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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 1206 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 1212 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 1968 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 2574 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 1299 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 23100 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 20674 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 4018 Views 0 comment Print


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CESTAT Delhi Upholds Recovery of Excise Duty as Cenvat Credit Was Not Available on 30 June 2017

Excise Duty : CESTAT ruled that wrongly availed CENVAT credit could not discharge June 2017 excise liability and sustained duty recovery with in...

July 3, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Remands CENVAT Credit Dispute as Rule 6 Reversal Was Not Properly Examined

Service Tax : CESTAT Remands CENVAT Credit Dispute Because Rule 6 Reversal Was Not Properly Examined...

July 1, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit Demand Quashed as Department Cannot Dictate Compliance Method

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that tax authorities cannot compel an assessee to adopt a particular compliance option under Rule 6 of the CENVA...

June 28, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Upholds CENVAT Credit as Service Tax Was Paid Before Credit Was Availed

Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held that the respondent had paid the Service Tax before availing CENVAT credit on the disputed invoices. Finding n...

June 28, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit as Tippers Were Put to Use After Becoming Eligible Capital Goods

Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held that CENVAT credit on tippers could not be denied merely because they were received before their inclusion as ...

June 23, 2026 120 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 6942 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 9609 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 14718 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 2453 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 2275 Views 0 comment Print


Fraudulent availment of Cenvat Credit: CESTAT reduces penalty

January 10, 2022 1854 Views 0 comment Print

Dolphin Metals I Ltd Vs C.C.E. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The brief facts of the case are that based on the intelligence, an investigation was undertaken against M/s Nisha Industries which revealed that the appellant had wrongly availed CENVAT credit on invoices without actual receipt of inputs; that the finished goods were found at both the manufacturing […]

Cenvat Credit eligible on construction services for setting up of Effluent Treatment Plant in existing running factory

January 7, 2022 2316 Views 0 comment Print

Adroit Pharmachem Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Revenue submits that after 01.04.2011, construction service was excluded from the definition of ‘Input Service’ therefore, the appellant is not entitled for Cenvat credit. Appellant has already existing factory and in the said factory, Effluent Treatment Plant was installed for which they […]

Cenvat Credit not eligible on transportation of employees

December 31, 2021 2865 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that Cenvat Credit not eligible on facility of transportation provided by the appellant to its employees as same was merely in the nature of service for personal use or consumption of its employees.

Cenvat credit cannot be reversed for theoretical variance in Inputs

December 30, 2021 2334 Views 0 comment Print

Tata Motors Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Mumbai) We find that in the facts and circumstances of the present case the shortages and excesses if any found are theoretical due to huge quantity of inputs handling. It is not a case of the Department that the appellant have ever removed any Cenvat inputs […]

Refund of Transitional credit can be claimed by Reversal of Cenvat Credit

December 18, 2021 2010 Views 0 comment Print

Lightspeed India Partners Advisors LLP Vs Commissioner Central Tax (Appeals) (CESTAT Delhi) Since the GST regime has done away with the ST 3 return, there remain no provision in GST system to reflect the refund claim in the CENVAT credit balance. The only option was to show its reversal in the Books of accounts. Such […]

No penalty without SCN for wrongful availment of Cenvat Credit

December 10, 2021 2289 Views 0 comment Print

Nava Bharat Ventures Limited Vs The Commissioner of Central Excise Customs & Service Tax (CESTAT Hyderabad) Rule 15 (Confiscation and penalty) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 provides for imposition of penalty if CENVAT credit has been wrongly availed which allegation must be made in the show cause notice with a proposal to recover such wrongly availed […]

Quashing of demand of service tax as inclusion of T/o of manufacturing unit for quantification of amount for reversal of CENVAT Credit was appropriate

December 10, 2021 1098 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax demand was quashed as inclusion of turnover of Manufacturing unit for quantification of amount for reversal of CENVAT Credit was appropriate since for the entire remaining activities of the Puducherry manufacturing unit, the centralized service tax registration at Bangalore was applicable, which was as a SERVICE PROVIDER as well as an INPUT SERVICE DISTRIBUTOR.

No cenvat credit on catering service availed by assessee-employer to provide food & beverages in factory canteen

December 2, 2021 3546 Views 0 comment Print

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (Karnataka High Court) No cenvat credit on outdoor catering service availed by assessee-employer for providing food and beverages in factory canteen Conclusion: Services received by assessee in the capacity of employer for providing food and beverages in the canteen maintained and run in the factory […]

Taking credit and then reversing the same entry is as good as not taking the credit at all

November 26, 2021 1923 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that in a case where the assessee is a manufacturer of dutiable goods as well as exempted goods and it is impractical to maintain separate accounts of common inputs used in manufacture of dutiable goods and exempted goods the only practical way of maintaining accounts is by corresponding credit and debit entries, reversing proportionate amount of cenvat credit.

Cenvat credit eligible on setting up of CHP for evacuation of coal by rapid loading process

October 10, 2021 999 Views 0 comment Print

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. Vs Commr. of Central Excise & S. Tax (CESTAT Kolkata) The issue before us is whether credit is available on Coal Handing Plant (CHP), which has been set up by the appellant for evacuation of coal from its mining premises. Purpose of setting up of the CHP is to load the […]

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