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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


AAR cannot give ruling on GST refund & Registration issues due to GSTN portal

September 26, 2018 6996 Views 0 comment Print

In re Mr. Sutapa Sutradhar (GST AAR Kerala) Issues relating to refund of tax paid and failure to complete registration due to GSTN portal problems is not a matter coming under the purview of Advance Ruling. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, KERALA The applicant was a casual taxable person doing business […]

Transfer of right to use of any goods for any purpose is liable to GST

September 26, 2018 13257 Views 0 comment Print

In re M/s. Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Kerala) The placement of specified medical instruments to unrelated customers like hospitals, labs etc, for their use without any consideration, against an agreement containing minimum purchase obligation of products like reagents, calibrators, disposals etc for a specific period constitute composite supply. The principal supply is the […]

Supply of works contracts awarded by Govt attracts 12% GST: AAR

September 26, 2018 27669 Views 2 comments Print

i) Supply of works contracts awarded by Government attracts 12% GST. ii) Supply of works contracts awarded by the Central University of Kerala attracts 12% GST. and iii) Supply of work awarded by M/s. HLL Infra Tech Services Ltd. for the construction of Biotech lab and administrative block at Life Science Park, Trivandrum attracts 18% GST.

GST on Supply of food in canteens of office, factory & colleges on contractual basis

September 26, 2018 34455 Views 2 comments Print

In the instant case, principal supply being supply of food i.e. outdoor catering service, and transportation is ancillary, the whole transaction attracts 18% GST being highest rate of tax compared to tax on transportation service. Therefore, the applicant needs to discharge GST on the gross amount (cost of Food + cost of Transportation ) at the rate of 18% i.e., GST rate of outdoor catering service.

GST Input tax paid on purchase of goods used for demonstration purpose

September 26, 2018 6297 Views 0 comment Print

Input tax paid on purchase of goods used for demonstration purpose to customer can be availed as input tax credit on capital goods and set off against output tax payable under GST

AAR on classification of EPC Contract for electrical cable supply & laying work

September 25, 2018 3840 Views 0 comment Print

In re Yogiraj Powertech Private Limited (GST AAR Maharastra) Question 1. :- Whether EPC Contract for electrical cable supply and laying work can be classified as contract for building, construction, fabrication, completion, erection, installation, fitting out, improvement, modification, repair, maintenance, renovation, alteration or commissioning of immovable property wherein transfer of property in goods (whether as goods […]

GST on Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Works activities as composite supply of works contract

September 25, 2018 40497 Views 0 comment Print

Whether MEP activities (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Works) undertaken by the applicant falls within the definition of composite supply of works contract as defined under Section 2(119) of CGST Act??

GST on supply of food to employees for consideration in Canteen run by Company

September 25, 2018 16887 Views 1 comment Print

The supply of food items to the employees for consideration in the canteen run by the appellant company would come under the definition of ‘supply’ and would be taxable under GST.

Ada is taxable @5% under GST: AAAR

September 25, 2018 5331 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the classification of “Ada” under GST as per the Kerala AAAR ruling, analyzing its similarity to Vermicelli and its tax implications.

AAR cannot explain Legal procedure for cancellation of flat

September 24, 2018 5982 Views 1 comment Print

In re Kolte Patil Developers Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) Applicant asked ‘What is the legal procedure for cancellation of flat which is booked in pre-GST Regime and cancelled in post-GST Regime. Also, GST liability in cases where some small amount is retained, for cancellation (after discussion with customer).’ AAR held that  questions posed before us […]

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