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 Chennai held that ‘Computer System Desktops’ are classifiable under CTH 8471 as ‘automatic data processing machines’ even though it is being marketed as a gaming PC that is capable of running graphic intensive gaming applications.
CESTAT Chandigarh held that imposition of penalty unjustified as tax paid along with interest before issuance of show cause notice.
The appellant at the outset submits that with effect from 01.06.2007, the new service namely Works Contract Service was made effective , classification of aforesaid service would undergone a change in case of long term contracts even though part of the service was classified under respective taxable service prior to 01.06.2007
CESTAT Chennai held notebook computers imported for sale to Rajiv Ghandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Hyderabad (RGUKT) i.e. institutional consumer and not ultimate consumer is assessable under section 4 based on transaction value and not based on Retail Sale Place.
CESTAT Chennai held that Diffused Silicon Wafer does not have capacity to perform the essential function of a Solar Cell and hence it cannot be classified under specific heading of Solar Cell i.e., CTH 8541 4011. However, Diffused Silicon Wafer can be classified under CTH 8541 9000 as parts of semi-conductor device.
CESTAT Ahmedabad rules in favor of Adani Power, confirming Commissioner (Appeals) authority to remand matters to Adjudicating Authority under Section 35 A of Central Excise Act.
CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled that construction of new buildings or civil structures as turnkey projects falls under Works Contract Service. Analysis of Kirti Infrastructures Ltd case.
CESTAT Chennai rules that the refund of unutilised Cenvat Credit for a sold factory is not allowable. Alfred Berg & Co. Vs Commissioner of GST & CE explained.
Department contended that such services, even when provided by foreign banks, fall under the category of banking and financial services as per the Finance Act, 1994. Therefore, they claimed that the service tax should be imposed on the appellant as the recipient of these services.
CESTAT Ahmedabad’s re-adjudication directive on rejection of transaction value or NIDB data of imported goods. Read the full order details here.
