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Tax Recovery Proceedings Under GST Law

Goods and Services Tax : Explains when recovery proceedings are triggered after a confirmed tax demand. Highlights that non-payment within the prescribed p...

April 17, 2026 792 Views 0 comment Print

Safari Retreats decision cannot be mechanically applied to all CENVAT Credit Rule cases

Excise Duty : CESTAT remands Kohler India case, stating Supreme Court's Safari Retreats judgment under CGST cannot be mechanically applied to CE...

July 16, 2025 1095 Views 0 comment Print

Demystifying Excise Duty and Cenvat Credit in A GST-Driven Supply Chain

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...

July 5, 2025 1785 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT credit can be claimed for telecom infrastructure: SC

Excise Duty : The Supreme Court upholds CENVAT credit for telecom infrastructure, ruling in favor of telecom operators on towers and shelters....

November 23, 2024 2427 Views 1 comment Print

Cenvat credit is allowed if inputs are wheeled out to sister company: Madras HC

Excise Duty : Explore the Madras High Courts decision in India Cement Limited v. Commissioner of Customs, allowing Cenvat credit for electricity...

February 29, 2024 1209 Views 0 comment Print


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Download ICAI Technical Guide to CENVAT Credit

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...

August 6, 2016 23082 Views 1 comment Print

Summary of Performance Audit on Cenvat credit scheme.

Excise Duty : We observed instances of non-submission of various prescribed returns by the assessees. Non-submission of returns would hinder th...

August 3, 2016 20641 Views 0 comment Print

Changes in Excise Duty Rates in Union Budget 2009

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...

July 11, 2009 3967 Views 0 comment Print


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Buyer’s Premises May Qualify as Place of Removal in FOR Contracts: CESTAT Chennai

Excise Duty : Tribunal observed that where goods are sold on FOR destination basis, the buyer’s premises may constitute the place of removal. ...

May 22, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on GTA Services Due to FOR Destination Sales

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that CENVAT credit on outward transportation and insurance services cannot be denied where goods are sold on F...

May 20, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai Upholds SAD Credit Demand Due to Non-Reversal on Inputs

Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai upheld demand, interest, and penalty for failure to reverse SAD Cenvat credit on imported inputs transferred between...

May 17, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Rejects Cenvat Credit Claim as Amount Was Not Paid Towards CVD

Excise Duty : The Tribunal found that the Settlement Commission’s duty calculations did not establish any CVD component for certain advance li...

May 17, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai Sets Aside CENVAT Credit Demand & Penalty After Voluntary Reversal During Audit

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai held that recovery proceedings and penalty were unsustainable where inadmissible CENVAT credit was reversed before i...

May 15, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print


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Provisions in Cenvat Credit Rules 2004 regarding reversal of credit

Service Tax : Is reversal under rule 6(3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules 2004 additionally required for all the services specified in notification 2...

July 5, 2019 6897 Views 0 comment Print

CGST (Amendment) Act, 2018- Clarification on Transitional Credit

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...

January 2, 2019 9507 Views 0 comment Print

CBEC notifies CENVAT Credit Rules, 2017

Excise Duty : CENVAT credit. - (1) A manufacturer or producer of final products shall be allowed to take credit (hereinafter referred to as the ...

June 30, 2017 14616 Views 0 comment Print

Availability of Cenvat Credit on inputs used in the manufacture of capital goods

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...

July 25, 2010 2408 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 – Refund of Cenvat Credit – Amendment to Notification No. 42/2001-CE (NT), dated 26-6-2001

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...

June 28, 2010 2254 Views 0 comment Print


Excise duty demand will not sustain if after adjusting Cenvat credit no differential demand arises

May 9, 2023 1272 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Central Excise & ST Vs Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Limited (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT find that appeal can be disposed of only on threshold point that whether the entire case involves the Revenue neutrality or otherwise. There is no dispute that all the goods on which the duty was demanded have been imported duly paid […]

Rule 5 of Cenvat Credit Rules cannot be invoked to sanction refund of unutilized Cenvat credit

May 8, 2023 1632 Views 0 comment Print

Adjudicating Authority has not committed any error while holding that Rule 5 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 cannot be invoked to sanction the refund of unutilized Cenvat credit lying with the appellant much prior to April, 2017 that too in cash as per Section 140 of CGST Act, 2017.

CENVAT Credit not deniable alleging supplier not liable to pay duty

May 6, 2023 1593 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that irrespective of the fact that whether at the supplier’s end duty is payable or otherwise, CENVAT Credit not deniable once duty has been paid on the goods at the recipient end. In nut-shell, CENVAT not deniable on the ground that the supplier was not liable to pay duty on goods supplied.

Denial of CENVAT credit merely because invoice didn’t mentioned event details is unjustified

May 5, 2023 1194 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that denial of CENVAT credit of ‘event management services’ merely because invoice didn’t mention what event was being organized is unjustified.

Assessee can discharge duty by utilizing Cenvat Credit – Rule 8 (3A) is ultra vires

May 5, 2023 1032 Views 0 comment Print

Words ‘without utilizing Cenvat Credit’ in Rule 8(3A) are ultra vires which means that assessee can discharge duty by utilizing Cenvat Credit.

Benefit of Notification 67/1995-CE cannot be denied if appellant is fulfilling requirement of Rule 6 of Cenvat Credit Rules

May 4, 2023 1533 Views 0 comment Print

In case obligation under Rule 6(3) of Cenvat Credit Rules is fulfilled in respect of the goods cleared under full exemption then benefit of Notification 67/1995-CE dated 16.03.1995 cannot be denied.

Whether interest on Cenvat credit wrongly availed but not utilized is payable?

May 4, 2023 1125 Views 0 comment Print

Deep Industries Limited Vs C.S.T. Service Tax (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The limited question needs to be answered in this matter is whether interest on the amount of Cenvat credit availed but not utilized is recoverable or otherwise. The recovery of interest on the inadmissible Cenvat credit has been directed under Rule14 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, […]

No restriction on utilization of Cenvat credit during default period: CESTAT Kolkata

May 3, 2023 975 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT find that the demand in the instant case has been raised for contravention of Rule 8(3A) ibid restricting utilization of Cenvat credit during the period of default which provision has been declared ultra vires/invalid by Court, hence the demand cannot be sustained and the Appeal, thus, succeed on this count.

Value of bought out items supplied with manufactured goods not includible in assessable value

May 1, 2023 1128 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that value of bought out items supplied along with manufactured goods cannot be included in the assessable value of the manufactured goods.

Suo motu availment of Cenvat Credit reversed during Litigation: CESTAT Remands Matter back to adjudicating authority

April 28, 2023 741 Views 0 comment Print

Short issue involved in the present case for determination is as to whether appellant could suo motu take credit reversed during litigation

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