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In the instant case, Chowgule Industries (P.) Ltd. (the Appellant) was a holder of Service Tax Registration under the category of ‘authorized service station’ for Maruti Udyog Ltd. (Maruti). The Appellant had purchased the vehicles from the Maruti and sold to their customers.
High Court of Madras has held that if, upon a misconception of the legal position, the assessee had paid the tax that he was not liable to pay and such assessee also happens to be an assessee entitled to certain Cenvat credit, the availing of the said benefit cannot be termed as illegal.
Bracing to roll out the new Indirect tax regime — Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April 1, 2016, the Central Government on June 17, 2015 announced the setting up of two Committees to suggest tax GST rates and to look into IT preparedness for GST. The Government has entrusted Chief Economic Advisor, Dr. Arvind Subramanian—head of one of the two panels—with the task of proposing a Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR), or a rate at which there will be no revenue loss to States under the proposed GST regime.
Recently, the Central Government vide Notification No. 21/2015-ST and 22/2015-ST, both dated November 6, 2015 had appointed November 15, 2015 as the date from which, Swachh Bharat Cess (SB Cess) at the rate of 0.5% on value of all taxable services shall be applicable. However, a sudden imposition of SB Cess created lot of confusions like to calculate value of taxable services under Abatement Notification, treatment of SB Cess on ongoing transactions, availability of Cenvat credit of SB Cess, etc.
CBEC vide various Circulars/Instructions had laid down simplified procedures for sanction and disbursal of refund claims in the past under various notifications. Now, the Board has issued yet another circular in order to facilitate fast track sanction of refund of accumulated Cenvat credit to exporter of services vide Circular No. 187/6/2015-Service Tax dated November 10, 2015.
High Court held that credit of duty paid by job-worker can be availed by the principal manufacturer, even if job-worker forgoes exemption and pay duty on semi-processed goods returned to the principal-manufacturer.
Supreme Court held that the advance of Rs. 4.5 Crores was given by Nestle to the Respondent for purchase of machinery and it was only a loan transaction independent of the trading relationship between the parties
The Hon’ble CESTAT, Mumbai held that invoices, on the basis of which Cenvat credit was availed was issued by manufacturer-supplier and the Appellant’s name is clearly appearing as consignee, therefore the invoices in question are squarely covered by clause (a) of sub rule 1 of Rule 9 of the Credit Rules.
The Hon’ble CESTAT Mumbai held that since the exempted goods were brought back into the factory after testing and subsequently, exported under Bond, therefore, by virtue of Rule 6(6)(v) of the Credit Rules, the provisions of sub-rule (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) of Rule 6 are inapplicable.
That at the time of import, the required Certificate was not produced is not a very strong ground for denying the benefit of Exemption Notification; There is a plethora of decisions in which various Courts and Tribunals have accepted the production of Certificate even after the importation for granting benefits;
