The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has set aside the demand of service tax on ocean freight paid under Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) contracts, holding that such levy is legally unsustainable. The Tribunal ruled that importers cannot be treated as recipients of ocean freight services…
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Service Tax on Ocean Freight Under CIF Imports Is Unsustainable: 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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