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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 4377 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 6222 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 16224 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2021 – Chances of a COVID cess!

Income Tax : With Budget 2021 round the corner, there are discussions on what the FM has in store for the Taxpayers & one of the talks doin...

January 17, 2021 2616 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 45198 Views 1 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 1407 Views 0 comment Print

No proposal to mandate 30% of CSR spend for Swachh Bharat

Corporate Law : Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 03-May-2016 17:48 IST CSR Spends on Swachh Bharat CESS ...

May 3, 2016 3172 Views 1 comment Print

CBEC Clarifications on Swachh Bharat Cess

Service Tax : Swachh Bharat Cess will come into effect from 15th November 2015, at the rate of 0.5% on all services, which are presently liable ...

November 12, 2015 22791 Views 1 comment Print

Budget 2015: Tax Measures Announced to Promote Swachh Bharat Initiatives and Public Health

Excise Duty : The Central Government will impose a Swachh Bharat Cess on all or certain taxable services at a rate of 2% from a date to be notif...

March 1, 2015 541 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 492 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 1332 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 6141 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 1632 Views 0 comment Print

ITC of Education Cess, SHEC & KKC cannot be claimed against GST: HC

Goods and Services Tax : Assistant Commissioner of CGST and Central Excise Vs Sutherland Global Services Private Limited (Madras High Court) Whether the As...

October 16, 2020 16449 Views 0 comment Print


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CBEC Revises Service Tax Return Form- ST-3

Service Tax : These rules may be called the Service Tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2016. (a) in the Table “B1 FOR SERVICE PROVIDER”, after ...

March 8, 2016 12202 Views 0 comment Print

Reg. Swachh Bharat Cess on all taxable services

Service Tax : Notification No. 05/2016 Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994...

February 17, 2016 2687 Views 0 comment Print

Rebate of Swachh Bharat Cess paid on all services, used in providing services exported

Service Tax : Notification No. 03/2016-Service Tax - Seeks to amend notification No. 39/2012- ST, dated the 20th June, 2012 so as to provide for...

February 3, 2016 14117 Views 0 comment Print

Refund of Swachh Bharat Cess paid on specified services used in a SEZ

Service Tax : Notification No. 02/2016-Service Tax (ba) the SEZ Unit or the Developer shall be entitled to- i. refund of the Swachh Bharat Cess...

February 3, 2016 5227 Views 2 comments Print

Reg. Refund of service tax on services used beyond factory for export of goods

Service Tax : Notification No. 01/2016-Service Tax Seeks to amend notification No. 41/2012- ST, dated the 29th June, 2012 so as to allow refund ...

February 3, 2016 5357 Views 3 comments Print


Division Bench of Madras HC disallowed Cess transition into GST

October 22, 2020 4086 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the Respondent is entitled to carry forward the accumulated unutilized amount of EC, SHEC and KKC to be utilized against the output GST tax liability?

ITC of Education Cess, SHEC & KKC cannot be claimed against GST: HC

October 16, 2020 16449 Views 0 comment Print

Assistant Commissioner of CGST and Central Excise Vs Sutherland Global Services Private Limited (Madras High Court) Whether the Assessee is entitled to utilise and set off the accumulated unutilised amount of Education Cess (EC), Secondary and Higher Education Cess (SHEC) and Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC), all jointly referred to as the “Cess” against the Output […]

HC stays order related to Transition of Education & Krishi Cess in GST Regime

January 24, 2020 4152 Views 0 comment Print

Assistant commissioner of CGST and Central excise  Vs. M/s Sutherland global services (Madras High Court) Madras High Court Division Bench stays order of single judge in Matter relating to transition of education cess, secondary and higher education cess and krishi Kalyan cess into the Gst regime. FULL TEXT OF THE HIGH COURT ORDER /JUDGEMENT Mr.Raghavan […]

Madras HC allows credit transition of cesses viz. EC, SHEC and KKC into GST

November 15, 2019 4995 Views 0 comment Print

HC, Madras in the matter of Sutherland Global Services Private Limited v. Assistant Commissioner CGST and Central Excise, has allowed the writ petition challenging the denial of transitional credit of Education Cess (EC), Secondary and Higher Education Cess (SHEC) and Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) into GST regime through the TRAN-1 declaration.

HC allows transitional credit of EC / SHEC / KKC under GST

November 5, 2019 19869 Views 0 comment Print

Revenue has not made out any bar for the transitioning of EC, SHEC and KKC into the GST regime and the petitioner satisfies all conditions both under sub-section (1) and (8) of section 140. The embargo placed by Rule 3(7)(b) is long gone with the introduction of GST. Certainly the powers-that-be are conscious of these factors in drafting the new legislation and the specific provision in question i.e., Section 140.

What is Cess and Surcharge

March 17, 2019 45207 Views 2 comments Print

What are Cess and Surcharge? While calculating income tax, you have to calculate Cess and Surcharge also. Especially for those who are going to file income tax for the first time, the term Cess and Surcharge is a bit of a brainwave. In this article, we will understand the meaning of Cess and Surcharge. It […]

Refund of Swatch Bharath Cess: A new area of Litigation

March 17, 2017 4221 Views 3 comments Print

Department is looking forward for GST and field formations have been instructed to adjudicate pending cases as early as possible, a new bunch of litigations started propelling in the form of rejecting the S B Cess refunds. May the CBEC issue instructions in this regard to in the form of clarification to settle things right.

All about Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC)

October 15, 2016 51070 Views 0 comment Print

In Budget 2015, Central Government introduced Swachh Bharat Cess. The statutory authority for new levy is contained in Section 119 (Chapter VI) of Finance Act, 2015.

No proposal to mandate 30% of CSR spend for Swachh Bharat

May 3, 2016 3172 Views 1 comment Print

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 03-May-2016 17:48 IST CSR Spends on Swachh Bharat CESS As per Union Budget 2016-2017, the estimated amount to be collected from Swachh Bharat Cess during the year 2016-17 is Rs. 10,000 crores. However, there is no proposal of the Government to mandate Corporates to set […]

CBEC Revises Service Tax Return Form- ST-3

March 8, 2016 12202 Views 0 comment Print

These rules may be called the Service Tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2016. (a) in the Table “B1 FOR SERVICE PROVIDER”, after serial number B1.21 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

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