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...
CESTAT Kolkata held that Cenvat Credit cannot be denied alleging non-existence of seller as the Appellant being a bonafide purchaser of goods for a price which included the duty element and payment made by cheque and availed CENVAT Credit based on Cenvatable documents.
Indian Additives Limited Vs Commissioner of G.S.T. and Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi) The definition of “capital goods” after 01.04.2016 does not exclude ‘any equipment or appliance used in an office’. For this reason, I hold that the credit availed by the appellant on the said computer server after 01.04.2016 would be eligible. It has also […]
CESTAT held that in respect of utilisation of Cenvat credit there is no requirement of one to one correlation and cross utilisation of credit is permissible.
Samir Transport Company Vs C.C.E & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) In the present case the penalty was imposed on the appellants under Rule 26 (2) of Central Excise Rules, 2002. In connection with fraudulent passing of cenvat credit on the invoices issued by M/s Accord Industries Limited to M/s Archon Engicon Limited. The fact is not […]
Reliance Industries Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabed) The limited issue to be decided in the present case is that when the appellant were granted the refund of excess reversal of cenvat credit whether they are entitled for the interest for the delayed sanction of refund in terms of Section 11 BB. I find […]
Gujarat Metal Cast Industries Ltd. Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT held that if the sale of goods is on FOR, freight is included in assessable value on which excise duty was paid and the freight was not separately charged to the customer of the goods, the assessee is entitled for the Cenvat Credit. […]
Manikgarh Cement Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Mumbai) The question that arises is whether ‘welding electrodes’ are ‘consumables’ as held by the original authority or are used in the manufacture of excisable goods and, therefore, eligible for MODVAT credit as claimed by the assessee. It is the claim of the appellant that within ‘capital […]
It is not in dispute that the said electricity is supplied to the factory of the respondent and the same is used for manufacturing activity. Merely because the wind generation plant is situated far away from the manufacturing activity, credit cannot be denied.
Principle of ‘user test’ also need to be considered while deciding the entitlement of assessee to avail CENVAT Credit as laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of CCE Vs. Rajasthan Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited 2010 (255) ELT 481 (SC).
Aurum Pharmachem Private Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & Excise (CESTAT Kolkata) Issue that has to be considered in the present appeal is whether the Appellant not having maintained separate accounts in respect of the common input services used for manufacture of dutiable final products as well as exempted goods is mandatorily required to pay […]
