Commission Deducted In Sale Invoice To Foreign Buyer Is Not Chargeable To Service Tax: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the commission deducted in the sale invoice of the appellant to their foreign buyer is not chargeable to service tax.The bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and C.L. Mahar (Technical Member) has observed that there is no contract between the appellant and the foreign-based service provider, even if any arrangement of payment is there between the buyer of the goods and the so-called commission...

Penalty Under Central Excise Rules Can Only Be Imposed On Natural Person And Not Against Artificial Entity: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the penalty under central excise rules can only be imposed on natural persons and not against artificial entities.The bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) has observed that the department has filed an appeal only against M/s Richardson and Cruddas Limited, and no name of the appellant or assessee appeared on the appeal memo. Obviously, when the appellant was not made a...

Arranging Package Tour Can't Be Classified As Tour Operator Service, No Service Tax Payable: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that no service tax is payable on arranging package tours.The bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and C.L. Mahar (Technical Member) has observed that the service cannot be classified under Tour Operator Service as arranging the package tour does not involve all the activities that are required to classify the service under Tour Operator Service.The appellant/assessee has submitted that business...

Goods In Transit Without Documents, Can Survey Business Premises To Find Correctness Of Transaction: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that if the goods in transit are not accompanied by proper documentation, including e-way bill, the authorities can survey the business premises of the assesee to determine the correctness of the transaction. However, it was held that if the e-way bill was produced before passing of seizure order under Section 129 of the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, then contravention of the Act or Rules thereunder could not be claimed by the Department. While...

CESTAT Weekly Round-Up: 4 To 10 August 2024

ACD Refund Claim Can't Be Rejected For Non-Mentioning Of Period Particulars In CA Certificate: CESTATCase Title: M/s. Jumar Trade Links Versus Commissioner of Customs (Exports)The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the Additional Duty of Customs (ADC) refund claim cannot be rejected for mere non-mentioning of period particulars in the CA certificate.Trading In Securities Is Not A Service, No Service Tax Payable: CESTATCase Title: M/s....

No Service Tax Payable On Laying Down Water Supply Pipelines For Govt.: CESTAT

The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the assessee is not liable to pay service tax for the activity undertaken by them for laying down the pipelines for government/government undertakings for supply of water from KWA in Thiruvananthapuram City. The bench of Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) and K. Anpazhakan (Technical Member) has observed that the construction of canals/pipelines/conduits to support irrigation, water supply, or sewerage...

Composite Contracts Can't Be Taxed Under “Erection, Commissioning And Installation Services”: CESTAT

The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has observed that composite contracts involving supply of both goods and services could not have been taxed under the category “Erection, Commissioning, and Installation Services.”.The bench of Binu Tamta (Judicial Member) and Hemambika R. Priya (Technical Member) has observed that the taxable category “Erection, Commissioning, and Installation Services” could only cover pure service contracts within its fold....

Gauhati High Court Directs Assistant Commissioner To Release Amount Of Interest On Delayed Excise Duty Refund To GAIL

The Gauhati High Court has directed that assistant commissioner to release the amount of interest on delayed excise duty refund to GAIL India.The bench of Justice Devashis Baruah has observed that the Division Bench writ petition, while disposing of the writ petition, held that Section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 did not exclude a claim of refund made in terms of the notification dated 08.07.1999. The Division Bench observed and directed that the petitioners would be entitled to interest...

CESTAT Quashes SCN Issued Against Fruit Seller Not Engaged In Any Service Tax Leviable Activity

The Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has quashed the show cause notice issued against fruit sellers who are not engaged in any service tax-leviable activity.The bench of Suvendu Kumar Pati (Judicial Member) and Anil G. Shakkarwar (Technical Member) has observed that the show cause notice did not establish that the appellant was providing any service. The show cause notice was sent to some address in Navi Mumbai, whereas the appellant is conducting his...

Promotion And Marketing Services Not “Intermediary Services”, Australian Company Eligible For 'Export Of Services Benefits': CESTAT

The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the promotion and marketing services provided by the Australian company to foreign educational universities and institutions do not fall under the category of “intermediary services,” and the assessee is eligible for the benefit of the export of services.The bench of S. S. Garg (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) has observed that Intermediary Service has been defined by Rule...

Order Under S. 73 GST Can't Be Passed Against Company In Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that order Section 73 of the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 cannot be passed a company which is under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Section 73 of the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 empowers a proper officer to initiate proceedings if he is satisfied that any tax has not been paid or short paid or erroneously refunded, or where input tax credit has been wrongly availed or utilised...

BOI Entitled Service Tax Refund Paid On Commission Charges For Credit Facility: CESTAT

The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Bank of India is eligible for refund of service tax paid on commission charges for granting credit facility subject to verification.The bench of Sulekha Beevi C.S. (Judicial Member) and Vasa Seshagiri Rao (Technical Member) has observed that the appellant bank has satisfied all the conditions for treating the service as an export of service, but there is a need to verify whether the service tax paid...