Goods and Services Tax : Explains when recovery proceedings are triggered after a confirmed tax demand. Highlights that non-payment within the prescribed p...
Excise Duty : CESTAT remands Kohler India case, stating Supreme Court's Safari Retreats judgment under CGST cannot be mechanically applied to CE...
Goods and Services Tax : An overview of India's pre-GST excise duty and CENVAT credit system, explaining how taxes were levied, credits claimed, and the ra...
Excise Duty : The Supreme Court upholds CENVAT credit for telecom infrastructure, ruling in favor of telecom operators on towers and shelters....
Excise Duty : Explore the Madras High Courts decision in India Cement Limited v. Commissioner of Customs, allowing Cenvat credit for electricity...
Excise Duty : Introduction of CENVAT credit rules across goods and services in the year 2004 was one of the major steps in indirect taxes reform...
Excise Duty : We observed instances of non-submission of various prescribed returns by the assessees. Non-submission of returns would hinder th...
Excise Duty : However, the said goods would be exempt from excise duty subject to non availment of Cenvat credit on input. [Notification No 30/2...
Excise Duty : CESTAT ruled that wrongly availed CENVAT credit could not discharge June 2017 excise liability and sustained duty recovery with in...
Service Tax : CESTAT Remands CENVAT Credit Dispute Because Rule 6 Reversal Was Not Properly Examined...
Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that tax authorities cannot compel an assessee to adopt a particular compliance option under Rule 6 of the CENVA...
Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held that the respondent had paid the Service Tax before availing CENVAT credit on the disputed invoices. Finding n...
Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held that CENVAT credit on tippers could not be denied merely because they were received before their inclusion as ...
Service Tax : Is reversal under rule 6(3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules 2004 additionally required for all the services specified in notification 2...
Goods and Services Tax : The CENVAT credit of service tax paid under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 was available as transitional credit under sectio...
Excise Duty : CENVAT credit. - (1) A manufacturer or producer of final products shall be allowed to take credit (hereinafter referred to as the ...
Excise Duty : I am directed to invite your attention to the landmark judgement of the CESTAT Larger Bench in the case of Vandana Global Ltd. V/s...
Excise Duty : It has been brought to the notice of the Board that some of the manufacturers of exempted goods are exporting such goods under bon...
In a landmark ruling, CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled that the Cenvat credit is applicable on cement and steel used in Commercial and Industrial Construction Services, marking a key interpretation of Cenvat credit rules.
CESTAT Ahmedabad directs re-adjudication for verification of the use of steel items in the ONGC case. The Tribunal emphasises on the need for physical verification to determine Cenvat credit admissibility.
CESTAT Mumbai has allowed a refund based on unutilized Cenvat credit calculated under the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004, marking a significant decision for businesses with accumulated Cenvat credits due to exports.
CESTAT Mumbai’s ruling on the Khandelwal Laboratories P Ltd Vs Commissioner of CGST & CE case underscores the principle that duty-paid goods used as input should qualify for MODVAT credit, regardless of the name on the Bills of Entry.
CESTAT Chennai held that CENVAT Credit towards service tax paid on meal coupons and group insurance for employees is duly available as input service.
Delve into the Rama Ferro Alloys & Finance Private Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & CX case where CESTAT Kolkata rules in favour of the appellant regarding utilization of cenvated inputs in job work.
Explore CESTAT Mumbai judgement in Astoria Agro & Allied Inds Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of CGST, underlining importance of evidence consideration in rejecting Cenvat Credit claims
CESTAT held that the utilization of credit by any unit within the same entity would not cause any loss to the Exchequer. This is because the credit disallowed to one unit is proportionally made available to the second unit. From a company’s perspective, the net credit availed and utilized remains unchanged.
CESTAT, Kolkata made a significant ruling regarding the amendment in Rule 14 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004. Previous version of the rule stated ‘taken or utilized,’ but it was modified to ‘taken and utilized.’ This alteration in wording clearly indicates the legislative intent to exclude the imposition of interest when the credit has been taken but not utilized.
CESTAT Kolkata held that as per substituted provisions of Rule 14 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, interest is not leviable where wrongly availed credit is only taken but not utilized.
