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Should Cess and Surcharge Be Permanent?

Custom Duty : Should Cess and Surcharge Be Permanent? Explore the history and purpose of Cess and its impact on taxes and duties....

July 2, 2022 4179 Views 1 comment Print

Budget 2022: Cess and surcharge not allowable as deduction

Income Tax : Clarification regarding treatment of cess and surcharge Section 40 of the Act specifies the amounts which shall not be deducted in...

February 1, 2022 6084 Views 0 comment Print

Refund of unutilized credit of EC, SHEC & KKC after reversal of credit

Goods and Services Tax : As GST sought to consolidate multiple taxes into one it was very essential to have transitional provisions to ensure that the tran...

June 2, 2021 16014 Views 0 comment Print

Deduction of Health & Education Cess from Taxable Income

Income Tax : Interesting Income Tax Issues: Deduction of Health and Education Cess from Taxable Income : AY 2020-21 Background Sec. 40(a)(ii) ...

December 22, 2020 44973 Views 1 comment Print

Division Bench of Madras HC disallowed Cess transition into GST

Goods and Services Tax : Whether the Respondent is entitled to carry forward the accumulated unutilized amount of EC, SHEC and KKC to be utilized against t...

October 22, 2020 3939 Views 0 comment Print


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8 Types of Cesses And 4 Types of Surcharges Introduced Since 2014

Corporate Law : The government outlined year-wise collections and utilisation of major cesses and surcharges, confirming they are credited to the ...

February 5, 2026 1101 Views 0 comment Print


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CESTAT Denies Refund of EC, SHEC & KKC as Such Cesses Were Not Subsumed in GST

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai held that accumulated credit of Education Cess, SHE Cess, and KKC cannot be transitioned or refunded because these l...

March 10, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Notification 41/2012-ST Covers Refund of Swachh Bharat & Krishi Kalyan Cess

Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held that notification no. 41/2012-ST grants refund of service tax paid on the taxable services used for export of ...

November 2, 2023 1242 Views 0 comment Print

Pre-GST unutilized Credit of Education Cess, SHEC and KKC eligible to be refunded

Service Tax : CESTAT set aside the impugned order pertaining to the rejection of refund of unutilized cenvat credit of Education Cess, SHEC and ...

June 30, 2022 6012 Views 0 comment Print

Section 140 – GST Refund – Relevant date for limitation

Service Tax : Explore the CESTAT Chandigarh ruling in Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd. vs. Commissioner of CE & ST on the timeliness of a refund ...

May 24, 2021 4083 Views 0 comment Print

Cess allowable in computation of Income from Business or Profession

Income Tax : Overseas Polymers Private Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Legislature in Sec. 40(a)(ii) has though provided that ‘any rate or ...

December 26, 2020 1590 Views 0 comment Print


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Krishi Kalyan Cess on Services Provided on or before 31.05.2015

Service Tax : Central Government, hereby exempts taxable services with respect to which the invoice for the service has been issued on or befor...

June 23, 2016 6886 Views 0 comment Print

Krishi Kalyan Cess Payment Option under New Rule 7E

Service Tax : (7E) The person liable for paying the service tax under sub-rule (7), (7A), (7B) or (7C) of rule 6, shall have the option to pay s...

May 26, 2016 7189 Views 1 comment Print

Refund of Krishi Kalyan Cess on specified services used in SEZ

Service Tax : the SEZ Unit or the Developer shall be entitled to refund of- (i) the service tax paid on the specified services on which ab-ini...

May 26, 2016 4486 Views 0 comment Print

Rebate of Krishi Kalyan Cess on input services used in export service

Service Tax : The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) by notificati...

May 26, 2016 5710 Views 0 comment Print

Krishi Kalyan Cess-Determination of taxable services value

Service Tax : Provided that Krishi Kalyan Cess shall be leviable only on that percentage of taxable value which is specified in column (3) for t...

May 26, 2016 5578 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Posts in Krishi Kalyan Cess

CESTAT Denies Refund of EC, SHEC & KKC as Such Cesses Were Not Subsumed in GST

March 10, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that accumulated credit of Education Cess, SHE Cess, and KKC cannot be transitioned or refunded because these levies were not subsumed under the GST regime.

8 Types of Cesses And 4 Types of Surcharges Introduced Since 2014

February 5, 2026 1101 Views 0 comment Print

The government outlined year-wise collections and utilisation of major cesses and surcharges, confirming they are credited to the Consolidated Fund and used for designated development and welfare purposes.

Notification 41/2012-ST Covers Refund of Swachh Bharat & Krishi Kalyan Cess

November 2, 2023 1242 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that notification no. 41/2012-ST grants refund of service tax paid on the taxable services used for export of goods. The said refund includes refund of Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) and Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) too.

Should Cess and Surcharge Be Permanent?

July 2, 2022 4179 Views 1 comment Print

Should Cess and Surcharge Be Permanent? Explore the history and purpose of Cess and its impact on taxes and duties.

Pre-GST unutilized Credit of Education Cess, SHEC and KKC eligible to be refunded

June 30, 2022 6012 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT set aside the impugned order pertaining to the rejection of refund of unutilized cenvat credit of Education Cess, SHEC and KKC

Budget 2022: Cess and surcharge not allowable as deduction

February 1, 2022 6084 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification regarding treatment of cess and surcharge Section 40 of the Act specifies the amounts which shall not be deducted in computing the income chargeable under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession”. Sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of section 40 of the Act provides that any sum paid on account of any […]

Refund of unutilized credit of EC, SHEC & KKC after reversal of credit

June 2, 2021 16014 Views 0 comment Print

As GST sought to consolidate multiple taxes into one it was very essential to have transitional provisions to ensure that the transition to the GST regime is very smooth and hassle free and no ITC (input tax credit)/benefits earned in the existing regime are lost. The transition provisions can be categorized under three heads:

Section 140 – GST Refund – Relevant date for limitation

May 24, 2021 4083 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Chandigarh ruling in Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd. vs. Commissioner of CE & ST on the timeliness of a refund claim post-GST regime changes. Insightful analysis for businesses navigating GST transitions.

Cess allowable in computation of Income from Business or Profession

December 26, 2020 1590 Views 0 comment Print

Overseas Polymers Private Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Legislature in Sec. 40(a)(ii) has though provided that ‘any rate or tax levied’ on ‘profits and gains of business or profession’ shall not be deducted in computing the income chargeable under the head ‘profits and gains of business or profession’, but then there was no reference to […]

Deduction of Health & Education Cess from Taxable Income

December 22, 2020 44973 Views 1 comment Print

Interesting Income Tax Issues: Deduction of Health and Education Cess from Taxable Income : AY 2020-21 Background Sec. 40(a)(ii)  of the Income –tax Act provides that  ‘any sum paid on account of any rate or tax levied on the profits or gains of any business or profession or assessed at a proportion of, or otherwise […]

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