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 : The Tribunal observed that payment of licence fees for exclusive use of demarcated spaces amounted to renting of immovable propert...
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 : 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 ...
Read the detailed analysis of Hamilton Housewares Pvt Ltd Vs C.C. Ahmedabad case where CESTAT Ahmedabad allows refund of 4% SAD, despite procedural disputes.
CESTAT Chennai rules in favor of appellant, stating no service tax on flats constructed before July 2010 with less than 12 units. Full text of the order included.
CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled that freight/insurance charges aren’t part of assessable value for excise duty. Detailed analysis & conclusions provided.
Learn about Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Vs Pr. Commissioner of Customs Visakhapatnam (CESTAT Hyderabad) and the implications of invoking extended limitation for IGST demand.
Delve into case of Tejal Construction vs. C.C.E. & S.T.-Surat-I as CESTAT Ahmedabad emphasizes necessity of accurate service classification for service tax demands.
Read the full text of the CESTAT Mumbai order allowing refund of service tax paid on cancelled bookings of flats by Kanakia Spaces Reality Pvt. Ltd.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that service of supply the manpower services provided to educational institutions is exempt from payment of service tax vide Sr. No. 9 of Notification No. 25/2012-ST dated 20.06.2012.
CESTAT Chennai rules printing activity by Chromaprint doesn’t constitute ‘manufacture,’ dismissing Excise Duty demand.
CESTAT Chandigarh order in Vinayak Industries Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Customs clarifying that without intent to evade tax, extended period of limitation cannot be invoked.
CESTAT Allahabad held that value of clearance of dummy unit created for evading payment of duty by availing benefit of exemption provided under exemption notification no 8/2003-CE unsustainable. Accordingly, value of all such units clubbed together for evaluating availability of exemption under notification no. 8/2003-CE.
