The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that importers cannot be fastened with service tax liability on ocean freight paid under CIF contracts, once the relevant notifications imposing reverse charge have been struck down as ultra vires. The bench of Dr. Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha (Judicial Member) and Satendra…
Importers Not Liable to Pay Service Tax on Ocean Freight Under Reverse Charge: CESTAT
Mariya Paliwalahttps://www.jurishour.in/
Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.
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