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Service tax is levied by govt on the certain services. Here we provide all about this tax as news, updates, guidelines etc.
The tax refund claim cannot be rejected based on a mismatch between Special Additional Duty of Customs and Value Added Tax (VAT), Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled. The bench of M. Ajit Kumar (Technical Member) has marked that minor discrepancies in the description cited in the invoice vis-à-vis […]
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a wrong address cited in invoices cannot be a reason to deny CENVAT credit. It was noted by the bench of Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) that the invoices with the wrong addresses issued via the input service providers comprise all the […]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has annulled a show-cause notice directed at fruit vendors who are not involved in any activities subject to service tax. The bench, consisting of Judicial Member Suvendu Kumar Pati and Technical Member Anil G. Shakkarwar, noted that the show cause notice failed […]
The department cannot re-determine the MRP of laptops imported by Acer India, Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled. The bench of Sulekha Beevi C.S. (Judicial Member) and Vasa Seshagiri Rao (Technical Member) witnessed that though the adjudicating authority has remarked that Rule 6 of 2008 is applied to redetermine […]
A service tax is liable to get paid on buses meant for carrying passengers and cannot be called a means of transport of goods, the Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate (CESTAT) ruled. The bench of Binu Tamta (Judicial Member) and Hemambika R. Priya (Technical Member) noted that on the applicability of […]
The Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the taxpayer is qualified for CENVAT credit on inputs and input services utilised for the production of electricity, which are transferred to its sister unit at Urse free of charge. The bench of Ajay Sharma (Judicial Member) witnessed that no allegation […]
The Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that no tax liability is there on the petitioner for the impugned flats made before July 1, 2010, that has less than 12 units or flats. The bench of P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) and M. Ajit Kumar (Technical Member) witnessed that […]
The refund of service tax paid on cancelled bookings of flats has been permitted by the Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT). According to Rule 66E(b)(sic) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, in construction services, service tax is needed to be filed on the amount obtained from the buyers for […]
The Allahabad High Court rendered the Additional Commissioner, CGST, (Appeals), Meerut, to provide the benefit of Under Section 14 of the Limitation Act to the applicant and hear the petition filed under Section 107 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 afresh. Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 furnishes that the period where […]