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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 1695 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 834 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 1335 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 198 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 123 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 180 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 402 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 1338 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 2253 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


No GST on right given for further sub-letting of property for residential purpose

October 17, 2018 14001 Views 0 comment Print

In re Complete Solutions Service Apartment Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Haryana) Question: Whether the Residential Dwelling Unit taken on Lease from Various Individuals/Owners for Sub Leasing the same Residential Dwelling unit to Corporates as well as Individuals for Residential Purposes along with various amenities such as Furniture, Appliance, Cleaning, Security, Pest Control, AC Service etc. […]

AAR rejects Application for lack of interest of applicant in obtaining advance ruling

October 16, 2018 489 Views 0 comment Print

In re Indication Instruments Ltd. (GST AAR Haryana) The applicant has time and again not appeared under the pretext of proper communications towards the date of hearing not being received. The last Personal Hearing was provided for 09.10.2018 and when the staff enquired about the applicant’s schedule for the day’s personal hearing, the applicant vide […]

Bike Locks of motorized Bicycle classifiable under Chapter Heading 8714

October 16, 2018 1515 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sudhanshu Garg (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh)  Whether ‘Bike Locks’ used for motorized Bicycle are classified and taxable under HS-8714 (Parts and Accessories of Bicycle & other Cycle). The product ‘cycle locks’ is classifiable under Chapter Heading 8714 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and Goods and Services Tax rate applicable to Chapter Heading […]

GST on Renting of buses to Municipality for passenger transportation

October 15, 2018 10869 Views 1 comment Print

In re SST Sustainable Transport Solutions India Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Applicant is rendering services to NMC by way of giving out on rent/hire, Buses which are further used by NMC for transportation of passengers. Such renting of Buses by the applicant squarely falls under Sr. No. 10, Heading No 9966 sub clause (ii) […]

Bonus passed by Del credere agent to customer is not in the nature of a supply

October 13, 2018 2130 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. K. K. Polymers (Prop. Advantage Agency Pvt. Ltd.) (GST AAR Rajasthan) The amount passed on to the customer by DCA on account of the early payment before credit period allowed by principal Whether any supply arises in this transaction?  The additional bonus passed on by the applicant (DCA) to the customer, is […]

GST on consultancy services in work contract nature to MCGM for textile museum establishment

October 12, 2018 4332 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sir J.J. College of Architecture Consultancy Cell (GST AAR Maharashtra) GST payable on the consultancy services rendered to Municipal Corporation of Grater Mumbai for an upcoming project of establishment & development of textile museum in Mumbai. Architecture Consultancy Cell of the applicant college has entered in to an agreement with the Municipal Corporation […]

GST on Classic Malabar Parota and Whole Wheat Malabar Parota

October 12, 2018 4836 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Modern Food Enterprises Pvt Ltd (GST AAR Kerala) i) ‘Classic Malabar Parota’ and ‘Whole Wheat Malabar Parota’ classified under Schedule III of GST Laws, vide Heading 2106 ‘Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included’ and is taxable @18% GST. ii) Eligibility of exemption from GST vide Notification No.2/2017 – Central Tax / […]

GST on Maintenance & Repair services of commercial & industrial machinery

October 12, 2018 65676 Views 2 comments Print

Whether the maintenance services rendered on customers equipment under the two agreements i.e. comprehensive maintenance services agreement and supply of parts and services agreement should be classified as composite supply or as mixed supply?

No GST on supply of goods located outside India to customers within India without physically bringing goods to India

October 10, 2018 3675 Views 0 comment Print

In re Enmarol Petroleum India Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1:- Whether the applicant is liable to pay GST on the supply of goods located outside India to customers within India without physically bringing the goods to India? Answer :- Answered in the negative. Question 2:- Whether the out & out supplies in the […]

Marigold Butterfly Bridal with Watch classifiable under Heading 9101: AAR

October 10, 2018 978 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ms. House of Marigold (GST AAR Gujarat)The product Marigold Butterfly Bridal with Watch and similar jewellery products containing watch supplied by M/s. House of Marigold are classifiable under Heading 9101.

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