![CESTAT sets aside Demand of Service Tax and Penalties as ST-3 returns Not Required in terms of S. 70 of Finance Act [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Proper-filing-ST-3-Returns-Statutory-Returns-CESTAT-Service-Tax-Demand-Extended-Period-taxscan.jpg "CESTAT sets aside Demand of Service Tax and Penalties as ST-3 returns Not Required in terms of S. 70 of Finance Act [Read Order]")
CESTAT sets aside Demand of Service Tax and Penalties as ST-3 returns Not Required in terms of S. 70 of Finance Act [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)Â has set aside the demand of service tax and...
![Design and Development Services to Foreign Clients Independently Qualify as Export, Not Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Design-and-Development-Services-Development-Services-Foreign-Clients-taxscan.jpg "Design and Development Services to Foreign Clients Independently Qualify as Export, Not Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Relief for ITI Ltd: CESTAT Rules No Misdeclaration in Software Valuation for Telecom Imports [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Relief-for-ITI-Ltd-ITI-Ltd-CESTAT-CESTAT-Rules-taxscan.jpg "Relief for ITI Ltd: CESTAT Rules No Misdeclaration in Software Valuation for Telecom Imports [Read Order]")
![Win for Adyar Ananda Bhavan: CESTAT Rules Heat Wave Frying System Classifies as Other Machinery, Not Kitchen Machines [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Win-for-Adyar-Ananda-Bhavan-Adyar-Ananda-Bhavan-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Win for Adyar Ananda Bhavan: CESTAT Rules Heat Wave Frying System Classifies as Other Machinery, Not Kitchen Machines [Read Order]")
![Relief for Yamaha: CESTAT Orders Full Interest on Erroneous NCCD Deposit Refund [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Yamaha.jpg "Relief for Yamaha: CESTAT Orders Full Interest on Erroneous NCCD Deposit Refund [Read Order]")
CESTAT upheld the demand for service tax as it was non-payment of service tax on an act of suppression to evade payment of duty [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld the demand for service tax as it was due to the non-payment of service tax on an act of...
![CESTAT upheld the demand for service tax as it was non-payment of service tax on an act of suppression to evade payment of duty [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/service-tax-site-img-1-1.jpg "CESTAT upheld the demand for service tax as it was non-payment of service tax on an act of suppression to evade payment of duty [Read Order]")
Service Tax cannot be levied on Notional Interest calculated by Department on Interest Free Security Deposit: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Principal Bench at New Delhi has held that service tax cannot be imposed on a notional or hypothetical amount of interest that tax...
![Service Tax cannot be levied on Notional Interest calculated by Department on Interest Free Security Deposit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Notional-income-site-img.jpg "Service Tax cannot be levied on Notional Interest calculated by Department on Interest Free Security Deposit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Confirmation of Service Tax Higher than Proposed Demand in SCN is Not Valid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Service-Tax-SCN-TAXSCAN.jpg "Confirmation of Service Tax Higher than Proposed Demand in SCN is Not Valid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Clarificatory Circular aiding Parent Provision can be Retrospective: Supreme Court sustains 1% AIR Customs Duty on Soyabean Meal [Read Order]
The Supreme Court of India recently clarified the retrospective applicability of clarificatory circulars issued against a statute, while proceeding to sustain the 1% All Industry Rate (AIR) Customs...
![Clarificatory Circular aiding Parent Provision can be Retrospective: Supreme Court sustains 1% AIR Customs Duty on Soyabean Meal [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Supreme-Court-Customs-Duty-on-Soybean-Meal-TAXSCAN.jpg "Clarificatory Circular aiding Parent Provision can be Retrospective: Supreme Court sustains 1% AIR Customs Duty on Soyabean Meal [Read Order]")
Limitation Period for Filing Appeal under Service Tax Counts From Actual Date of Service, Not Dispatch Date: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) holds that the limitation period for filing an appeal under service tax counts from the actual date of service of...
![Limitation Period for Filing Appeal under Service Tax Counts From Actual Date of Service, Not Dispatch Date: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Limitation-Period-Filing-Appeal-taxscan.jpg "Limitation Period for Filing Appeal under Service Tax Counts From Actual Date of Service, Not Dispatch Date: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Weekly Round-Up [May 21 to May 28, 2025]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CESTAT-CESTAT-Weekly-Round-Up-Weekly-Round-Up-taxscan.jpg "CESTAT Weekly Round-Up [May 21 to May 28, 2025]")
Doctrine of Mutuality: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Association Subscription Fees [Read Order]
The Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) quashed a service tax demand on association fees and donations, holding them non-taxable under the doctrine of...
![Doctrine of Mutuality: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Association Subscription Fees [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Service-Tax-Demand-CESTAT-Quashes-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Doctrine of Mutuality: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Association Subscription Fees [Read Order]")