![Spa Company Collected Service Tax but fails to Deposit: CESTAT Confirms ₹17.28 Lakh Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/18/500x300_2097723-service-tax-cestat-tax-demand-penalty-taxscan.webp "Spa Company Collected Service Tax but fails to Deposit: CESTAT Confirms ₹17.28 Lakh Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]")
Spa Company Collected Service Tax but fails to Deposit: CESTAT Confirms ₹17.28 Lakh Tax Demand and Penalty [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) upheld a service tax demand and penalty against a...
![No Scientific Test or Documentary Proof to Establish Foreign Origin of Dry Dates: CESTAT Sets Aside Confiscation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096592-dry-dates-cestat-taxscan.webp "No Scientific Test or Documentary Proof to Establish Foreign Origin of Dry Dates: CESTAT Sets Aside Confiscation [Read Order]")
![ER-1 Return Qualifies as a Valid Duty-Paying Document under Rule 9(2) of CENVAT Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/250x150_2096599-valid-duty-paying-cenvat-credit-rules-cestat-taxscan.webp "ER-1 Return Qualifies as a Valid Duty-Paying Document under Rule 9(2) of CENVAT Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not Payable When Materials Supplied Free By Client: CESTAT allows 60% of Abatement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/250x150_2096063-sevice-tax-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Payable When Materials Supplied Free By Client: CESTAT allows 60% of Abatement [Read Order]")
![Credit Availed Beyond One Year from Date of Invoice Inadmissible Under Rule 4(1) of Cenvat Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/03/250x150_2093415-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Credit Availed Beyond One Year from Date of Invoice Inadmissible Under Rule 4(1) of Cenvat Credit Rules: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a service tax demand raised solely on the basis of figures from the Income Tax Return (ITR) and...
![Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093021-show-cause-notice-cestat-quashes-demand-cestat-quashes-demand-cestat-cestat-chennai-cestat-news-excise-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]")
Freight Forwarder Not Liable for Service Tax When Acting as Principal for Goods Exported Outside India: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT) ruled that a freight forwarder arranging transport of goods abroad is not liable for Service Tax when acting as a...
![Freight Forwarder Not Liable for Service Tax When Acting as Principal for Goods Exported Outside India: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/500x300_2092700-freight-forwarder-cestat-service-tax-principal-for-goods-exported-taxscan.webp "Freight Forwarder Not Liable for Service Tax When Acting as Principal for Goods Exported Outside India: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad bench, has upheld service tax demands on legal consultancy, reconciliation and goods transport agency services under...
![CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089621-service-tax-value-addition-service-tax-attract-when-there-is-value-addition-cestat-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds ₹2.39L Service Tax Demand on Legal Consultancy, GTA, Reconciliation & Works Contract; Waives Penalties as Tax Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds ₹2.55L CENVAT Credit Demand with Interest, Sets Aside Penalty u/s. 11A(2) as Duty Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad has ruled that CENVAT credit wrongly availed on traded goods is inadmissible and the demand, along with interest, is...
![CESTAT Upholds ₹2.55L CENVAT Credit Demand with Interest, Sets Aside Penalty u/s. 11A(2) as Duty Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089632-cestat-cestat-allahabad-cenvat-credit-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds ₹2.55L CENVAT Credit Demand with Interest, Sets Aside Penalty u/s. 11A(2) as Duty Paid Pre-SCN [Read Order]")
Consultancy Services Delivered Outside India Do Not Attract Service Tax Liability: CESTAT says Correlation of FIRCs and Invoices Procedural, Sets aside Order [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Allahabad bench has ruled that consultancy services provided to clients situated outside India do not fall within the ambit of...
![Consultancy Services Delivered Outside India Do Not Attract Service Tax Liability: CESTAT says Correlation of FIRCs and Invoices Procedural, Sets aside Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/11/500x300_2085494-consultancy-services-service-tax-liability-cestat-taxscan.webp "Consultancy Services Delivered Outside India Do Not Attract Service Tax Liability: CESTAT says Correlation of FIRCs and Invoices Procedural, Sets aside Order [Read Order]")
Services provided for Imparting Education as per University Curriculum Exempted from Service Tax: CESTAT rules in favour of Sky Lark Educational Welfare Society [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad bench in a ruling in favour of Sky Lark Educational Welfare Society held that services provided for imparting...
![Services provided for Imparting Education as per University Curriculum Exempted from Service Tax: CESTAT rules in favour of Sky Lark Educational Welfare Society [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/02/500x300_2083343-untitled-1-new.webp "Services provided for Imparting Education as per University Curriculum Exempted from Service Tax: CESTAT rules in favour of Sky Lark Educational Welfare Society [Read Order]")
Setback for Pigeon India: CESTAT rejects ₹17.25 Lakh Excise Duty Refund for Not Challenging Self-Assessment [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a refund claim for excess excise duty is not maintainable unless the underlying self-assessment is ...
![Setback for Pigeon India: CESTAT rejects ₹17.25 Lakh Excise Duty Refund for Not Challenging Self-Assessment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/13/500x300_2076466-setback-for-pigeon-india-pigeon-india-cestat-taxscan.webp "Setback for Pigeon India: CESTAT rejects ₹17.25 Lakh Excise Duty Refund for Not Challenging Self-Assessment [Read Order]")