International Tax Ruling


E-commerce operator not liable to VAT on behalf of actual sellers under MVAT Act 

Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal holds that the Assessee, being an E-Commerce operator (ECO) is not liable to discharge VAT on behalf of the actual sellers (vendors),who enlist and sell the product on t...View More

Grants L&T refund of pre-deposit debited from ITC towards purported tax-liability 

Madras HC allows assessee’s writ petition filed against three intimations that denied refund of pre-deposit amount that was debited by L&T (assessee) from its ITC availed under the TNVAT Act...View More

Following Ecom-Gill ratio, allows Revenue's appeal pertaining ITC-denial w.r.t. non-existent entities 

SC in case alleging bogus ITC claim, allows Revenue's appeal against Karnataka HC order; Considers Revenue’s submission that the Assessee has claimed credit on transactions carried out with non-...View More

ITC benefit cannot be deprived to purchasing dealer 

Karnataka HC holds that once the purchasing dealer has paid the VAT amount to selling dealer, the matter should end w.r.t. his entitlement to ITC and in such a case, ITC benefit cannot be deprived to ...View More

Dismisses writ relying upon Rajesh Jain ratio 

Dismisses writ relying upon Rajesh Jain ratio ...View More

Dismisses Assessee's appeal on classification of Agircultural-reaper 

CESTAT Chennai (TS Citation) dismisses Assessee’s appeal on the ground that the Assessee is bound to follow the earlier order passed by the adjudicating authority classifying the said product un...View More

Affirms demand drop on Realtor’s service of constructing ‘residential complex’ citing circular 

CESTAT Bangalore dismisses Revenue’s appeal filed after review of original order whereby the Adjudicating Authority (AA) dropped the demand of service tax on activity of the assessee-realtor in ...View More

CRM services like drug test supervision, collating result for foreign client, qualifies as BAS export 

CESTAT Chandigarh sets aside service tax demand alongwith penalty and interest in the extended period under the category of ‘Technical Testing and Analysis service’ against assessee for ex...View More

Dismisses appeals against Taj Madras Flight Kitchen citing monetary limit 

CESTAT Chennai dismisses a bunch of appeals by Revenue challenging setting aside of service tax demand for laundry services inside Airport by in-flight catering service provider; Citing litigation pol...View More

Cannot attribute turnover taken from balance-sheet towards GTA services: Sets-aside demand 

CESTAT Ahmedabad holds that “the turnover taken from the balance sheet cannot be attributed towards the services by way of GTA”, sets aside “the demands of service tax, cenvat credit...View More