![Splitting Invoices for Furniture and Building Rent Should Not Deny Legitimate Refund When Service Tax is Properly Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/500x300_2065041-splitting-invoices-invoices-splitting-invoices-for-furniture-and-building-rent-furniture-and-building-rent-taxscan.webp "Splitting Invoices for Furniture and Building Rent Should Not Deny Legitimate Refund When Service Tax is Properly Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Splitting Invoices for Furniture and Building Rent Should Not Deny Legitimate Refund When Service Tax is Properly Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that splitting invoices between furniture and building...
![Exported Goods Misdeclared as “Natural Abrasive Grain” Instead of Restricted “Natural Garnet”: CESTAT upholds DGFT Policy Violation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/18/250x150_2065021-exported-goods-misdeclared-exported-goods-exported-goods-misdeclared-as-natural-abrasive-grain-taxscan.webp "Exported Goods Misdeclared as “Natural Abrasive Grain” Instead of Restricted “Natural Garnet”: CESTAT upholds DGFT Policy Violation [Read Order]")
![Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer to Be Classified as ‘Polymers of Styrene’, Not Synthetic Rubber: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/11/250x150_2062847-cestat-polymers-styrene-taxscan.webp "Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer to Be Classified as ‘Polymers of Styrene’, Not Synthetic Rubber: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Classification of Offshore Services as Export or Taxable Business Support Services: CESTAT Remands Matter to Commissioner [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/08/250x150_2061551-business-support-service.webp "Classification of Offshore Services as Export or Taxable Business Support Services: CESTAT Remands Matter to Commissioner [Read Order]")
![Penalty on Co noticee is invalid when main case is settled under SVLDRS: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/04/250x150_2059100-cestat-cestat-ahmedabad-under-svldrs-svldrs-penalty-on-co-noticee-co-noticee-noticee-case-main-noticee-case-customs-taxscan.webp "Penalty on Co noticee is invalid when main case is settled under SVLDRS: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand Citing Backdated Agreement as Suppression; Limits Second SCN to Normal Period [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)upheld the service tax demand citing backdated agreement as suppression, but limited the second show cause notice to ...
![CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand Citing Backdated Agreement as Suppression; Limits Second SCN to Normal Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/25/500x300_2054248-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand Citing Backdated Agreement as Suppression; Limits Second SCN to Normal Period [Read Order]")
Extended Limitation Not Applicable in Matter Involving Legal Interpretation: CESTAT Allows Appeal as Demand Time-Barred [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that the extended limitation period was not applicable in a case involving legal interpretation and allowed ...
![Extended Limitation Not Applicable in Matter Involving Legal Interpretation: CESTAT Allows Appeal as Demand Time-Barred [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/25/500x300_2054235-legal-interpretation-cestat-taxscan.webp "Extended Limitation Not Applicable in Matter Involving Legal Interpretation: CESTAT Allows Appeal as Demand Time-Barred [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax on Fabrication of Windmill Parts Covered Under Excise Exemption: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/500x300_2053664-cestat-ahmadabad-no-service-tax-windmill-excise-exemption-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Fabrication of Windmill Parts Covered Under Excise Exemption: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Win for Shipping Line: CESTAT Rules SCMTR Does Not Require Waiver of Detention Charges Beyond 60 Days [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that shipping lines are required to waive detention charges only for up to 60 days under the Sea Cargo...
![Win for Shipping Line: CESTAT Rules SCMTR Does Not Require Waiver of Detention Charges Beyond 60 Days [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/19/500x300_2050442-central-excise-valuation-independent-seller-cestat-taxscan.webp "Win for Shipping Line: CESTAT Rules SCMTR Does Not Require Waiver of Detention Charges Beyond 60 Days [Read Order]")
Use of Imported Raw Materials Does Not Disqualify Customs Exemption If DTA Goods Are Made from Indigenous Inputs: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the use of imported raw materials does not disqualify a 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU) from...
![Use of Imported Raw Materials Does Not Disqualify Customs Exemption If DTA Goods Are Made from Indigenous Inputs: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/18/500x300_2049955-imported-raw-materials.webp "Use of Imported Raw Materials Does Not Disqualify Customs Exemption If DTA Goods Are Made from Indigenous Inputs: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Commission Deducted by Foreign Buyers in Export Transactions Lacking Agent Relationship: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is not payable on commission amounts deducted by foreign buyers in export transactions...
![No Service Tax on Commission Deducted by Foreign Buyers in Export Transactions Lacking Agent Relationship: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041986-no-service-tax-5.webp "No Service Tax on Commission Deducted by Foreign Buyers in Export Transactions Lacking Agent Relationship: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Export Cargo Handling Not a Taxable Service, Cenvat Credit Reversal u/r 6 Not Applicable: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that no Cenvat credit reversal is required on export cargo handling services, as such services fall...
![Export Cargo Handling Not a Taxable Service, Cenvat Credit Reversal u/r 6 Not Applicable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cenvat-Credit-Export-Cargo-Cenvat-Credit-Reversal-taxscan.jpg "Export Cargo Handling Not a Taxable Service, Cenvat Credit Reversal u/r 6 Not Applicable: CESTAT [Read Order]")