Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...
CA, CS, CMA : A summary of key updates for Income Tax, GST, RBI, and legal matters issued from April 7-13, 2025, including exemptions, tax forms...
Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...
Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...
Custom Duty : CESTAT, Allahabad penalizes Commissioner for delaying Tribunal order implementation. Rs. 2,00,000 penalty imposed, and contempt pr...
CA, CS, CMA : CESTAT e-Filing Software User Manual explains about New User Registration, User Home Page Navigation, Filing, (Petition/Appeal) ...
Goods and Services Tax : This is the fourth year since the introduction of GST in July, 2017. Despite a sizeable liquidation of appeals under the Sabka Vis...
Excise Duty : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up six additional Benches of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate T...
Service Tax : The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has directed JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines Ltd) to pay Rs 100 crore (Rs 1...
Excise Duty : RECENTLY the President of India was pleased to discharge Hon'ble member of the CESTAT Mr. PK Das, just a day before he was to comp...
Custom Duty : CESTAT examined whether Bluetooth headsets should be treated as communication devices or ordinary headphones. It held that devices...
Service Tax : The Tribunal examined a service tax demand raised on the basis of DGARM data and financial statements. It held that reliance solel...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that food testing kits were wrongly described as being for “diagnostic use only” to claim a customs exemptio...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that villas constructed on separate plots under individual agreements and approvals do not constitute a reside...
Service Tax : The Tribunal held that interest under Section 75 of the Finance Act is mandatory when service tax is paid after the due date. Admi...
Custom Duty : Read Notification No. 02/2023 from CESTAT, New Delhi, introducing virtual hearings. Learn about the procedure, technical requireme...
Goods and Services Tax : Applications are being invited for 2 anticipated vacancies of Member (Technical) and 4 anticipated vacancies of Member (Judicial) ...
CA, CS, CMA : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations requesting for physical hearing of appeals. As there is improvement i...
Custom Duty : F No. 01(05)/Circular/CESTAT/2021 Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal West Block No. 2, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-11006...
Goods and Services Tax : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations at Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of ...
The Tribunal held that margins earned from buying and selling cargo space are trading profits, not consideration for services. Such transactions on a principal-to-principal basis are not liable to service tax.
The Tribunal held that exemption benefits cannot be claimed under a notification issued after the filing of Bills of Entry. It ruled that the relevant date for duty determination is the date of filing, not clearance.
The case examined whether goods were actually supplied against invoices. The Tribunal ruled that lack of infrastructure and transport evidence indicated non-genuine transactions, justifying penalty.
The Tribunal held that shared advertising expenses do not constitute sponsorship service. It ruled that absence of a service provider–recipient relationship negates tax liability.
The Tribunal held that demand based on disclosed records cannot invoke extended limitation. It ruled that absence of fraud or suppression renders such demand time-barred.
The Tribunal held that the certificate issued by an authorized institution was valid. It ruled that absence of contrary evidence makes penalty unsustainable.
The Tribunal held that expansion of an existing manufacturing unit cannot be treated as setting up a new factory. Credit was allowed as the services were directly linked to manufacturing and not covered under exclusion clauses.
Agarwal Jagdish Construction Co. Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner(Appeals) and ADG (CESTAT Delhi) In Agarwal Jagdish Construction Co. Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner (Appeals) and ADG, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi examined the rejection of a service tax refund claim of ₹70,46,602 filed by the appellant for the period June 2015 to […]
The Tribunal examined whether credit can be denied due to non-existent supplier addresses. It held that absence of evidence proving non-receipt of services invalidates such denial. The ruling confirms that valid invoices and payment proof are sufficient to sustain credit.
The Tribunal held that penalties cannot be imposed where tax liability arises from retrospective amendment and conflicting legal views. The absence of clear liability during the relevant period justified waiver.
