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...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that Rule 16(2) of the Central Excise Rules does not mandate that remanufactured goods be supplied back to the ...
Service Tax : The Tribunal observed that payment of licence fees for exclusive use of demarcated spaces amounted to renting of immovable propert...
Service Tax : CESTAT held NHAI's transfer of toll collection rights to contractors was a taxable service, not a sovereign function, and upheld s...
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...
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 ...
CESTAT Bangalore held that the product i.e. ‘553 series for 4500 Full A/N Prox. Exp Memory’ which functions like a badge reader is rightly classifiable under Chapter 8543.
CESTAT Kolkata held that 100% EOU for clearance in DTA is entitled for benefit of notification no. 2/2008-CE dated 01.03.2006 for clearance of Linear Alkyl Benzene Sulphuric Acid and notification no. 4/2006-CE dated 01.03.2006 for clearance of Spent Sulphuric Acid.
In the case of Haver Ibau India Pvt. Ltd. vs. C.C.E. & S.T.-Vadodara-II, CESTAT Ahmedabad clarifies Rule 3(5B) application for cenvat credit. Full analysis and judgment.
CESTAT Kolkata directs re-adjudication on customs duty demand for SAD refund after finding that the Chartered Accountant’s Certificate was not authentic. Details and implications discussed.
CESTAT Kolkata sets aside a penalty of Rs.50,000 imposed on a Chartered Accountant (CA) under Rule 26 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, due to proper issuance of a certificate.
Thyssenkrupp System Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. triumphs in CESTAT Mumbai, successfully challenging service tax demand. Key details of the case explained.
CESTAT Kolkata held that one time payment, in the form of Premium or Salami for transfer of interest in the property cannot be equated as rent and hence the same is not exigible to the service tax. Accordingly, demand of service tax set aside.
CESTAT Hyderabad rules that no service tax is payable on electricity and water supplied to tenants by GMR Hyderabad Airport, citing government exemptions.
CESTAT Hyderabad rules that government tax claims are extinguished upon NCLT’s approval of a resolution plan, settling all disputes.
CESTAT Kolkata’s order regarding the penalty imposed on CHA M/s United Custom House Agency for their alleged role in improper export overvaluation.
