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Goods and Services Tax : Bombay HC ruled that GST refund deficiencies must be communicated via Form GST RFD-03. Failure to issue it led to the refund appli...
Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court upholds arrest powers under GST and Customs Acts, ensuring procedural safeguards to prevent misuse. Learn about the ...
Income Tax : Learn key updates in the New Income Tax Bill, 2025, effective April 2026. Covers tax year, compliance, deductions, international t...
Custom Duty : The Union Budget 2025 introduces changes in Customs duties, excise, and tax rates, focusing on tariff rationalization, support for...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore Supreme Court's scrutiny of whether supplying cranes for services like loading, unloading, lifting, and shifting qualifies...
Goods and Services Tax : Explore the case of Pradeep Kanthed v. Union of India where the Supreme Court issues notice to the Finance Ministry regarding the ...
Goods and Services Tax : Commissioner of Central Goods And Service Tax & Ors Vs Safari Retreats Private Limited & Ors (Supreme Court of India) The ...
Goods and Services Tax : The 45th meeting of Goods and Services Tax Council (“GST Council”) is scheduled to be held on September 17, 2021. The Ministry...
Custom Duty, Income Tax : The Karnataka High Court in M/s Pellagic Food Ingredients Private Ltd. v. Union of India [Writ Petition No. 14737/2021[T-CUS] issu...
Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka High Court rules writ petitions cannot challenge tax intimations issued under Section 73(5) of CGST Act before a show ca...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court rules IGST refund cannot be denied for exports qualifying as zero-rated supply, even when higher duty drawback r...
Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court rules that GST law does not prohibit fresh registration after cancellation. Assessee granted liberty to reapply u...
Goods and Services Tax : Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that GST orders issued without a DIN are invalid, citing CBIC Circular and Supreme Court precedent...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court rules that GST paid during detention can be claimed as a refund if excess tax is paid in regular returns. Key in...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 32/2015-Central Excise Dated- 4th June, 2015 Ethanol produced from molasses generated from cane crushed in the ...
Service Tax : Circular No. 184/3/2015-ST Dated the 3rd June, 2015 It is further clarified that exemption from service tax still continues to ser...
Custom Duty : the floods in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (the State) from whole of the duty as specified under the First Schedule and whole of...
Excise Duty : Grants exemption from Basic Excise Duty to goods donated or purchased out of cash donations for the relief and rehabilitation of p...
Custom Duty : New posts have been created in the rank of Commissioners of Customs in DRI and DGCEI for adjudication of cases as investigated by ...
The Hon’ble CESTAT held that every shortcoming noticed during Audit cannot be held as due to mala fide intention on part of Assessee so as to invoke extended period of limitation and levy the penalty.
The Hon’ble Tribunal has held that Excise duty paid on Inputs and Service Tax paid on Input services used in the construction of immovable property can be taken and utilized for discharging ST liability on the renting of such immovable property and granted unconditional waiver from the pre-deposit of the dues adjudged against the Appellant and stay recovery thereof during the pendency of the Appeal on the basis of relying upon the following case laws:
Whether Services in relation to erection, commissioning and installation of storage tank for storage of imported inputs/ammonia outside factory are eligible as input services?
The Larger Bench of the Hon’ble Tribunal has held that no third time cess is payable on clearance from an Export Oriented Unit (EOU) to the Domestic Tariff Area Unit (DTA), which is subject matter of litigation for long now.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (the CBEC) vide Circular No. 168/3/2013, dated April 15, 2013 has issued clarification on following issue: Issue: Whether service tax is leviable on the activity of preparation of place for organizing event or function by way of erection of pandal and shamiana? Facts: The process of erection/laying of […]
Query -What is VCES? Reply- VCES is a new amnesty scheme introduced vide Chapter VI of the Finance Bill, 2013 (the Finance Bill), to encourage voluntary compliance by defaulter of Service Tax under Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994 (the Finance Act).
Please note that the Central Government has amended the Customs (Appeals) Rules, 1982 [the Customs (Appeals) Rules] vide Notification No. 37/2013-Customs (N.T.) dated April 10, 2013. These rules may be called the Customs (Appeals) (Amendment) Rules, 2013 [the Customs Amendment Rules] which will come into force from June 1, 2013. The Customs Amendment Rules has […]
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (the CBEC or the Board) has issued its first Central Excise Circular No. 967/01/2013 – CX, dated January 01, 2013 (the Circular) on eve of New Year 2013, for recovery of confirmed demands during pendency of Stay applications. The Circular has rescinded seven previous circulars on the subject […]
CHANGES IN MEGA EXEMPTION LIST W.E.F APRIL 1, 2013 VIDE NOTIFICATION NO. 3/2013-ST DATED. 1-3-2013 AMENDING NOTIFICATION NO. 25/2012-ST DATED. 20-6-2012: • Under S. No. 9 – Exemption by way of auxiliary educational services and renting of immovable property provided by specified educational institutes will not be available i.e. Exemption of auxiliary educational services and […]
With effect from July 1, 2012, Service is defined under Section 65B(44) of Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994 (“the Finance Act”) means any activity carried out by a person for another person for a consideration is service, which includes a declared service. Further service tax is applicable unless said service falls under the […]
