No Social Welfare Surcharge Payable Where Basic Customs Duty Is Fully Exempt Under MEIS/SEIS Schemes: CESTAT

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No Social Welfare Surcharge Payable Where Basic Customs Duty Is Fully Exempt Under MEIS/SEIS Schemes: CESTAT

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

Registry Can’t Decide Complex Legal Issues: GSTAT Refers Appeal Over Pre-Deposit Linked to Amalgamated Entity 

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GSTAT Directs CA Certificate, ITC Register in Dispute Over Truck ITC and Cross-Financial-Year Credit Claims

The Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has directed an assessee to...

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Registry Can’t Decide Complex Legal Issues: GSTAT Refers Appeal Over Pre-Deposit Linked to Amalgamated Entity 

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Hissar Registrar Court, has referred a...

GSTAT Directs CA Certificate, ITC Register in Dispute Over Truck ITC and Cross-Financial-Year Credit Claims

The Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has directed an assessee to...

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No Social Welfare Surcharge Payable Where Basic Customs Duty Is Fully Exempt Under MEIS/SEIS Schemes: CESTAT

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) cannot be levied where the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) itself is fully exempt under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) and the Service...

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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) clarified that a duty-paid yacht taken abroad...

GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline

The Jaipur Tax Bar Association (JTBA), in collaboration with the Goods and Services Tax...

JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27

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