Indirect Tax Digest | 16 February 2024

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Madras High Court - Unless the validity of the Duty Credit Scrips is challenged by the Issuing Authority, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is not empowered to issue a Show Cause Notice for recovery of customs duties under Section 28AAA of the Customs Act, 1962.

  • AAAR, West Bengal - Input Tax Credit in respect of construction of an immovable property (other than those pertaining to re-construction, renovation, additions, alterations or repairs of an immovable property) is restricted irrespective of whether such expenses are capitalised in the books of accounts.

  • AAR, Uttar Pradesh - Assignment of leasehold rights is a supply of services leviable to GST @18%.

  • CESTAT, Chennai - Incentives received from suppliers for achieving sales targets cannot be treated as consideration received for promoting sales and hence, not leviable to service tax.

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