We are sharing with you an important judgement of the Hon’ble High Court of Allahabad, in the case of Shree Balaji Aromatics (P.) Ltd. Vs. Union of India [(2014) 46 taxmann.com 5 (Allahabad)] on following issue:
In the Interim Union Budget 2014 on 17th February, 2014, the Government had reduced the Excise duty on: Small cars, motorcycles, scooters, three wheelers and commercial vehicles from 12% to 8%; Mid-segment cars from 24% to 20%; Large cars from 27% to 24%; and SUVs from 30% to 24%. Further, to stimulate growth in the […]
The Government had constituted Tax Administration Reform Commission headed by Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, in August 2013, to suggests core reforms to the tax administration set-up in the Country. The TARC has now submitted a report dated May 30, 2014 called the “First Report of the Tax Administration Reform Commission”. The said report makes several critical and far-reaching suggestions which are intended to radically change the working of the Income-tax and other Revenue departments.
Where assessee had not collected and deposited Service tax but on being pointed out, deposited the same along with Interest, can it be treated as expenditure deductible under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961?
Whether the Business Auxiliary Services provided to Foreign Principals for marketing their products in India qualify as an export of services under the erstwhile Export of Service Rules, 2005?
We are sharing with you an important judgment of the Hon’ble Mumbai CESTAT in the case of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai-II [2014-TIOL-658-CESTAT-MUM] on the following issue: Issue-: Whether the test of unjust enrichment satisfied where the claimant has treated refund amount as ‘expenditure’ and not as ‘claims receivable’?
Dominant nature test” or overwhelming component test or the degrees of labour and service test are really not applicable. If the contract is a composite one which falls under the definition of Works contracts as engrafted under clause (29A)(b) of Article 366 of the Constitution, the incidental part as regards labour and service pales into total insignificance for the purpose of determining the nature of the contract.
Service Tax paid after March 1, 2013 but before enactment of VCES on May 10, 2013 – Should be considered as paid under VCES We are sharing with you an important judgment of the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in the case of Sadguru Construction Co. Vs. Union of India on the following issue: Issue: Whether […]
It is held by the Hon’ble High Court of Calcutta that the amendment brought vide the Finance Act, 2013 does not have any retrospective effect, therefore, question of bailability and non-bailability almost comes to a point of merger, benefit of which should be extended to accused person.
Whether the option is available to the assessee either to avail the exemption notification or to pay duty on the final products by taking Modvat credit on inputs in terms of Rule 57A of the erstwhile Central Excise Rules, 1944 (“the Excise Rules”)?
