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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 1716 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 201 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 1365 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


Input credit not available on packing material used for supply of exempt goods

June 6, 2018 24687 Views 4 comments Print

VNR Seeds Pvt. Ltd., Raipur (GST AAR Chhattisgarh) The applicant is not entitled to ITC on the packing material used for packaging seeds, while making such exempted supply of seeds to their own branches and to other purchasers. They are however, entitled for ITC (of the tax involved in the purchase of such packing material) […]

AAR on Determination of PE and other connected issues in Master Card Case

June 6, 2018 4125 Views 0 comment Print

AAR has held that digital and other connected equipments can, depending on the business model, determine the formation of a permanent establishment of a non-resident enterprise in India. There are also other related issues which will have ramifications on the methodology of conducting business in India.

GST on educational courses approved by National Skill Development Corporation

June 5, 2018 23124 Views 0 comment Print

Whether educational courses offered by the Applicant which have been approved by National Skill Development Corporation would be construed as in relation to National Skill Development Programme implemented by NSDC?

Composite supply of exam support services attracts 18% GST: AAR

June 1, 2018 5007 Views 0 comment Print

1. Whether all the activities involved in the exam support service constitute a mixed supply or a composite supply? 2. What will be the rate of GST applicable on the exam support service?

GST on Meat of Sheep or goat, frozen & packed in LDPE/HDPE bags

June 1, 2018 4053 Views 0 comment Print

Meat of Sheep or goat, frozen and packed in LDPE/HDPE bags having varied weight and quantity printed/labelled on such pickings, whether could be held to be packed in unit containers ?

12% GST Payable on printing of photographs from media: AAR

May 30, 2018 9471 Views 0 comment Print

The activity carried out by the Applicant printing of photographs from media is classifiable under SAC 9989. The activity carried on by the Applicant, thus is taxable at 12% under Serial No. 27 (i) of Notification No. 11/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 (1135 – FT dated 26/06/2017 of the State Tax), as stood amended vide Notification No. 31/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 13/10/2017 (1795 – FT dated 13/10/2017 of the State Tax).

Printed advertisement materials classifiable as ‘supply of goods’ & Taxable @12% GST

May 30, 2018 6840 Views 0 comment Print

In re  M/s. Macro Media Digital Imaging Private Limited (AAR Telangana) (i) The printed advertisement materials manufactured and supplied by the applicant are classifiable as ‘supply of goods’. (ii) The printed advertisement material are classifiable under chapter heading 4911 of the GST Tariff and the rate of tax applicable is 6% CGST + 6% SGST as given […]

18% GST Payable on Agricultural Soil testing Minilab and its Reagent Refills

May 30, 2018 10533 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Soil testing Minilab and its Reagent Refills are classifiable under Tariff heading 9027 of the GST Tariff and tax rate applicable is 9% CGST +9% SGST.

GST on marine propellers, rudder set, stern tube set, propeller/M.S. shaft

May 29, 2018 1038 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dharsak. V.P. Saraswathi Metal Industries (GST AAR Kerala) Commodities such as marine propellers, rudder set, stern tube set, propeller shaft and M.S. Shaft for couplings used as a part of fishing / floating vessels would come under the Entry 252 of Schedule 1 of Notification No. 01/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and […]

Carry bags made of polypropylene non-woven fabrics is taxable @ 5% GST

May 29, 2018 10023 Views 1 comment Print

Carry bags made of polypropylene non-woven fabrics is classified under entry 224 of Schedule 1 of the Notification No. 01/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and State Notification 360/2017 dated 30.06.2017, and hence taxable @ 5% [SGST -2.5%; CGST-2.5%].

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