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 held that, there should be mens rea to evade payment of service tax for demand of service tax and penalty beyond period of limitation.
CESTAT Kolkata held that demand of excise duty in terms of rule 8 of the Valuation Rules not sustainable as correct higher duty already paid in terms of rule 4 of the Valuation Rules.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that rejection of declared value in terms of rule 12 of the Customs Valuation Rules, 2007 solely on the basis of various letters of different authorities without examining contemporaneous NIDB data is unsustainable in law.
CESTAT Ahmedabad’s verdict on customs valuation rules regarding Kumar Impex’s appeal against reassessment of imported goods’ value under Rule 12.
CESTAT Mumbai held that bagasse being an agricultural waste/ residue, there could be no manufacturing activity. Accordingly, bagasse is not result of any manufacturing process
CESTAT Delhi held that value of reimbursement of expenditure is not includible in the value of taxable service and accordingly, service tax is not payable on the same.
CESTAT Mumbai held that products Zymegold Plus and Dripzyme are classifiable under CTH 3101 as Fertilizer and not as Plant Growth Regulator.
CESTAT Delhi held that if the Bank officials despite verification are not able to detect the fraudulent nature of the documents, how can one expect from CHA who is not even a public official to unearth the dubious plan of the exporter.
CESTAT Chandigarh held that CENVAT Credit on warranty service provided free of cost during the warranty period through third parties dealer cannot be denied to the manufacturer.
Delve into the pivotal case of Assam Company India Limited vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Kolkata) where the tribunal addresses service tax liabilities, waivers, and penalties, offering insights for tax compliance.