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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


GST AAR cannot Advice on procedure to be followed by assesse

January 22, 2019 909 Views 0 comment Print

In re Odyssy Tour & Travels Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Goa) Through this application, the applicant has informed that they had paid GST correctly but had not distributed the tax amounts correctly over the different States and Union Territories in last 13 months. To rectify their mistakes, they were advised to re-issue rectified invoices for […]

Power Bank classifiable under Heading 8507 as Accumulator

January 22, 2019 4170 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the ‘Power Bank’, traded by the Applicant, is classifiable under Heading 8504 40 90 as ‘Static Converter – Others’? The ‘Power Bank’, traded by the Applicant, is classifiable under Heading 8507 as Accumulator and not as Static Converter.

Vaya Tyffyn (lunch box) & Vaya Drynk (bottle) classifiable under CTH 96170019

January 21, 2019 5709 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Vaya Life Private Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) What is the Harmonized system of nomenclature (HSN) code and the applicable GST rate for VAYA TYFFN (lunch boxes) and VAYA Drynk (bottle) in terms of notification 01/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 as amended from time to time.  1. The goods ‘Vaya Tyffyn’ and […]

GST on testing of Animal Feed /Feed ingredients / Feed supplements

January 21, 2019 5223 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ms. Animal Feed Analytical and Quality Assurance Laboratory (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Whether services related to rearing of all life forms of animals by way of testing include testing of Animal Feeds, Feed ingredients and Feed supplements used to make feeds are covered under Notification No. 12/2017 Central Tax (Rate)?  The services provided by […]

GST on Salwar / Churidhar sets, whether partially stitched/ neck work done, or not

January 21, 2019 19245 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. RmKV Fabrics Private Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) Whether the Salwar / Churidhar sets, comprising of three sets of Tops, Bottom and Dupatta, whether partially stitched/ neck work done, or not would remain as fabrics under Chapters 50,52,54,55 based on the constituent material and attract a total 5% GST; or they are classifiable […]

No ITC of GST on maintenance of township, guesthouse, hospital: AAAR

January 21, 2019 18015 Views 0 comment Print

AAAR held taht applicant is not entitled to take input credit of services utilized for maintenance of Guest House, Transit House and Trainee Hostel?

No GST exemption to non-clinical body on Healthcare services

January 21, 2019 6525 Views 0 comment Print

Applicant has failed to prove their legal status as Clinical Establishment and they are merely working as ancillary or sub-contractors to other accredited companies, and accordingly the Applicant are not entitled to avail exemption under Notification no.12/2017-CT(Rate) and corresponding notification issued under MPGST Act. We hold accordingly.

Value on which GST is payable on supply of service of ‘Construction

January 21, 2019 5016 Views 1 comment Print

In re Kara Property Ventures LLP (GST AAR Tamilnadu) What is the value of supply of services provided in terms of the provisions of CGST ACT 2017 read with Notification No.11/2017- Central Tax (Rate) ? The value of supply of services provided by the Applicant in the project ‘One Crest’ in Chennai, wherein the Applicant […]

No GST on Amount retained by Issuer bank as Merchant discount rate

January 16, 2019 15999 Views 0 comment Print

In re The Mobile Wallet Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) In fact there is one composite supply under GST, provided by the acquiring bank to the merchant establishment for which gross value of consideration is Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) which includes the interchange fee. Hence, the supply of Service of the issuing bank got subsumed […]

GST on Paintings, Old/Antique jewellery/Cars/watches/Collectibles/Books

January 15, 2019 19992 Views 0 comment Print

In re Safset Agencies Private Ltd (Astaguru.com) (GST AAR Maharashtra) (i) Paintings as described by the applicant will be classifiable under Heading 9701 and the applicant must pay GST of 12% on the sale value. (ii) Old Cars:- Motor Vehicles fall under Heading 8703 of the GST Tariff. All the items under 8703 attract 28% […]

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