an NSOP holder to a private company who have applied for NSOP license, to be used for purposes such as corporate leisure, pilgrimage, cargo chartered flights? +The applicant has […]

Treatment of ITC when by-product Cotton Seed Oil Cake is taxable at 0%

August 22, 2019 22914 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Parmod Kumar Singala (GST AAR Rajasthan) 1. What will be the treatment of claiming of Input Tax Credit under Section 16 of the GST Act in regard to by-product Cotton Seed Oil Cake which is taxable at 0%? As per Section 17(2) of GST Act, 2017 the amount of credit shall be […]

ITC not admissible for expenses on maintaining employees

August 22, 2019 1617 Views 0 comment Print

As per clear reading of Sub Section (1) of Section 16 and sub section (1) of Section 17 of the CGST Act, 2017, it is clear that a registered person is entitled to take credit of input tax charged on supply of goods or services or both to him which are used or intended to be used in the course or furtherance of his business only.

GST on royalty/dead rent paid/payable to Government for transfer of right to use minerals

August 22, 2019 5862 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dhirajlal Velji Atha (HUF) (GST AAR Jharkhand) 1. What is the classification of service provided by the State of Jharkhand to the petitioner for which Royalty is being paid in light of the notifications mentioned below? Ans. – The services for the right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation, as per Sr. […]

GST on  job work charges for manufacturing of Poultry Feed/Cattle Feed

August 21, 2019 14886 Views 0 comment Print

The activity of manufacturing of Cattle Feed / Poultry Feed by the applicant on job work basis is not ‘Support services to agriculture, forestry, fishing, animal husbandry’. The activity of manufacturing of Cattle Feed / Poultry Feed by the applicant on job work basis falls under heading 9988 and attracts GST @ 5% (CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5%).

AAR cannot give ruling on a Project which is not been awarded to Applicant

August 20, 2019 1038 Views 0 comment Print

We also find that CIDCO has awarded the construction contract of the project of “Development of Infrastructure facility for Passenger Water Transport Terminal at Nerul, Navi Mumbai to ‘Ajwani-Kargwal Joint Venture’, and not to the applicant. Thus the applicant is not a person competent to apply for ruling as provided under Section 95 of the GST Act.

GST on fees received by school from school(s) for participation in conference

August 20, 2019 4692 Views 0 comment Print

In re by M/s. Emrald Heights International School (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) a. Will the consideration received by the school from the participant school(s) for participation of their students and staff in the conference would be exempted under entry No. 66 or entry No. 1 or entry No. 80 or any other entry of the […]

GST Payable on Construction Cost recovered by Electricity Company from consumers

August 20, 2019 3036 Views 0 comment Print

The cost of construction/ erection of Bays/ Sub-Stations, Overhead lines and Underground Cables and other charges including Pro-rata charges, supervision charges, proportionate line charges, registration fees and operation and maintenance charges, recovered by GETCO from the consumers, do not form part of the value of supply of service of “Transmission of Electricity” under Section 15 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017.

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