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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 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 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


ITC on GST charged by Contractor for hiring of buses for transportation of employees

April 3, 2019 22266 Views 0 comment Print

In re YKK India Pvt Ltd (AAAR Haryana) 1. Whether the applicant (YKK) is eligible to take input tax credit on GST charged by the Contractor for hiring of buses for transportation of employees? Yes, applicant is eligible to take input tax credit on GST charged by the Contractor for hiring of buses having approved […]

GST on Turbine Generator set to execute waste to energy project awarded by Govt

April 3, 2019 1860 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Triveni Turbine Limited (GST AAAR Karnataka) The appallate authority for advance ruling has set aside the rulings passed under section 98(4) of the CGST Act 2017 vide NO.KAR.ADRG 28/2018 dated 17/11/2018 i.e. Contention of the appeallant is allowed based on the Circular No 80/54/2018-GST dated 31.12.2018, at Para 11, has clarified that […]

GST on composite works contract supply for construction service to prospective lessee

April 2, 2019 2286 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s Nagpur Integrated Township Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) We find that the applicant has in their application mentioned that ‘Applicant is developing the property by construction of Commercial & residential units and integrated facilities and is having exclusive rights to design, finance and develop the property and lease/assign/transfer same to prospective customers […]

Authority for Adverse Rulings: Dis-counting discounts

April 2, 2019 3090 Views 0 comment Print

In the case under discussion, the Government is receiving the tax from the supplier on the undiscounted contract value. Hence, the ITC of this tax should be fully available to the recipient making further taxable supplies, in keeping up with the spirit of GST. If any part of this ITC is denied to him, it would unnecessarily increase the cost for the recipient, which shall be passed on in the supply chain and in turn, shall artificially increase the cost to the ultimate consumer.

Nil GST Rate applicable on Rejected wheat and Paddy seeds

March 30, 2019 2154 Views 0 comment Print

1. Rejected wheat seeds are classified under Chapter sub heading 1001 11 00 (Durum) and 1001 91 00 (Others) of the GST Tariff 2017. 2. Rejected paddy seeds are classified under 1006 10 10 of the GST Tariff 2017. 3. The applicable CGST & SGST rate on both the above goods is NIL.

‘Fanta Fruity Orange’ classifiable under GST Tariff Item 22029990

March 30, 2019 5223 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited (GST AAR Gujarat) The product ‘Fanta Fruity Orange’ manufactured and supplied by M/s. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited  is classifiable under Tariff Item 2202 99 90 and Goods and Service Tax rate of 18% (CGST 9% + GGST 9%) is applicable to the said product as per […]

U-Bolt and Centre Bolt falls under Tariff Heading 73181500

March 29, 2019 3831 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jamna Auto Industries Ltd (GST AAR Haryana) Q. What is the appropriate classification and applicable rate of the Products namely U-Bolt, Screws Bolts and Nuts, Spring Pins and Bushes manufactured and supplied by the Applicant? Ans. The items U-Bolt and Centre Bolt fall under Tariff Heading 7318 15 00 are taxable at the […]

18% GST on contract for Civil, Structural and PH works services to Govt

March 29, 2019 6693 Views 0 comment Print

he project is about Civil, Structural and PH works for plant and Non Plant Buildings (both RCC and Pre-Engineered Buildings) along with other allied structures for PFFF & ZFF Facilities at Nuclear Fuel Complex – Kota, Rawatbhatta, Rajasthan.

Inseparable Goods sent for job work & consumed in process is not supply

March 28, 2019 3648 Views 0 comment Print

Return of the galvanised goods to the Applicant satisfies the condition of receiving back the inputs in accordance with section 143(1 )(a) of the GST Act. As the goods like furnace oil, zinc etc – consumed in the process of galvanising – are inseparable from the galvanised goods, they should not be treated as supply in terms of section 143(3) of the GST Act, provided they have been entirely used up in the process of galvanising.

Rates of GST on various services provided by club

March 28, 2019 10701 Views 0 comment Print

In re The Bengal Rowing Club (AAR West Bangal) Supply of food, by way of or as part of any service or in any other manner whatsoever, from the Applicant’s restaurant is classifiable under SAC 9963 and taxable under Sl No. 7(i) or 7(iii) of the Notification No. 11/2017-CT (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 (corresponding State Notification No. […]

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