News Muncher - searching for refund

Procedural Lapse Cannot Be The Basis To Deny Service Tax Refund, Defeating The Object Of SEZ: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the beneficial object of establishing the SEZ tax-free, without any burden of duties, means that the procedural lapse, if any, cannot be the basis to deny the refund. 12/2013-ST dated July 1, 2013, the appellant filed two applications in Form A-4 claiming a refund of …

Refund

Service Tax Refund Can’t Be Denied On Input Services Wholly Consumed Within SEZ: CESTAT

The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that service tax refunds cannot be denied on input services that are wholly consumed within the SEZ.The bench of Ajay Sharma has observed that Section 26 of the SEZ Act, 2005 specifically provides that all services imported into the SEZ to carry out authorized operations in …

Service Tax Refund Admissible On Trenching Pipeline Installed Partly In SEZ And Partly Outside But For Use In Operation Of The SEZ: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that service tax refunds on trenching pipelines installed partly in SEZ and partly outside but for use in the operation of the SEZ are admissible.The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair and Raju has observed that the construction service received in relation. The Ahmedabad Bench of the …

Income Tax Dept. Can't Withhold Refunds In Mechanical And Routine Manner: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an order under Section 241A of the Income Tax Act cannot be passed in a mechanical and routine manner. The refunds cannot be withheld just because the notice under Section 143 has been issued and the department wants to verify the claim for deduction under Section 10AA of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, …