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Recovery of Redemption fine from Sale Proceeds- CESTAT refers matter to Larger Bench

March 13, 2020 1881 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Customs Vs Oriental Trimex Ltd. (CESTAT Delhi) If the confiscated goods allowed to redeemed on a redemption fine then the sale proceeds will be paid only after deduction of such fine In the given case the importer appellant is engaged in the business of import of marble from various countries into India and […]

No penalty if tax alongwith interest paid before issuance of SCN

March 13, 2020 15042 Views 0 comment Print

YCH Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd Vs C.C.E & C.S.T (CESTAT Bangalore) The services imported by the assessee are taxable services and are chargeable to Service Tax but they had not paid the Service Tax applicable on the same. The assessee were liable to pay the Service Tax on import of such services as a recipient […]

Necessity of investigation for system failure on mis-declaration of POS, MPOS devices and evasion of customs duty

March 12, 2020 3051 Views 0 comment Print

Chief Commissioner of Customs was directed to consider whether it should be necessary to cause a vigilance enquiry on the system failure to determine how the consignments were cleared when there were so many mis-declaration in description as well as classification of the imported Point of Sale Devices (POS) and Mobile Point of Sale Devices (MPOS) and evasion of customs duty.

Demand for Cost Recovery Charges was non sustainable

March 12, 2020 5685 Views 0 comment Print

Since no services were being specially provided by the customs officials to the custodians at a customs port or customs airport, to enable them to collect any fee, from such a custodian thus, High Court not only set-aside the demand of Cost Recovery charges but even held that Regulation 5(2) of Regulation 2009 was illegal.

Cenvat credit of duty paid in excess as per final assessment, admissible

March 12, 2020 2418 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad has upheld the Commissioner (A) Order allowing Cenvat credit of the duty paid on  provisionally assessed bill of entry in a case where the final assessment revealed that less duty was payable. The Tribunal in this regard relied upon number of case law and observed that it is settled that even though certain amount of excise duty/service tax is not payable as per law but the manufacturer/service provider pays it, Cenvat Credit cannot be denied at the recipient end only on the ground that the same was not payable by the manufacturer/service provider. 

Distinction between government and non-government railways- Common parlance meaning should be adopted- CESTST

March 5, 2020 2112 Views 0 comment Print

NMC Industries Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Mumbai) We are unable to comprehend the resort to Railways Act, 1989 for a broader understanding of expression ‘railways’ in the absence of permissible referral in section 65(105)(zzzza) or (zzp), or, for that matter, anywhere in section 65, of Finance Act, 1994. In the absence […]

Expenses incurred on sponsorship and endorsement was not includible in transaction value of imports

March 5, 2020 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Sponsorship and endorsement expenses paid by Adidas India to various athletes and players in India were not includable in the assessable value of the goods imported by Adidas India by invoking rule 10(1)(e) of the Customs Valuation (Determination of Value of Imported Goods) Rules 2007.

Cenvat Credit can be utilised for payment of Service Tax on reverse charge basis

March 4, 2020 8049 Views 0 comment Print

The issue to be decided is Whether the Appellant i.e. the service recipient could utilize Cenvat credit of Central Excise duty paid on inputs, for payment of service tax on services viz.Management, Maintenance or Repair, Copyright and Advertising, received by them from abroad, under reverse charge mechanism?

Event Management & short term accommodation Service falls under inclusive definition of input service

March 4, 2020 1392 Views 1 comment Print

The issue under consideration is that whether Event Management Service, short term accommodation, storage and packing, Management, Maintenance & Repair, Business Auxiliary Service and Business Support Services these are considered as Input Service or not?

Right to collect parking fees is nothing but a consideration liable to Service Tax

March 3, 2020 4338 Views 0 comment Print

MGF Event Management Vs CCE (CESTAT Delhi) We cannot accept the appellant‘s plea that huge parking space area was given to the appellant without any agreement with respect to financial consideration or without an agreement with respect to contingent liabilities with respect to theft, injuries, fire or other liabilities. It is difficult to believe that […]

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