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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 on Partially completed flats

July 25, 2019 4797 Views 0 comment Print

Applicability of GST on partially completed flats i.e. a) Partially completed flats having identified customers before GST regime b) Partially completed flats, where customers are identified after implementation of GST regime, and c) Partially completed flats, where no customers are identified.

GST on manufacturing & supply of submersible pump sets with installation

July 25, 2019 13779 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s United Engineering Works (GST AAR Karnataka) The applicable rate of GST for the manufacturing and supply of submersible pump sets and accessories with installation, electrification and energisation under Ganga kalyana scheme to Social welfare department of Government of Karnataka meant for various beneficiaries (farmers) as notified by the departments and they also […]

AAR Karnataka allows ‘Eurofins Advinus Ltd’ to withdraw application

July 25, 2019 723 Views 0 comment Print

Whether providing research report on activity carried out as a study of a chemical or biological entity that is still in research stage and not yet a product and is supplied by party located outside India is export of service as per subsection 2 of section 13 of the IGST Act,2017 and considered as Zero rated supply of service ? But the Applicant requested to permit them to withdraw the application filed for advance ruling vide their letter dated 15-07-2019.

Agriculture Mechanical Sprayer classifiable under CTH 8424 of GST

July 24, 2019 17274 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Ravi Masand (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) The product Agriculture Mechanical Sprayer will merit classification under Chapter Tariff Head (CTH) 8424 of the GST Tariff and with effect from 25.01.2018, the said product would attract GST @12% in terms of Sr.No.195B of Schedule-II to Notification No.01/2017-CT(R) as amended vide Notification No.06/2018-CT(R) dtd. 25.012.018 […]

Selling of container and water is composite supply as principal activity is selling of purified water only

July 24, 2019 4674 Views 1 comment Print

In re Aquaa Care (Surat) RO Technologies Private Limited (GST AAR Gujarat) Where company is selling water in containers whether selling of container and water is composite supply? We agree with the understanding of the applicant as well as that of Jurisdictional office that selling water in containers is composite supply as the principal activity […]

Order of AAAR on Classification of food supplements under GST

July 23, 2019 7470 Views 0 comment Print

The WBAAR, out of the above 15 products classified 12 products (Serial nos. 2 to 13 of the above table) under HSN 2106, and taxable under SI. No. 23 of Schedule III of Notification no. 1/2017-C.T (Rate) dated 28-06-2017 under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 & Notification No. 1125-FT dated 28-06-2017 under the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, as amended vide Notification no. 41/2017-C.T (Rate) dated 14-11-2017 under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 & Notification No. 2019-FT dated 14-11-2017 under the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017,

‘Fanta Fruity Orange’ classifiable under sub-heading 220210

July 23, 2019 1926 Views 0 comment Print

In re Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited (GST AAAR Gujarat) The Gujarat Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling modify the advance ruling order by holding that the product ‘Fanta Fruity Orange’ manufactured and supplied by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt ltd is classifiable under sub heading 2202 10 and GST rate of 28% and GST compensation Cess […]

The rippling effect of tax rulings

July 22, 2019 3531 Views 0 comment Print

The Indian Business Support Services industry may soon face a setback due to the recent ruling of Authority of Advance Ruling in the case of M/s Vserv Global Private Limited

No ITC on goods used for permanent beneficial enjoyment of building

July 19, 2019 2133 Views 0 comment Print

In re Synergy Global Steel Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) In the present case, the applicant constructed a building for the purpose of leasing or renting out the same for running an industry. The said building is imbedded in the earth as per clause (b) above and the goods in question are attached to the […]

IGST payable under RCM on import of Service by Govt for business

July 18, 2019 4428 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Directorate of Skill Development (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) If the service is imported for the purpose of business or commerce even by the Govt then exemption would not be available and Govt need to pay GST under Reverse Charge. This can be further substantiated as per Q No 14 of GST Sectorial […]

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