![CESTAT quashes Service Tax Penalties, upholds Admitted Demands [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/30/500x300_2056976-service-tax.webp "CESTAT quashes Service Tax Penalties, upholds Admitted Demands [Read Order]")
CESTAT quashes Service Tax Penalties, upholds Admitted Demands [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad bench, quashed significant service tax penalties on the assessee,...
![Mutual Fund Investments Are Neither Trading Nor Service, But Non-Taxable Financial Activities: CESTAT in GMR Case [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mutual-Fund-Investments-Non-Taxable-Financial-Activities-Financial-Activities-taxscan.jpg "Mutual Fund Investments Are Neither Trading Nor Service, But Non-Taxable Financial Activities: CESTAT in GMR Case [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Weekly Round-Up [Jan 27 to Jan 30, 2025]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CESTAT-WEEKLY-Round-Up-CESTAT-Weekly-Round-Up-CESTAT-Weekly-Round-Up-2025-Weekly-Round-Up-2025-taxscan.jpg "CESTAT Weekly Round-Up [Jan 27 to Jan 30, 2025]")
![Mere use of lubricants, consumables in relation to Dam Construction work cannot be considered as WCS: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CESTAT-CESTAT-Hyderabad-Customs-Excise-and-Service-Tax-Appellate-Tribunal-Work-Contract-Service-Dam-Construction-taxscan.jpg "Mere use of lubricants, consumables in relation to Dam Construction work cannot be considered as WCS: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax Exemption available to Subcontractor for activity of Site formation for Construction of Dam on Post Negative List Regime: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/No-Service-Tax-Exemption-Subcontractor-activity-Site-formation-construction-dam-Post-Negative-List-Regime-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "No Service Tax Exemption available to Subcontractor for activity of Site formation for Construction of Dam on Post Negative List Regime: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT quashes SCN and Order demanding Service Tax on Works Contract [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CESTAT-SCN-and-Order-demanding-Service-Tax-on-Works-Contract-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT quashes SCN and Order demanding Service Tax on Works Contract [Read Order]")
![No Penalty is Imposable u/s 78 of Finance Act in case of Revenue Neutrality: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Penalty-CESTAT-excise-service-section-78-finance-act-TAXSCAN.jpg "No Penalty is Imposable u/s 78 of Finance Act in case of Revenue Neutrality: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand under Work Contract Service on ground of Non-inclusion of Body Corporate into Business Entity [Read Order]
The Hyderabad bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the service tax demand under the work contract service on the grounds of the non-inclusion of a body...
![CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand under Work Contract Service on ground of Non-inclusion of Body Corporate into Business Entity [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Work-Contract-Service-Non-inclusion-of-Body-Corporate-Body-Corporate-Body-Corporate-into-Business-Entity-Business-Entity-Excise-customs-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand under Work Contract Service on ground of Non-inclusion of Body Corporate into Business Entity [Read Order]")
Body Corporate which is not a Business Entity are not liable to pay Service Tax as a Service Recipient under Revenue Cycle Management: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the body corporate which was not a business entity is not liable to pay service tax as a service...
![Body Corporate which is not a Business Entity are not liable to pay Service Tax as a Service Recipient under Revenue Cycle Management: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Service-Recipient-under-Revenue-Cycle-Management-Revenue-Cycle-Management-RCM-CESTAT-Excise-TAXSCAN.jpg "Body Corporate which is not a Business Entity are not liable to pay Service Tax as a Service Recipient under Revenue Cycle Management: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Wavier of Penalty u/s 80 allowable in absence of Evidence Establishing Suppression of fact with Intention to Evade Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Waiver of Penalty under section 80 of the Finance Act, 1994 allowable in the absence of...
![Wavier of Penalty u/s 80 allowable in absence of Evidence Establishing Suppression of fact with Intention to Evade Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Wavier-Penalty-allowable-absence-Evidence-Establishing-Suppression-fact-Intention-Evade-Tax-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Wavier of Penalty u/s 80 allowable in absence of Evidence Establishing Suppression of fact with Intention to Evade Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No evidence to prove collection of charges for providing Club or Association Services to members: CESTAT quashes service tax demand on Punjab Cricket Association [Read Order]
The Chandigarh bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal allowed the appeal by the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) for exemption of service tax for the Club or Association...
![No evidence to prove collection of charges for providing Club or Association Services to members: CESTAT quashes service tax demand on Punjab Cricket Association [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/No-evidence-prove-collection-charges-providing-Club-Association-Services-members-CESTAT-service-tax-demand-Punjab-Cricket-Association-TAXSCAN.jpg "No evidence to prove collection of charges for providing Club or Association Services to members: CESTAT quashes service tax demand on Punjab Cricket Association [Read Order]")
Utilisation of Credit for Payment of Service Tax is Valid: CESTAT quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), quashed service tax demand and thereby noting that the utilisation of credit for payment of service tax is...
![Utilisation of Credit for Payment of Service Tax is Valid: CESTAT quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Utilisation-Credit-Payment-Service-Tax-CESTAT-Service-Tax-Demand-TAXSCAN.jpg "Utilisation of Credit for Payment of Service Tax is Valid: CESTAT quashes Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")