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Reversal of CENVAT Credit Equals Non-Availment: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that refund claims cannot be denied merely because CENVAT credit was initially availed and subsequently reversed, nor can substantive benefits be rejected due to procedural lapses such as delayed...
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Reversal of CENVAT Credit Equals Non-Availment: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Not Payable on Construction of Educational Institutions Before July 2012: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
Ocean Freight Mark-Up Not Taxable as Service Tax: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
Indirect Taxes
One-Time Water Infrastructure Charges on Long-Term Industrial Leases Not Taxable as Support Services: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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Demurrage Charges and Dispatch Money Not Taxable as ‘Port Services’: CESTAT
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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Rule 9(1)(bb) Can’t Be Invoked to Deny CENVAT Credit When Penalty Proceedings Fail: CESTAT
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...
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