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CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand on Poultry Cage Weld Mesh
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Indirect Taxes
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Indirect Taxes
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Indirect Taxes
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Indirect Taxes
CENVAT Credit Can’t Be Denied on Duty-Paid Inputs from Area-Based Exempt Units: CESTAT
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Direct Tax
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Indirect Taxes
CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand on Poultry Cage Weld Mesh
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside an excise demand raised against a manufacturer of weld mesh used exclusively in poultry battery cages, holding that the Department failed to justify reclassifying the goods as "structures...
International Taxation
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GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline
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Indirect Taxes
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