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 : Tribunal observed that where goods are sold on FOR destination basis, the buyer’s premises may constitute the place of removal. ...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that CENVAT credit on outward transportation and insurance services cannot be denied where goods are sold on F...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai upheld demand, interest, and penalty for failure to reverse SAD Cenvat credit on imported inputs transferred between...
Excise Duty : The Tribunal found that the Settlement Commission’s duty calculations did not establish any CVD component for certain advance li...
Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai held that recovery proceedings and penalty were unsustainable where inadmissible CENVAT credit was reversed before i...
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...
IBM India Pvt. Ltd. Vs C.C.E. & S.T.-Bangalore-LTU (CESTAT Bangalore) On a cogent reading of sub-rules (1) and (2) of Rule 10 ibid as above, it transpires that transfer and availment of unutilized cenvat credit is permissible under the statute, subject to fulfillment of the conditions that transfer of business must be on account of […]
Successful appeal by Sanjay Castings against excise duty demand. CESTAT Ahmedabad rules in favor, rejecting allegations on old molds, coal credit denial.
Dhoot Compack Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Mumbai) Assessee appointed Del Credere Agent, to guarantee the solvency of their customer and ensure speedy recovery of the amounts due from them. These services are in relation to the activities which are post sale and clearance of goods and hence these cannot be treated […]
India Cements Ltd. Vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) CESTAT held that that the credit on outward transportation from the place of removal upto the buyers’ premises / dealers for period upto 31.03.2008 is eligible. FULL TEXT OF THE CESTAT CHENNAI ORDER The above matters have come up for hearing as per […]
Reliance Industries Ltd Vs Commissioner Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Mumbai) The two issues that have been referred to the Larger Bench of the Tribunal are, therefore, answered in following manner: (i) The answer to the first issue would be: a. The Bombay High Court in Coca Cola India and Ultratech Cement has settled […]
C.C.E. & S.T.-Rajkot Vs Sanghi Industries Ltd (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Undisputedly, the guesthouse is used for operations of the factory. Nothing is available on record to show that guesthouse is used for any other purpose. In view of this fact, since guesthouse used for operations of factory which has direct nexus with factory which produces excisable […]
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Chennai) Brief facts are that the appellant had imported certain goods under Advance Authorization Scheme vide various licenses. As the Advance Authorization expired, the appellants were unable to fulfill their export obligation as stipulated in these licenses. They have paid appropriate duty and interest on the quantity […]
Brose India Automotive Systems Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise (CESTAT Mumbai) Denial to avail CENVAT credit on Service Tax paid during GST regime under Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) on import of services by the Appellant manufacturing company and its confirmation by the Commissioner of Central Tax (Appeals-I), Pune vide above referred […]
Eskay Kaycee Industries Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of CGST & Excise (CESTAT Kolkata) CESTAT find that the Appellant satisfied the essential requirements for CENVAT credit. Notwithstanding excisability of the input, the supplier of the input paid duty thereon and issued a valid invoice to the Appellant. The input so received in the Appellant’s factory was […]
CESTAT set aside the order denying the CENVAT Credit to the assessee in respect of outward Goods Transport Agent supply for period prior to April 01, 2008. Held that, the CBIC has prescribed certain conditions for allowing credit which need to be satisfied and remanded back the matter for passing a fresh order after verifying the documents to ascertain that whether the assessee has fulfilled such conditions.
