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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...
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Excise Duty : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up six additional Benches of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate T...
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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...
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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 ...
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Goods and Services Tax : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations at Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of ...
There is demand of interest for the intervening period from the date of presentation of cheque till its realization. I find that as per Rule 6 (2A) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, the date of presentation of cheque is the date of payment of Service tax. Same view has been taken by the Tribunal in the case of Travel Inn India Pvt. Ltd.
M/s. Narain Packaging Vs. Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) Admittedly, the packaging is subsequent to manufacture of paper by M/s. J K Paper Ltd. The appellants claim that they have contributed to the incidental activity of manufacture. We note that the appellants are engaged in packing activity in the premises of clients. The cut […]
There is no dispute that the activities of the appellant are squarely covered within the definition of “Public Relation Services”, which was made taxable w.e.f. 01.05.2006. The stand of the respondent is that a particular service which has been newly introduced cannot be made taxable prior to the date of its introduction.
M/s. Western Union Financial Services Inc. Vs. CST (CESTAT Delhi) Appellant is to the effect that for export of service, the concept of unjust enrichment itself will not apply. To support this contention, they relied on various decided cases. The Tribunal in Pulcra Chemicals (India) Pvt. Ltd. (supra), Wienerberger Brick Industries Pvt. Ltd. (supra), Vodafone Cellular Ltd. […]
M/s. Ford India Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Commissioner (CESTAT Chennai) Regarding the tax liability on the consideration received due to termination of the arrangement, we note that no identifiable service can be attributed for such consideration. It is rather a termination of arrangement which itself the original authority held as a service. We note that by […]
Vaishno Associates Vs. C.C.E. & S.T.-Jaipur (CESTAT Delhi) The activity carried out by the appellant is in the nature of Erection, Commissioning or Installation and for the disputed period i.e. 2008-09 to 2009-10, the activity will also be covered under the category of Works Contract Service (WCS) which was introduced in the statute w.e.f. 01/06/2007. […]
M/s G.P. Ispat Pvt. Limited Vs CCE&ST ( CESTAT Delhi) We are lead to the conclusion that in the case of the appellant, the demand of Central Excise duty cannot be upheld, since the allegation of clandestine removal has been made only on the basis of alleged shortages noticed during stock verification. In the absence […]
For the period prior to 16.06.2005, it was held that the activity of retreading of tyres restore the tyres to its functional form and the same will not come under the category of Maintenance or Repair.
M/s Tirathdas Shaukat Rai Construction Pvt. Ltd. Vs. CCE (CESTAT Delhi) 1. The appellant is aggrieved by the order dated 8thAugust, 2012 of Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), Indore. The appellants are engaged in construction activities. The dispute in the present appeal relates to two main activities of the appellant, namely construction of residential units […]
Supdt. of Police Vs. CCE&ST (CESTAT Delhi) Brief facts of the case are that the appellant, Superintendent of Police of various districts in the State of Rajasthan are alleged to have been engaged in providing Security Agency Service covered under Section 65(105)(w) of the Finance Act, 1994 without having the registration for the services. As […]
