No Service Tax on Reimbursement for Actual Costs as its not a taxable service

Advertisement Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax (CESTAT Mumbai) The CESTAT Mumbai overturned the service tax demands imposed on Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. for the period 01.04.2015 to 31.03.2017. The Tribunal noted that earlier demands for October 2008 to March 2015 were set aside based on the Supreme Court’s judgment in Intercontinental Consultants. The case centered around the appellant’s practice of reimbursing expenses like insurance and hotel costs to their group companies through debit notes, which the service tax...