International Tax Ruling


No service tax on free supplies by service recipient for construction service 

Value of goods / material supplied 'free of cost' by service recipient for services of "construction of commercial or industrial complex" not includible in computation of taxable value; Such value nei...View More

Employee insurance mandatory, Tax credit available on group insurance premium 

Allows input service credit on group insurance / mediclaim / life insurance policy premium for assessee’s employees; Provision of insurance to employees being mandatory under Sec 38 of Employees...View More

Food supplied at clients' canteen constitutes outdoor catering, Distinguishes Rajeev Kumar ruling 

CESTAT upholds service tax on food provided to clients’ employees at their premises under “outdoor catering services” u/s 65(41)(n) r/w Sec 65(24) and 65(76a) of Finance Act; Fixing ...View More

Denies credit on equipment exported 'as is' with final product, Upholds Tribunal order 

Denies MODVAT credit of purchased machinery parts / equipment, subsequently exported in CKD condition alongwith manufactured final product, for setting up of plant in Vietnam; Rejects assessee's class...View More

Refuses procedural leniency, distinguishes BALCO; no Cenvat credit for outside factory inputs 

HC denies CENVAT credit on inputs stored outside factory premises, without prior permission of jurisdictional Commissioner of Central Excise; CBEC Circular dated May 1, 1996 relaxes mandatory requirem...View More

Independent housing construction not a "Complex Construction service", Relies on Marvel ruling 

Construction of 15 independent houses not taxable under "Construction of Complex service" in terms of Sec. 65(105)(zzzh) read with Sec 65(91a) of Finance Act; Tax payable only on construction of build...View More

Allows 25 percent deduction for deemed value of labour on printer AMCs 

Karnataka Clarification & Advance Ruling Authority on VAT, clarifies deduction for 'deemed value' of labour and similar charges, in respect of AMC of printers, plotters, copiers and scanners; Deem...View More

Allows credit on non-duty paid inputs, Buyer only to take 'reasonable care' 

Allows deemed MODVAT credit on inputs received from supplier, despite non-discharge of full duty liability by input-manufacturer; Rule 57A(6) of erstwhile Central Excise Rules r/w Notification No. 58/...View More

Invalidates refund granted solely on buyer's letter, Warrants verification of documentary evidence

Sets aside Appellate Commissioner’s order allowing refund of excess duty under Sec 11B of Central Excise Act, consequent to retrospective price reduction in terms of agreement; Sole reliance on ...View More

Sales Office not merely for 'sales', Allows credit on renting services 

Allows input service credit of "renting of immovable property service" in respect of assessee's sales office; Rejects Revenue's contention that sales office has no nexus with assessee's manufacturing ...View More