Coaching classes are not eligible for GST exemption, rules AAR

MUMBAI: Coaching classes do not get any exemption from Goods and Service Tax (GST), this position was reiterated by a ruling given by the Andhra Pradesh bench of the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR). A similar stand has been taken earlier, including by the Maharashtra bench of the AAR.  Entry No 66 of the relevant notifications provides exemption to educational services, if these are provi…