Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...
CA, CS, CMA : A summary of key updates for Income Tax, GST, RBI, and legal matters issued from April 7-13, 2025, including exemptions, tax forms...
Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...
Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...
Custom Duty : CESTAT, Allahabad penalizes Commissioner for delaying Tribunal order implementation. Rs. 2,00,000 penalty imposed, and contempt pr...
CA, CS, CMA : CESTAT e-Filing Software User Manual explains about New User Registration, User Home Page Navigation, Filing, (Petition/Appeal) ...
Goods and Services Tax : This is the fourth year since the introduction of GST in July, 2017. Despite a sizeable liquidation of appeals under the Sabka Vis...
Excise Duty : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up six additional Benches of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate T...
Service Tax : The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has directed JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines Ltd) to pay Rs 100 crore (Rs 1...
Excise Duty : RECENTLY the President of India was pleased to discharge Hon'ble member of the CESTAT Mr. PK Das, just a day before he was to comp...
Custom Duty : CESTAT examined whether Bluetooth headsets should be treated as communication devices or ordinary headphones. It held that devices...
Service Tax : The Tribunal examined a service tax demand raised on the basis of DGARM data and financial statements. It held that reliance solel...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that food testing kits were wrongly described as being for “diagnostic use only” to claim a customs exemptio...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that villas constructed on separate plots under individual agreements and approvals do not constitute a reside...
Service Tax : The Tribunal held that interest under Section 75 of the Finance Act is mandatory when service tax is paid after the due date. Admi...
Custom Duty : Read Notification No. 02/2023 from CESTAT, New Delhi, introducing virtual hearings. Learn about the procedure, technical requireme...
Goods and Services Tax : Applications are being invited for 2 anticipated vacancies of Member (Technical) and 4 anticipated vacancies of Member (Judicial) ...
CA, CS, CMA : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations requesting for physical hearing of appeals. As there is improvement i...
Custom Duty : F No. 01(05)/Circular/CESTAT/2021 Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal West Block No. 2, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-11006...
Goods and Services Tax : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations at Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of ...
Once a demand has been raised for any issue by invoking extended period of limitation, then another demand cannot be raised again by invoking extended period on same issue for a subsequent period.
CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled that co-owners of rented property are not an AOP, and their individual rental income below ₹10 lakh is exempt from service tax.
CESTAT Bangalore rules KLE Society’s services to Malaysian university qualify as export of services, overturning a substantial service tax demand. The tribunal cited precedent cases like Vodafone Idea and Verizon Communication, emphasizing the recipient’s location and foreign currency payments.
Disha Realcon and SM Niryat had exported iron ore fines whose Fe content was below 58% under some Shipping Bills and iron ore fines whose Fe content was above 58% under some other Shipping Bills.
Read about Mittal Appliances Ltd.’s customs appeal where transaction values for copper scrap were rejected. Detailed analysis of the CESTAT Delhi ruling on valuation rules and implications.
Analysis of CESTAT Kolkata’s decision in Mahavir Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd. Vs CGST & Central Excise, focusing on alleged clandestine removal and estimated production norms.
CESTAT Kolkata allows CENVAT Credit to Rexon Strips Ltd., ruling that inputs used in capital goods are eligible, setting aside prior denials by lower authorities.
Tribunal imposed a mandatory penalty of ₹15,59,363 under Section 114A of the Customs Act for misclassification and duty evasion, emphasizing strict compliance with statutory requirements in cases of deliberate misdeclarations.
CESTAT Kolkata held that owner of the car is liable to pay customs duty on redemption of the confiscated vehicle/ car even if the owner is not the importer of the car. Accordingly, appeal dismissed.
CESTAT Mumbai sets aside an order adding royalty to import valuation, citing jurisdictional issues and lack of finalized assessments. The tribunal emphasizes the need for proper determination of duties under the Customs Act.
