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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 Mumbai, in Tata AIG case, rules credit can't be denied for incorrect service description on invoices when correct service t...
Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...
Service Tax : Dive into the legal battle over corporate guarantees' taxability as Business Auxiliary Service. Explore the CESTAT's decision, the...
Service Tax : Learn about a CESTAT ruling regarding service tax on advance membership fees collected by clubs. Analysis and implications include...
Service Tax : [Screening, Diagnosis & Management of Mucormycosis (black fungus)] Mucormycosis – if uncared for – may turn fatal ...
Service Tax : Chartered Accountants Association, Jalandhar has made a representation to FM regarding Misuse of Official Position by making rovin...
Service Tax : Officers of CGST Delhi North Commissionerate have arrested one Director of a Company for evasion of Service Tax. The Company had...
Service Tax : A suitable amnesty scheme must be thought of for all Central Laws and State Laws which have been merged in GST in one go to reduce...
Service Tax : Section 16 of CAG’s (DPC) Act, 1971 mandates CAG to audit receipts payable into consolidated fund of India and to satisfy that t...
Service Tax : The Respondent was engaged in the business of fabrication and fixing of aluminium utensils. Respondent had availed CENVAT credit o...
Service Tax : The Calcutta High Court quashes a duplicate service tax demand for the same period in Arjun Chettri vs Union of India & Ors, order...
Service Tax : Bombay High Court rules that service tax cannot be imposed solely on income tax return data. The department may issue a fresh noti...
Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that refund claims must clearly specify the notification and legal provision under which they are sought. P...
Service Tax : Karnataka High Court held that in case of service of retreading tyres, service tax is payable only with respect to the service com...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd. vide Order No. 08/202...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s A.K. Construction Co. vide Order No. 07 /2023-...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Hi-tech Equipment Services vide Order No. 06/2...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Subhash Earthmovers vide Order No. 05/2023-Ser...
Service Tax : CBIC earlier noted that the practice of payment of Service tax by way of book adjustment adopted by the Department of Posts and th...
Exemption notification should not be liberally construed and it was for the assessee to show that he came within the purview of the notification as on and after 01.07.2012, such activity by the Market Committees was put in the Negative List, it could safely be said that under the 2006 circular, the Market Committees were not exempted from payment of service tax on such activities.
Mindtree Ltd Vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) It was not intention of the Government to tax software services as information technology services including ‘Software Maintenance Services’ were excluded from ‘Business Auxiliary Services’; the explanation added in the definition of ‘Goods’ to include computer services if can only be prospective from 1.6.2007 and the […]
Rambagh Palace Hotel Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner, Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi) Present appeal has been filed to assail the Order-in-Appeal No. 215/2021 dated 25th June, 2021. The facts relevant for the impugned appeal are as follows:- That M/s. Rambagh Palace Hotel Pvt. Ltd. i.e. the appellant are engaged in providing different services relating to hotel […]
Adiraj Manpower Services Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (Supreme Court) The appellant has sought the benefit of Notification No. 25/2012-Service Tax dated 20 June 2012. Under the terms of the notification, the Central Government exempted certain taxable services from the whole of the service tax leviable under Section 66(B) of the Finance Act […]
Munish Rajkumar Mahajan Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) This Court held that having regard to the objective of the scheme, in a case of this nature, a reasonable and pragmatic approach has to be adopted so that a declarant can avail the benefits of the scheme; a declarant who seeks benefit under the […]
Rajcomp Info Service Limited Vs Commissioner (CESTAT Delhi) In this case Liquidated damages, has been held to be susceptible to service tax under section 66E(e) of the Finance Act by the Commissioner as an amount received for tolerating an act. According to the appellant, the liquidated damages recovered on account of breach or non-performance of […]
Rambagh Palace Hotel Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner, Central Excise & CGST (CESTAT Delhi) Appellate Authority/ Commissioner (A) has not given any finding which may falsify the findings of original adjudicating authority. Commissioner (Appeals) has been silent about CA certificate. Thus, I opine that Commissioner (Appeals) has committed an error by holding the refund to hit […]
MSPL Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs (CESTAT Bangalore) Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the appellants are engaged in mining and sale/export of iron ore and are registered with service tax department. The appellants have availed ‘own your wagon scheme’ introduced by Indian Railways by purchasing and leasing out […]
Cades Digitech Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) We find that the amounts incurred by the head office (HO) towards the salaries etc. of the employees working in their branches can by no stretch of imagination be equated to any service rendered to them by the respective branches. We find that in […]
Suraj Forwarders & Shipping Agencies Vs Principal Commissioner of GST & CE (CESTAT Chennai) The facts narrated as above establishes that service tax has been paid twice by the appellant for the very same taxable value. Though the department agrees that the earlier payment made by challan dated 05.01.2015 on the service tax registration number […]
