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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 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 Reactor machine used in Hand Pump for water disinfection

June 22, 2018 1596 Views 0 comment Print

In re Taraltec solutions private limited (GST AAR Maharashtra) GST Rate Applicability on reactor machine which is used in Hand Pump for water disinfection Reactor, in the case of the applicant is nothing but a filtering or purifying machinery/apparatus for liquids. Apparatus used for filtering or purifying water falls under Heading 8421 21 attracting 9% […]

NO GST exemption on Man Power services to Hospital – cum – General Medical College and State Universities

June 20, 2018 11439 Views 0 comment Print

The services provided by the applicant, i.e. Man Power services to Hospital – cum – General Medical College and State University do not qualify for exemption under Sr. No. 66 of notification no. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and corresponding notification No. 47/ST-2 Dt. 30.06.2017 of the State Tax.

No GST on reimbursement of expense to Liaison office in India by HO

June 16, 2018 5775 Views 0 comment Print

If the liaison office in India does not render any consultancy or other services directly/indirectly, with or without any consideration and the liaison office does not have significant commitment powers ,except those which are required for normal functioning of the office, on behalf of Head Office, then the reimbursement of expenses and salary paid by M/s Habufa Meubelen B.V. (HO) to the Liaison Office, established in India, is not liable to GST and the applicant i.e. M/s Habufa Meubelen B.V. Jaipur, is not required to get itself registered under GST.

Marine Diesel Engine falling under TSH 8408 of Customs Tariff Act: Attracts 28% GST

June 15, 2018 4254 Views 1 comment Print

In re Shandong Heavy Industry India Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Maharashtra) Q.A Whether the classification of Marine Diesel Engine falling under TSH 8408 of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as adopted to GST attracting 28% of IGST (14% CGST + 14% SGST) as per Schedule IV (Sr. No. 115) of Notification No. 01/2017 – Central Tax […]

GST on movement of goods from HO to branches in other states for further supply of goods on hire

June 15, 2018 36054 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.21/21/2017 – IGST which exempts from tax interstate movement of rigs, tools, spares, and all goods on wheels [ like cranes ] where interstate movement of such goods is not for further supply of same goods is not applicable to the facts of present transaction as in the present case interstate movement of goods from SML HO in Maharashtra to SML branches in other states is for further supply of goods on hire.

Sham Caterers allowed to withdraw GST AAR Application

June 15, 2018 666 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the food and beverages served at the time of parties within the premises of the club is liable to tax at CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5%. If not what is the rate of tax ?

No advance ruling as applicant was not supplier or manufacturer of goods

June 15, 2018 603 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ramway Foods Ltd. (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Whether the classification  of  Sacks & bags of a kind used for the packing of goods of manmade textiles materials will appropriately  classifiable falling under HSN 63053300 or under 39232990 of GST Tariff? The ruling is not applicable as applicant is a recipient of goods and […]

Sales of Goods by religious charitable trust attracts GST

June 14, 2018 5175 Views 0 comment Print

In re Shrimad Rajchandra Adhyatmik Satsang Sadhana Kendra (GST AAR Maharashtra) Question 1:- Whether the applicant which is a charitable trust with the main object of advancement of religion, spirituality or yoga can be said to be in business so as to attract the provisions of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 and Maharashtra […]

Determination of place of supply is outside the purview of GST AAR

June 14, 2018 1956 Views 0 comment Print

Section 97(2)(c) of CGST Act, 2017 stipulates that ruling as regards time and value of supply of goods or services or both, can only be raised before AAR for advance ruling. It is precisely for this very reason also, that determination of place of supply has been kept out of the purview of Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) stipulated under the provisions of section 97(2) of the CGGST Act, 2017.

PepsiCo (India) allowed to withdraw GST AAR application

June 13, 2018 748 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the product Sting – Caffeinated Beverage (Energy Drink) containing 72 mg per ml) of caffeine is classifiable  under Tariff Item 2202 91 00 (SL No. 24A of Schedule – III) as Other Non-Alcoholic Beverage or under Sub-heading 2202 10 (SL. No. 12 of Schedule-IV) as All goods [including aerated waters], containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured of the rate schedule of Notification No. 01/2017 – integrated Tax (Rate) dated 20.06.2017 read with the Corrigendum dated 27.07.2017.”

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