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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


Proviso to Rule 4(1) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 has prospective effect

December 25, 2022 978 Views 0 comment Print

ITC Sonar (A Unit of ITC Limited) Vs Commissioner of CGST & CX (CESTAT Kolkata) The only issue to be decided in this Appeal is whether the 3rd Proviso of Rule 4(1) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 as introduced w.e.f. 01.09.2014, has got retrospective effect. I find that the said proviso was introduced w.e.f. 01.09.2014 […]

Cenvat Credit eligible on Parts for efficient functioning of Machine for Manufacturing

December 25, 2022 540 Views 0 comment Print

Parts in issue herein have been used for smooth and efficient functioning of machinery which has been used for manufacturing Sugar and Molasses and therefore there is no reason not to allow Cenvat credit

Rule 5 of Cenvat Credit Rules – Refund of credit if it is not possible to utilize credit

December 24, 2022 4668 Views 0 comment Print

Alkem Laboratories Ltd. Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules prescribes that if for ‘Any reason’ the use of the said credit is not possible, the manufacturer or provider of the output service shall be allowed refund of such amount. The sole reason for denying the refund claim is […]

Cenvat Credit eligible on inputs used in manufacturing of trial batches of medicament

December 21, 2022 1047 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is entitled to avail Cenvat Credit in respect of inputs and packaging material used in manufacturing of trial batches of medicament.

Order passed without considering recorded unretracted statements is untenable

December 21, 2022 1557 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that order passed without considering statements recorded under section 108 of the Customs Act which are not retracted is liable to be interfered.

Refund u/r 5 of CCR, 2004 admissible as services provided are not intermediary service

December 20, 2022 393 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that appellant is not involved in the arrangement/ facilitation of the supply of service and hence the appellant is not intermediary. The service provided by the appellant qualify for export and accordingly refund admissible under rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004

Refund rejected in absence of proof of availability of credit amount till debit of claim amount

December 20, 2022 825 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that notification no. 27/2012/CE (NT) dated 18th June 2012 for operationalizing of rule 5 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 include debiting of the claim amount before submission of application for the same. Refund rejected for failure to furnish proof of the availability of credit till the date of write off.

Order unsustainable as passed without considering relevant evidence

December 19, 2022 1242 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that order passed without considering evidence relating to availment of depreciation under the Income Tax Act is liable to be quashed.

Person supplying main supply on principal-to-principal basis cannot be intermediary

December 14, 2022 4530 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that the intermediary does not include the person who supplies such goods or services or both on his own account. Thus, the person supplying the main supply on principal to principal basis cannot come within the ambit of “intermediary”.

Provisions of Rule 3(5)(B) of CCR, 2004 not attracted in case of a general provision

December 13, 2022 480 Views 0 comment Print

Jaisawal Neco Industries Ltd Vs Principal Commissioner of Central Tax & Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi) The issue involved in this appeal is whether the provisions of Rule 3(5)(B) of CCR, 2004 are attracted in case of making a general provision in the books of account for slow moving/non moving inventory, without reducing the value of […]

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