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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 786 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 1092 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 1782 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 3964 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 303 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 87 Views 0 comment Print

Facts, Terms & Intention of Parties Determine Sale or Works Contract: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai ruled that the BOOT water transmission agreement was a single indivisible works contract and not a trading activity...

May 12, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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


Abating for fraudulent availment of Cenvat credit – CESTAT sustain penalty

April 18, 2023 531 Views 0 comment Print

Banas Enterprises Vs C.C.E & S.T. Daman (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT  find that there is no dispute about the fraudulent availment of Cenvat Credit by M/s. Tarun Polymers, Daman, who has wrongly availed the Cenvat Credit of huge amount of 29170642/-. In order to avail this fraudulent Cenvat credit by M/s. Tarun Polymers, Daman, all buyers […]

Excise duty on scrap can be paid by utilizing CENVAT Credit account

April 18, 2023 669 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that the payment of duty for the waste and scrap by utilizing the CENVAT Credit account was in order.

No penalty for unintentional Availment of Irregular CENVAT Credit

April 18, 2023 426 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax Vs Kohinoor Steel Private Limited (CESTAT Kolkata) It is observed that the assessee has rightly availed the 50% of the capital goods Credit in the first year of its receipt and the remaining 50% of the credit in the subsequent year. The excess credit availed for the second […]

CENVAT on Rent-A-Cab & Outdoor Catering availed for employees transportation & food is available

April 17, 2023 1590 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that Service Tax paid by the assesses under Rent-A-Cab Service and Outdoor Catering Service provided to its employees to transport them to the factory and back and to provide food to employees fall under input services and are entitled for CENVAT Credit.

Territorial location cannot decide admissibility of CENVAT Credit

April 17, 2023 420 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that territorial location cannot decide admissibility of CENVAT Credit under Rule 2(l) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004.

CENVAT eligible on Architect Service, Telephone Expenses for Hotel Construction

April 17, 2023 525 Views 0 comment Print

Architect service, telephone expenses were input services and therefore Service Tax paid on said services is eligible as CENVAT Credit

Extended period of limitation cannot be invoked in revenue neutral situation

April 17, 2023 1653 Views 0 comment Print

When the tax is paid under reverse charge mechanism, appellant would be entitled to avail credit of same, which leads to a revenue neutral situation

No bar in cross utilisation of Cenvat credit for payment of Central Excise duty or service tax

April 17, 2023 1392 Views 0 comment Print

Lupin Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Tax & Customs (Appeal) (CESTAT Hyderabad) HC held that the appellant have rightly taken credit in view of Rule 2(l) of CCR which entitles a manufacturer to claim Cenvat credit on input services utilise in manufacture of dutiable taxable goods. HC  further hold that there is no bar in […]

Cenvat eligible on freight charges & CHA services availed upto port for export of goods

April 15, 2023 1287 Views 0 comment Print

The issue is whether the respondent is eligible to avail credit on input services on freight charges and CHA services availed upto the port for export of goods.

Cenvat Credit eligible on Repair & Maintenance services during Warranty Period

April 15, 2023 876 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that respondent are entitle for the cenvat credit on the service of Repair & Maintenance during warranty period

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