![ITAT Sets Aside S.271(1)(c) Penalty as Additions Were Deleted and Claims Were Based on CA- Certified Audit Report [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/500x300_2059123-penalty-audit-taxscan.webp "ITAT Sets Aside S.271(1)(c) Penalty as Additions Were Deleted and Claims Were Based on CA- Certified Audit Report [Read Order]")
ITAT Sets Aside S.271(1)(c) Penalty as Additions Were Deleted and Claims Were Based on CA- Certified Audit Report [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of IncomeTax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) set aside the penalty order under Section 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act,1961,holding it...
![No Service Tax on Projects Completed Before July 2010, Even If Payments Are Received Later: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/30/250x150_2056881-no-service-tax.webp "No Service Tax on Projects Completed Before July 2010, Even If Payments Are Received Later: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand Citing Backdated Agreement as Suppression; Limits Second SCN to Normal Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/25/250x150_2054248-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand Citing Backdated Agreement as Suppression; Limits Second SCN to Normal Period [Read Order]")
![Customs Authorities Can Issue Notices Even If a Trade Agreement Exists: Bombay HC Upholds SCN Against Importers [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/18/250x150_2049970-customs-customs-authorities-issue-notices-trade-agreement-exists-taxscan.webp "Customs Authorities Can Issue Notices Even If a Trade Agreement Exists: Bombay HC Upholds SCN Against Importers [Read Order]")
Delay in Assessment Not Assessee’s Fault: Madras HC Allows Samathana Scheme Benefit for Commercial Tax Arrears [Read Order]
The High Court of Madras,allowed the benefit of the New Samathana Scheme 2023 to the assessee for commercial tax arrears relating to the assessment years 2015-16 to 2017-18, noting that the delay...
![Delay in Assessment Not Assessee’s Fault: Madras HC Allows Samathana Scheme Benefit for Commercial Tax Arrears [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043570-madras-hc-delay-assessment-samathana-scheme-commercial-tax-arrears-taxscan.webp "Delay in Assessment Not Assessee’s Fault: Madras HC Allows Samathana Scheme Benefit for Commercial Tax Arrears [Read Order]")
17-Year Delay in Adjudication: Madras HC Quashes Service Tax SCN Despite Department’s Call Book Justification [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Madras High Court quashed two service tax show cause notices after finding that there was an unjustified 17-year delay in adjudicating the matter. The court held that such...
![17-Year Delay in Adjudication: Madras HC Quashes Service Tax SCN Despite Department’s Call Book Justification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043579-service-tax-notice-pay-recovery-notice-recovery-cestat-demand-cbic-cbic-circular-gst-taxscan.webp "17-Year Delay in Adjudication: Madras HC Quashes Service Tax SCN Despite Department’s Call Book Justification [Read Order]")
Wax, Gums, and Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”: CESTAT Allows Exemption [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed exemption on wax, gums, and fatty acids arising from vegetable oil refining, treating them as “waste”...
![Wax, Gums, and Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”: CESTAT Allows Exemption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/500x300_2041835-wax-gums-fatty-acids-from-vegetable-oil-vegetable-oil-taxscan.webp "Wax, Gums, and Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”: CESTAT Allows Exemption [Read Order]")
Relief to Microsoft: Delhi HC Restores Customs Appeals after SC Ruling on DRI’s Jurisdiction to Issue Notice u/s 28 of Customs Act [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Delhi High Court revived the Customs Department's appeals before the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), granting relief to Microsoft Licensing...
![Relief to Microsoft: Delhi HC Restores Customs Appeals after SC Ruling on DRI’s Jurisdiction to Issue Notice u/s 28 of Customs Act [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Microsoft-Customs-Appeals-after-SC-Ruling-Customs-Act-taxscan.jpg "Relief to Microsoft: Delhi HC Restores Customs Appeals after SC Ruling on DRI’s Jurisdiction to Issue Notice u/s 28 of Customs Act [Read Order]")
Relief for Hindustan Zinc Ltd: CESTAT Rules Structural Steel Used for Chimney Support Qualifies as Capital Goods, Eligible for Credit [Read Order]
The Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled in favour of Hindustan Zinc Ltd., holding that structural steel items used for supporting a chimney...
![Relief for Hindustan Zinc Ltd: CESTAT Rules Structural Steel Used for Chimney Support Qualifies as Capital Goods, Eligible for Credit [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hindustan-Zinc-Ltd-Capital-Goods-Eligible-for-Credit-taxscan.jpg "Relief for Hindustan Zinc Ltd: CESTAT Rules Structural Steel Used for Chimney Support Qualifies as Capital Goods, Eligible for Credit [Read Order]")
Cement Cleared in Packaged Form with RSP Qualifies for Concessional Duty under Notification, Irrespective of Buyer: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that cement cleared in packaged form with a declared retail sale price (RSP) qualifies for...
![Cement Cleared in Packaged Form with RSP Qualifies for Concessional Duty under Notification, Irrespective of Buyer: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cement-1.jpg "Cement Cleared in Packaged Form with RSP Qualifies for Concessional Duty under Notification, Irrespective of Buyer: CESTAT [Read Order]")