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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 differential payment on Settlement, Washout or Closure of Cotton Purchase / Sale Contract

September 28, 2018 26067 Views 0 comment Print

In forward contracts in cotton sales, being settled with the other party to the contract by way of payment of the differential of forward rate and prevailing market rate on the settlement date, the same would be falling within the purview of ‘securities’ as defined in Section 2(101) of the CGST Act, 2017 and would therefore not be chargeable to GST.

GST on imports received at Kolkata port by Mumbai importer port by issuing invoice from Mumbai

September 27, 2018 6132 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sonkamal Enterprises Private Limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) Whether the procedure to raise the invoice from Mumbai Head Office for imports received at Haldia Port Kolkata where we do not have any separate GST Registration and Charge IGST from Mumbai to our Customers is correct or do we have to take separate Registration in […]

Classification and taxability of Agricultural Seedling Tray under GST

September 27, 2018 3876 Views 0 comment Print

In re Saro Enterprises (GST AAR Tamil Nadu)  Agricultural Seedling Trays made of Plastic manufactured by the Applicant are classifiable under CTH 39269099 and the applicable tax rate is 9% CGST as per Sl. No. 111 of Schedule III of Notification No 01/2017-C.T. (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 as amended and is 9% SGST as per Sl […]

5% GST Payable on Coir pith : AAR

September 27, 2018 21771 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jeena Exports (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) Coir pith in its raw form whether in loose powder or compressed into blocks form without any addition of chemicals supplied by the applicant are taxable at 2.5% CGST as per SI No 215 of Schedule I of Notification No. 01/2017-C.T. (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 as amended and […]

GST not payable on mere liaison activities in line with RBI permission

September 27, 2018 1881 Views 0 comment Print

In re Takko Holding GmbH (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) 1. The liaison activities being undertaken by the applicant when strictly in line with condition specified by RBI permission letter do not amount to supply under CGST and SGST Act. 2. In view of Ruling at 1 above, the Applicant is not liable to pay CGST, […]

Input Tax Credit on brokerage services against Renting of immovable property

September 27, 2018 19047 Views 1 comment Print

In re Adwitya Spaces Private Limited (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) Whether eligible to take Input Tax Credit of the CGST & SGST charged by Catalyst Consulting Chennai in respect of brokerage services and adjust the same against output tax payable against Renting of immovable property? In the subject case, the applicant has received an inward […]

GST Rate and HSN code for Non-woven fabric Rice Bags

September 27, 2018 50628 Views 3 comments Print

The Non-woven fabric bags called as Rice Bags manufactured by the applicant falls under HSN 63053300 and the applicable rate for the bags of value not exceeding Rs. 1000 per piece is 2.5% CGST as per S.No. 224 of Schedule I of Notification No. 1/2017-C.T. (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and 2.5% SGST as per S.No. 224 of Schedule I of G.O. (Ms) No. 62 dated 29.06.2017 No.I1(2)/CTR/532(d-4)/2017.

GST rate on Supply of canteen food services: AAR allows withdrawal of Application

September 27, 2018 33549 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sodexo Food Solutions India Private Limited (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) Whether entry 7 (i) covers canteens located in any establishment and Circular No. 28/ 02/2018-GST applies to canteens located in any type of establishment and liable to 5% GST vide Notification No. 11/2017-CT (Rate) as amended vide notification No. 46/2017-CT (Rate) dated 14.11.2017 […]

GST Rate on Electrical Wiring Harness (electrical wire)

September 27, 2018 18672 Views 0 comment Print

In re Wabco India Limited (GST AAR Tamil Nadu) 1. Whether the Electrical Wiring Harness, primarily an electrical wire with connectors at both ends, manufactured by the Applicant falls under the HSN tariff item 8544 for which the rate prescribed vide Notification no 1/2017 -Central tax (Rate) dated 28 June 2017 read with 41/2017 -Central […]

Absorbing developmental charges in fixing land cost is lawful: GST AAR Kerala

September 26, 2018 3537 Views 0 comment Print

i) Is it correct to structure agreement by fixing the land cost by absorbing the development charges? ii) Whether the ITC availed has to be paid back on pro rata basis, on plots sold after completion?

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