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...
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...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that credits relating to renovation, sales promotion, testing services, vehicle-related expenses, and similar ...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that works contract services used for repair and maintenance of existing plant and machinery qualify as input se...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that unsigned invoices, unauthenticated e-mails, and uncorroborated statements were insufficient to reject tra...
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 Mumbai reduces personal penalty on Yusuf Dhanani from ₹5 Lakhs to ₹2 Lakhs, citing voluntary offer and revised duty assessment in old customs case.
CESTAT Mumbai orders release of Happy Gems export goods, setting aside confiscation & penalties as examination confirmed goods matched declaration.
CESTAT Chennai dismisses tax appeals against Orchid Healthcare, ruling pre-resolution government dues not in NCLT plan are extinguished, citing Supreme Court.
CESTAT Delhi rules incentives to advertising agency from media houses for targets are not taxable under Section 66E(e) as no obligation exists.
CESTAT Delhi allows Sony India’s appeal, granting customs duty exemption for digital still image video cameras, based on a Larger Bench ruling overturning previous view.
CESTAT Bangalore held that question of redetermination of value doesn’t arise since the impugned goods were replacement for goods imported earlier which were found to be defective. Accordingly, appeal allowed.
CESTAT Delhi rules standard cinema food/drink sales are taxable as goods, not service, unlike premium Gold Class offerings.
CESTAT Bangalore ruled against Tiptop Furniture, affirming the Customs Department’s authority to issue a show-cause notice for short levy of duty post-assessment.
Crimp pumps imported were classifiable under positive displacement pumps (CTI 8413 5010 / 8413 5090) and not as mounts and heads for toilet sprays under CTI 9616 1020 as claimed by the Customs authorities.
CESTAT Mumbai held that service tax on construction of complex/building is exempt when there is sale of flat subsequent to date of issue of occupancy certificate from competent authority. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.
