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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


Latest News


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 payable on membership/admission fees collected by Rotary Club

April 30, 2019 24390 Views 0 comment Print

In re Rotary Club of Mumbai Queens Necklace (GST AAR Maharashtra) Q.1:- The questions/ issues before Your Honor for determination is whether the amount collected as membership subscription and admission fees from members is liable to GST as supply of services? Answer :- Answered in the affirmative, in view of the observations/discussions made above. Q.2:- […]

Slabs of Quartz (Artificial Stone) is classifiable under HSN Code 68101990

April 30, 2019 9165 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ms. Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP (GST AAR Rajasthan) 1. What is the classification of Slabs of Quartz (Artificial Stone)? The Slabs of Quartz (Artificial Stone) is classifiable under HSN Code 68101990. 2. What will be the applicable rate of GST on Quartz Slabs (Artificial Stone)?  The applicable rate of GST on Quartz Slabs […]

ITC on Repairing &Furniture & Fixture repairing work to Hotel

April 30, 2019 57324 Views 1 comment Print

In re M/s Rambagh palace Hotels Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Rajasthan) Q1 Building Repair Work Q1.1 Whether GST paid on building materials, such as cement, concrete, bricks, cement or marble or stone slabs or tiles, paint, polish and any other building materials meant for repair of building shall be available for ITC? Answer- ITC will […]

GST if applicant gets tobacco threshed and re-dried on job work basis & then sell to others

April 29, 2019 1335 Views 0 comment Print

What will be the applicable rate of tax if the applicant gets the tobacco threshed and re-dried on job work basis at others premises and then sells such threshed and re-dried tobacco leaves to others? 28% (14% SGST +14% CGST) as per Sl.No. 13 of Schedule IV Notification No. 1/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.

“Composite Supply”- Reimbursement of actual expenses “E-Square Leisure AAR”

April 27, 2019 4944 Views 0 comment Print

-Whether GST is to be levied on reimbursement of expenses from the lessee by the lessor at actuals- In case GST is to be levied, what would be the applicable rate of GST- Whether reimbursement of expenses by Applicant can qualify as expenses incurred as a ‘Pure Agent’ and would not be considered in the value of supply for levy of tax

If place of supply & service provider are in same State, CGST & SGST is payable

April 26, 2019 7170 Views 0 comment Print

In re Bilcare Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) In the present case we find that, though the location of the recipient is outside India, the services supplied are in respect of goods which are made physically available by the recipient of the services to the supplier of the services for the services to be performed. We […]

Stadiometer & Infantometer falls under tariff item 90189019

April 26, 2019 4536 Views 0 comment Print

In re Medi Waves Inc (GST AAR Haryana) Both Stadiometer and Infantometer are medical instrument used exclusively for clinical and medical experimental purposes and are not scale rods or divided scales of general nature. Hence, these are covered under tariff item 9018 90 19 (other category) with rate of tax being 12% (6% each under […]

GST on tobacco leaves procured at auction platforms or directly from farmers

April 26, 2019 1071 Views 0 comment Print

The GST Rate of tax for the tobacco leaves procured at tobacco auction platforms or directly from farmers, which are cured and dried by farmers themselves is 5% as per the notification 4/2017 Central Tax (Rate), under ‘Reverse charge’

GST on Vocational Training having affiliation by NCVT

April 26, 2019 7260 Views 0 comment Print

In re The Leprosy Mission Trust of India (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether services provided under vocational training courses recognized by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) or Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) is exempt either under Entry No 64 of exemption list of Goods and Service Tax Act 2017 or under Educational Institution defined under Notification […]

AAAR quashes AAR ruling considering Change in Law after ruling

April 26, 2019 1662 Views 0 comment Print

In re Hero Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAAR Haryana) The order dated 22.08.2018 of the Advance Ruling Authority is quashed and the applicant may approach the Advance Ruling Authority for taking a decision afresh in accordance with law. The advance ruling dated 29.08.2018 obtained by the appellant is prior to the amendments made with […]

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