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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 1827 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 1380 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


IGST on Goods warehoused in FTWZ & supplied to a DTA unit

December 31, 2018 28677 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. The Bank of Nova Scotia (AAR Tamilnadu) 1. Whether IGST is payable on Goods warehoused in FTWZ and supplied to a DTA unit, in addition to the customs duty payable [i.e. Basic Customs Duty(BCD) + IGST] on removal of goods from the FTWZ unit? 1. For supply of warehoused goods, while being […]

GST payable on hostel services provided by Trusts to students

December 29, 2018 12204 Views 1 comment Print

In re Students’ Welfare Association (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question -1(a). Whether hostel accommodation provided by Trusts to students is covered within the definition of Charitable Activities and thus, exempt under SI. No. 1 of notification No.12/2017-CT (Rate)? Question -1(b). Whether the supply of residential or lodging services @ Rs. 22,250/- per annum is covered by […]

Aluminium Alloys cannot be supplied under Govt. Notification no. 47/2017

December 29, 2018 1278 Views 0 comment Print

From a perusal of the said certificate, we find from that recipient is a public funded institution and Notification No. 47/2017 is applicable in respect of supplies made to them but only goods specified in the column no. (3) of the table in the Notification are liable for concessional rate of tax @ 5%. Thus goods other than those mentioned in the said Notification are not to be liable for concessional rate of 5% tax, except the goods having originally been held as a 5% in the schedule entries.

GST is not applicable on interest free security deposit

December 29, 2018 27222 Views 0 comment Print

In re E-Square Leisure Pvt Ltd. (GST AAR Maharashtra) IN this case applicant, for leasing of commercial property has, in addition to rent, also collected interest free deposit from their lessee which is returnable on the completion of the tenure of the lease. Since the entire amount is to be returned back to their lessee, […]

GST on installation of Energy Efficient dimmable LED Street lights

December 29, 2018 7260 Views 0 comment Print

We find that ‘LED Lights or Fixtures including LED Lamps’ are covered under the Sub-Heading 9405 40 90 of the GST Tariff, 2017 which are taxable @ 12% (6% each of CGST and SGST).

GST on reimbursement of expenses from lessee by lessor at actuals

December 29, 2018 25143 Views 3 comments Print

In re E-Square Leisure Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question :- Whether GST is levied on the reimbursement of expenses from the lessee by the lessor at actuals? Answer :- Answered is in affirmative. Question :- In case GST is levied, what is the rate of GST applicable to said reimbursement of expenses ? Answer […]

Recipient of services / Goods cannot seek Advance Ruling under GST

December 28, 2018 1209 Views 0 comment Print

An applicant can seek an advance ruling in relation to supply of goods or services or both undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the applicant. Further, as per Section 103 (1) of the APGST Act such an Advance Ruling is binding only on the applicant and on the Officer Concerned or the jurisdictional Officer in respect of the applicant.

Plastic Satranj / Polypropylene Mats classifiable under HSN 4601

December 27, 2018 3225 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shradha Polymats (GST AAR Maharastra) Whether 4601 as the HSN Classification of Polypropylene Mats is correct? Heading appropriate for Polypropylene Mats made from plaiting materials is 4601 and the relevant sub-heading is 4601 99. However as it is not necessary to go beyond four digit level for the purpose of this Advance Ruling, […]

GST on Various Services provided by Ordnance Factory Bhandara

December 24, 2018 3564 Views 0 comment Print

1) Being a part of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, whether they are liable to pay GST Advance on the following supply of services: a) Liquidated damages deducted from the payments to be made to required suppliers in case of delayed delivery of goods or services. b) Amount of Security deposit forfeited of suppliers due to non fulfilment of certain contract conditions.

Geared Motors fall under Tariff Heading 8501: GST AAR Maharashtra

December 24, 2018 1275 Views 0 comment Print

In re Premium Transmission Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) From the harmonious reading of Section notes 4 and 5 to Section XVI and the inclusion Note in 8501 and the exclusion Note in heading 8483 referred to above, the ‘ geared motors’ being a combination of machines that is Electric Motors and Gear Box intended […]

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