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...
Service Tax : ESTAT held demurrage linked to transportation contracts is not consideration for services and cannot be taxed under Port Services ...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that reimbursable expenses recovered on an actual basis could not be included in taxable value for periods pri...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that credits relating to renovation, sales promotion, testing services, vehicle-related expenses, and similar ...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that works contract services used for repair and maintenance of existing plant and machinery qualify as input se...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that unsigned invoices, unauthenticated e-mails, and uncorroborated statements were insufficient to reject tra...
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 ...
No Service Tax on Agreement with government for supply of water on the basis of volume of water drawn as same is not a case of assignment of right to use natural resources of government.
CESTAT Chennai rules re-determination of UAE car value using Australian prices invalid without contemporary imports. Full text of the CESTAT Chennai order.
Explore the CESTAT Delhi ruling on Weldon Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd. vs Commissioner of Service Tax, revealing no service tax liability on outbound tours. Full analysis provided.
CESTAT Delhi ruled demand based solely on ST-3 returns vs. trial balance differences unjustified without proof of taxable services. Detailed analysis & conclusion provided.
CESTAT Chennai quashes penalty imposed under Section 114(ii) of Customs Act, citing lack of intent to export semi-finished leather. Full text analysis included.
Once a export benefit under which shipping bill was filed has been availed, the conversion to any other scheme cannot be allowed as either draw back scheme benefit could be availed or advance license benefit could be availed and not both
CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 or CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002 are framed under Central Excise Act, 1944. This Act applies to whole of India but not beyond. When Central Excise Act itself does not extend outside India, neither will CENVAT Credit Rules. Therefore, it is impossible for anyone outside India to avail benefit of CENVAT credit.
It is settled law that appellant refund claim wherein order determining duty is not challenged and modified in appeal by appellate authority, refund claim is not maintainable.
Rajdev Inter Trade Pvt. Ltd. vs. C.C.-Mundra (CESTAT Ahmedabad) analysis: Remelted zinc deemed as zinc alloy, attracting 7.5% customs duty. Detailed order review.
CESTAT Mumbai rules in favor of Ganesh Benzoplast Ltd., stating no confiscation if prior permission taken for storage of non-bonded goods in bonded warehouse. Detailed analysis of the case provided.
