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17 七月 2024

Tax Amicus: April 2024

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Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Notifications and Circulars

  • Pan masala, tobacco and tobacco products – Effective date for implementation of new special procedure extended to 15 May 2024
  • Investigations – CBIC issues guidelines for officers

Ratio decidendi

  • Interest on delayed filing of return and payment of tax – Availability of ITC in e-credit ledger is inconsequential – Patna High Court
  • Constitutional validity of 101st amendment to Constitution leading to GST regime can be challenged only be aggrieved person – Patna High Court
  • Cancellation of GST registration cannot be declined due to pendency of DRC-01 proceedings – Delhi High Court
  • Penalty under Section 122(1A) – ‘Person’ in said provision is necessarily to be a taxable person – Bombay High Court
  • Interest on delayed refund of ITC is to be paid automatically – Telangana High Court
  • Refund when tax paid twice, once under wrong head and then under correct head – ‘Relevant date’ is the date of payment under correct head – Delhi High Court
  • IGST refund in case of exports under consignment/exhibition basis – CBIC Circular dated 18 July 2019 when not applicable – Bombay High Court
  • Appeal to Appellate Tribunal – Pre-deposit required only of 20% remaining tax and not of interest – Calcutta High Court
  • Late fee is leviable up to the late filing of GSTR 9 return and not GSTR-9C reconciliation statement – Kerala High Court
  • Late fee and interest for delayed filing of return/payment of tax is payable only in case of failure on part of assessee – Allahabad High Court
  • Liability on ocean freight in case of import of goods – Decision in Mohit Minerals is applicable for FOB contracts also – Bombay High Court
  • No GST on hostel service to girl students and working women – Madras High Court
  • Contribution towards Corpus/Sinking Fund is ‘advance payment’ liable to GST at the time of receipt – West Bengal Appellate AAR
  • SEZ unit is not required to pay GST under RCM subject to furnishing of LUT/Bond – Gujarat AAR

Customs

Notifications and Circulars

  • Advance Authorisations – Discharge of export obligation clarified
  • Yellow peas – Exemption from BCD and AIDC and relaxation in import policy extended
  • Rice – Export of 1000 MT of Kala Namak rice allowed – Export duty also exempted
  • Onions – Export of 2000 MT of white onions allowed
  • SCOMET – Policy for general authorisation for export of telecommunication-related items and information security items notified

Ratio decidendi

  • Valuation (Exports) – Amount paid by foreign buyer to foreign agent as commission is not includible – CESTAT Hyderabad
  • Valuation (Imports) – Advertisement and marketing/promotion expenses incurred by importer when not includible – CESTAT New Delhi
  • Valuation of ship coming to India under self-propulsion – Freight and insurance not includible – CESTA Bengaluru
  • No penalty under Section 114A if classification determined only after detailed analysis of the product – CESTAT Ahmedabad
  • Assessment – Multiple re-assessments under Section 17 till clearance for home consumption, is permissible – Order of provisional assessment after re-assessment is also correct – CESTAT New Delhi
  • Interest available from date of deposit on amount deposited during investigation prior to amendment in Section 129EE in August 2014 – CESTAT Hyderabad
  • Menthol scented supari is classifiable under Chapter 21 and not under Chapter 08 – Madras High Court
  • Ground glass for manufacture of toothpaste is classifiable under Customs TI 3207 40 00 – CESTAT Mumbai

Central Excise, Service Tax & VAT

Ratio decidendi

  • Cenvat credit of service tax paid on insurance policies for employees and for their family members, is available – CESTAT Larger Bench
  • Access to a bowling alley covered under Negative list – Provision of service other than fun/recreation in any part of such facility is immaterial – CESTAT New Delhi
  • Import of Certificate of Authenticity for software procured locally is not ‘service’ – CESTAT Bengaluru
  • Reusable Insulin Delivery Device is covered under Sl. No. 310 of Notification No. 12/2012-C.E. and not as parts and accessories of goods of Heading 9018 – CESTAT Ahmedabad
  • Cash refund of CVD and SAD paid for regularization of Advance Authorization is available when amount deposited after introduction of GST in respect of imports made prior to 1 July 2017 – CESTAT Hyderabad

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