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 ...
Learn about CESTAT Chennai’s decision on Appu Hotels Ltd.’s eligibility for exemption under Notification No.8/2003-CE for using the brand name “Le Royal Meridien
Rolex Watch Company Private Ltd Vs Commissioner of CGST & Service Tax (CESTAT Mumbai) On perusal of the contract, it is seen that there are two obligations that devolve on the appellant, viz, promotion and marketing of Rolex watches in India and undertaking repairs/replacement during the warranty period for which neither the customer nor the […]
The Vardhman Developers Vs Commissioner, Central Goods and Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) We take notice that service tax law was revamped w.e.f. 01.07.2012 by bringing in various changes. We also take notice of the TRU/CBEC letter dt. 20.02.2010 regarding the scope of valuation of taxable amount in respect of residential complex service, which was introduced […]
Bengal Beverages Private Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & CX (CESTAT Kolkata) Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the Appellant is engaged in the manufacture and clearance of Aerated water and Fruit based drinks (in short ‘final products’) classifiable under Chapter- 22 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 on payment of […]
Luit Developers Private Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise it is trite law that figures of Form 26AS are not to be used for determining Service Tax liability unless there is proof to show that it was on account of any taxable service and relies on the order of the Tribunal in Kush […]
Voxco Pigments And Chemicals Pvt Limited Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT AHMEDABAD) There is no dispute that the appellant had filed the refund claim on 01/06/2017 for an amount of Rs. 12,25,023/-. Thereafter, on the audit query, the appellant had decided to reduce the refund claim and, therefore, withdrew the earlier claimed and thereafter claim […]
CESTAT Ahmedabad rules in favor of Aquamarine Exports, stating no service tax liability on commission deducted from export invoices.
Surya Roshni Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Mumbai) CESTAT held that Section 149 of the Customs Act, 1962 provides for making amendment to the Bill of Entry. As per the same, the Bill of Entry could have been modified by the Revenue authorities to correct the clerical error made by the appellant under self-assessment […]
Bird Audio Electronics Vs Commissioner of CGS (CESTAT Delhi) CBEC Circular No.423/56/98-CX dated 22.09.1998 also stresses the need for concerned Departments to issue timely demands through SCN. The Hon’ble High Court of Madras in the case of Commissioner of Central Excise, Coimbatore vs. Pricol Ltd. reported as 2015 (320) ELT 703 (Mad.) has held that […]
DRI officers have not been entrusted the functions under the Customs Act by the Government under section 6 and hence cannot perform such functions. SCN in this case was not issued by ‘the proper officer‘, i.e., the officer who had assessed the Bills of Entry in the first place.
