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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 1719 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 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 1368 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 composite supply with exempt principal supply

November 13, 2018 15540 Views 1 comment Print

In re Columbia Asia Hospitals Private Limited (GST AAR Karnataka) (a) Whether two or more supplies of goods or services which are naturally bundled in which principal supply is exempt and others are taxable, can be treated as composite supply and if yes, principal supply being exempt supply, can the said composite supply be treated […]

GST applicable on freight charges recovered under contract from customer without issuance of consignment note

November 9, 2018 2370 Views 0 comment Print

In re Siemens Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) 1. Whether the freight charges recovered by the Applicant under the contract from the customer without issuance of consignment note will be eligible for exemption from CGST as prescribed in Serial no. 18 of Notification no. 12/2017 – Central Tax Rate F. No. 334/1/2017, dated 28 June 2017? […]

18% GST Payable on Polypropylene Leno Bags whether laminated with BOPP or not

November 5, 2018 3846 Views 0 comment Print

In re Assistant Commissioner of Central Tax (T & R), Howrah CGST & CX Commissionerate (GST AAAR West Bengal) It is clarified that Polypropylene Woven and Non-Woven Bags and PP Woven and Non-Woven Bags laminated with BOPP would be classified as plastic bags under HS code 3923 and would attract 18% GST.” From the above, […]

GST payable on Transportation services by cable manufacturer

November 3, 2018 2661 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the supply of transportation services, (two separate agreements with respect to the supply of goods and services), will be exempt from the levy of GST in terms of SI. no. 18 of the Notification No. 12/2017?

5% GST payable on Earth Work constituting more than 75% of work order

November 3, 2018 161226 Views 1 comment Print

In re M/s. P.K. Agarwala (GST AAR Jharkhand) The term Earth Work has not been defined under any GST provisions. The Webster Dictionary defines Earth Work as ” an embankment or construction made of earth specially one used as a field fortification. The Collins dictionary defines Earth Work as “excavation of earth as in engineering construction; […]

No restriction on Supply of goods on a ‘Bill to Ship to’ under IGST Act

November 2, 2018 4686 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sanjog Steels Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Rajasthan) 1. The supply from M/s. SSPL to M/s. X on a ‘Bill to Ship to’ mode as per provisions of Section 10(1) (b) of IGST Act, 2017 is permissible. 2. The applicant can issue an e-way bill in which the ‘bill to’ will be mentioned in […]

GST rate on supply of non-air-conditioned vehicles on hire to Indian Army

November 2, 2018 6594 Views 0 comment Print

In re Pawanputra Travels (GST AAR Rajasthan) The applicable GST rate on supply of non-air-conditioned vehicles on hire to Indian Army? The Service provided by the applicant is not exempted under Notification No. 12/2017 dated 28.06.2017 as this Service does not fall under ‘non-airconditioned contract carriage’ category. The service provided is ‘rent a cab’ Service, […]

Admissibility of input tax credit of IGST paid on ‘bill to ship to’ model

November 2, 2018 7227 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ms. Umax Packaging (GST AAR Rajasthan) Whether ITC of IGST paid on ‘bill to ship to’ model admissible to the applicant? M/s Umax Packaging, Jodhpur is eligible to claim the input tax credit (ITC) of IGST paid on ‘bill to ship to’ model as per the relevant provisions of Section 16 and 17 […]

IIM is an Educational Institution’ eligible for GST exemption

November 2, 2018 2892 Views 0 comment Print

In re Indian Institute of Management (GST AAR Kolkata) Applicant, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) is an ‘Educational Institution’ within the meaning of sub-clause (ii) of clause 2(y) of the Exemption Notification in terms of the IIM Act. Exemption under Entry no. 66(a) is applicable to such educational institutions as such, especially as the law mentions […]

GST on Toll Taxes reimbursed by clients & its deduction form supply value

November 2, 2018 17415 Views 0 comment Print

In re Premier Vigilance & Security Pvt Ltd (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether toll charges reimbursed by the clients are eligible for deduction u/r 33 from the value of supply? The toll is charged for providing the service by way of access to a road or bridge (SAC 9967). The Applicant, being the owner of […]

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