CST Vs. M/s IPAN (CESTAT Delhi) The Revenue contends that various ‘media monitoring services’, arranging press conference, interviews, education workshop, contact programme, etc. will directly or indirectly have relationship to the enhancement of sales and promotion of the product/services of the client. We are not convinced with such reasoning proposed in the appeal. It is […]
The Delhi bench of the CESTAT, on Monday, held that service tax is payable on the amount received for providing Common facilities under the head renting of immovable property through the same was received under a separate agreement.
Notification No. 12/2003 provides for exemption of Service Tax for so much of the value of all taxable services, as it is equal to the value of goods and materials sold by the service provider to the recipient of service from the Service Tax leviable therein under Section 66 of the Act, subject to the condition that there is documentary proof specifically indicating the value of said goods and materials.
Though the Municipal Corporation are created by an Act and are performing as a local Government, there is no bar in taxing their activities if the immovable property rented out by them is used in the course for furtherance of business or commerce.
A division bench of New Delhi CESTAT including Justice (Dr.) Satish Chandra, President and B. Ravichandran, Member (Technical) has said that amount received by Hindustan Petroleum Co. for giving facility of selling CNG through their Outlets is not subject to Service Tax.
Air Travel Service : – The said service has been used by the Directors/employees of the appellant for business promotion i.e. for sale and purchase of their goods. Therefore, the said service is directly related to their manufacturing activity. In that circumstances, in terms of Rule 2(l) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 on Air Travel Service, the appellant is availed Cenvat credit.
Quashing the demand of excise duty on the activity of providing BPL Kits, the Delhi bench of the CESTAT observed that to levy central excise duty on any goods, the same should have been produced or manufactured in India.
The CESTAT, Delhi bench has held that the Chhatisgarh Housing Board cannot be made liable for service tax for the construction activities carried through contractors.
The appeal by the Revenue is against order dated 27.04.2012 of Commissioner of Service Tax, New Delhi. By the said order, he original authority dropped the entire demand of Service Tax of Rs.93,01,154/-covering the period 2006-07 to 2008-09 with reference to construction project of Delhi Haat in INA and Pitampura .
While hearing the case of Bridge & Roof Company Limited vs. CCE, Delhi bench of the Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal held that the benefit of the composition scheme cannot be denied to an assessee who has entered into contracts prior to 1.07.2007.
