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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


GST on purchase of demo vehicles cannot be availed as ITC

March 1, 2019 1923 Views 0 comment Print

In re Platinum Moto Corp. LLP (GST AAR Haryana) Q1. Whether Input Tax Credit (ITC) can be availed on such capital goods (demo cars) and set off against output tax payable under GST. The Goods and Services Tax paid on the purchase of demo vehicles cannot be availed as Input Tax Credit and set off […]

GST on mixing of rubber compound on materials supplied by principal

March 1, 2019 2154 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Estera Polymers (GST AAR Kerala) Mixing of rubber compound on the materials supplied by the principal and returning the finished products such as rubber backed mats and matting to the principal constitute supply of job work services and the job work services applied on such goods are squarely come under SI.No.26(i)(b) of […]

Rate of GST on Diesel engines, marine diesel engines, gear boxes

March 1, 2019 10983 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ms Techno Tradings and Services Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Kerala) i) As per the Notification No.01/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 Marine Diesel Engine falling under TSH 8408 of Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as adopted to GST, attracts 28% IGST (14% CGST+14% SGST) as per Serial No.115 of Schedule IV is correct or […]

GST on Tour Services and Goods shown separately in Invoice

March 1, 2019 4620 Views 0 comment Print

Tax liability under GST for the tour packages, which are providing to guests by way of separate services like accommodation, serving food and beverages, service of authorized guides, trekking accessories etc. against separate invoices.

PVC Tufted Coir Mats & Matting classifiable under CTH 57039090

March 1, 2019 1203 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Coco fibre Industries Private Limited (GST AAR Kerala) i) Whether or not PVC Tufted Colr Mats and Matting can be fitted into low band of tax rate of 5% as Cob Mats and Matting corresponding to entry in Schedule I. Serial Number 219 – 5702, 5703, 5705-Coir Mats, Matting, floor covering and […]

PVC Tufted Coir Mats and Matting falls under CTH 57039090

March 1, 2019 1143 Views 0 comment Print

In re Cocofibre Industries Private Limited (GST AAR Kerala) Q.1: Whether or not PVC Tufted Coir Mats and matting can be fitted into low band of tax rate of 5% as Coir Mats and Matting corresponding to entry in Schedule-I.Serial No.2019-5702,5703,5705-Coir Mats, Matting, floor covering and handloon durries with eligibility for refund of inverted tax rate […]

Application for Advance Ruling rejected for non payment of fees

March 1, 2019 759 Views 0 comment Print

As per Circular No. 25/25/2017-GST dated 21st  December, 2017 issued by Central Board of Excise and Customs, the applicant for advance ruling has to make the payment of the fee of Rs. 5,000/- each under the CGST and the respective SCST Act. But the petitioner has remitted Rs.5,000/- under SGST head only. Even though intimation was given to the applicant to pay deficit amount, there was no response from the side of applicant.

Polypropylene mats- 12% GST till 25-01-2018 & 5% GST thereafter

March 1, 2019 8874 Views 0 comment Print

What is the tax rate for polypropylene mats under heading 4601?As per Entry 103 of Schedule If of Notification No. 01/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and S.R.O.No.360/2017 dtd.30-06-2017 polypropylene mats were taxable @ 12% GST till 25-01-2018 and thereafter at 5% GST as per Enny 198A of the 1st Schedule of Notification No. 01/2017 Central Tax Rate) dated 28 062017 and S.R.O.No.360/2017 dtd.30-06-2017.

Sun-cured tobacco leaves comes under HSN code 2401

March 1, 2019 2121 Views 1 comment Print

In re Suresh.G. M/s. Govind Traders (GST AAR Kerala) 01. What is the HSN code applicable to sun-cured ‘Tobacco leaves’ known in Kerala as ‘Kannipukayila’ purchased from farmers of Puliyampatti areas of Tamil Nadu used only for chewing by consumers in Kerala? Sun-cured tobacco leaves comes under the HSN Code 2401. 02. What is the […]

IIM, Calcutta eligible for GST exemption & is an Educational Institution: AAAR

March 1, 2019 2616 Views 0 comment Print

In re Indian Institute of Management (GST AAAR West Bangal) Whether the benefit of entry no. 66(a) of the Exemption Notification for service is available to the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, the Respondent, is an ‘education institution’ in terms of meaning of clause 2(y) of Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax […]

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