Indirect Taxes
Excise Dept. Failed To Establish Pouch Packing Machines Used For Manufacturing Gutka Installed And Operational Prior To May 2011: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Bench held that the department failed to establish that the pouch packing machines used...
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USA Withdraw’s sanctions on Russian Oil for all nations
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Indirect Taxes
Excise Dept. Failed To Establish Pouch Packing Machines Used For Manufacturing Gutka Installed And Operational Prior To May 2011: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Bench held that the...
Indirect Taxes
Despatch Money for Faster Cargo Unloading Not Taxable as ‘Port Service’: CESTAT
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Indirect Taxes
Service Tax Liability Under GTA Services Can’t Arise In Absence Of Consignment Note: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad Bench, has held that...
Notification
GSTN Issues Advisory On Pre-Deposit Payment While Filing Of Appeal Before First Appellate Authority
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Indirect Taxes
Value of Land Can’t Be Included in Taxable Value for ‘Club or Association Service’: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad Bench, has held that...
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GST
Ghaziabad DGGI | Court Denies Bail to Businessman Involved In GST Evasion Involving Alleged Clandestine LED TV Supplies
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GST
Summary in DRC-01 Can’t Replace Proper GST SCN: Gauhati High Court
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GST
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Direct Tax
Bandwidth Services Provided Outside India Not Taxable As ‘Royalty’: Delhi High Court
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Direct Tax
No Income Tax Payable On Tamil Nadu Advocates welfare Fund: ITAT
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Direct Tax
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Direct Tax
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Indirect Taxes
Excise Dept. Failed To Establish Pouch Packing Machines Used For Manufacturing Gutka Installed And Operational Prior To May 2011: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Bench held that the department failed to establish that the pouch packing machines used for manufacturing gutka were installed and operational prior to May 2011, thereby invalidating the basis for the duty demand.The bench...
International Taxation
U.S. Court Clarifies “Processing Operation”: Marketability Transformation Test Shows MOOWR ‘Other Operations’ Not Limited to Manufacturers
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International Taxation
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) clarified that a duty-paid yacht taken abroad...
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Indirect Taxes
Reliance By Customs Dept. on Chartered Engineer’s Certificate Without Cross-Examination Violates Natural Justice: CESTAT
The Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held...
Other Laws
Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka High Court Order Quashing FIR Against Bengaluru Poker Club, Keeps Legal Question Open
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Direct Tax
Large-Scale Gold Trade Suppression Detected, Rs. 1.27 Crore Concealed Turnover Brought Back to Income Tax Net: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has set aside the orders of...
Indirect Taxes
Freight Space Trading & Export Services Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT
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Indirect Taxes
OTN Equipment Parts Can’t Be Taxed as Independent Apparatus: CESTAT
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Indirect Taxes
Relief To HCL Technologies | License Fees Paid For SAP Software Must Not Be Included In Value Of Imported CD: CESTAT
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GST
Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition in Fraudulent ITC Case; Challenge to Section 16(2)(c) of CGST Act Remains Pending
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GST
AP High Court Refuses to Quash Rs. 130-Crore GST Demand Against Steel Scrap Trading Company, Directs Company to File Appeal
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The Delhi bench of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that adjudicating...