{"id":5118,"date":"2025-07-30T17:55:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/blog\/?p=5118"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:55:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:25:43","slug":"notional-interest-on-deposit-not-taxable-cestat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/blog\/notional-interest-on-deposit-not-taxable-cestat","title":{"rendered":"Notional Interest on Deposit Not Taxable | CESTAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>Case Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/latest-news-updates\/excise-service-tax\/101010000000401455\/notional-interest-earned-on-security-deposit-cannot-be-included-in-value-of-taxable-service-cestat\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW248657221 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248657221 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body-All Documents\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;f54e3151-7552-5563-bc14-dd1598e94375|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;Body-All Documents&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Body-AllDocuments&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469769226,&quot;Book Antiqua,Times New Roman&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,134233111,&quot;true&quot;,335559740,&quot;280&quot;,201341983,&quot;1&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,335551550,&quot;6&quot;,335551620,&quot;6&quot;,469777929,&quot;Body-All Documents Char&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;]}\" data-ccp-parastyle-linked-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;d1cb5994-2cf1-5883-8af4-faa182bd9769|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Book Antiqua,Times New Roman&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;Body-All Documents Char&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Body-AllDocumentsChar&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,134231262,&quot;true&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,134233111,&quot;true&quot;,469777929,&quot;Body-All Documents&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">Jyotsna Vaults Versus Commissioner of CGST &amp; Central Excise, Jaipur I<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248657221 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body-All Documents\"> (2025) 32 Centax 295 (Tri.-Del)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW248657221 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n<h2><em>Judiciary and Counsel Details<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"dbs_judge\"><strong><span id=\"111170000000029953\">Ms. Binu Tamta<\/span>, <\/strong>Member (J) and<strong><span id=\"111170000000115828\">Ms. Hemambika R. Priya<\/span>, <\/strong>Member (T)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ms. Neha Somani<\/strong>, Chartered Accountant for the Appellant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shri Anand Narayan<\/strong>, Authorised Representative for the Respondent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Facts of the Case<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW130584829 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW130584829 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body-All Documents\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;f54e3151-7552-5563-bc14-dd1598e94375|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;Body-All Documents&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Body-AllDocuments&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469769226,&quot;Book Antiqua,Times New Roman&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,134233111,&quot;true&quot;,335559740,&quot;280&quot;,201341983,&quot;1&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,335551550,&quot;6&quot;,335551620,&quot;6&quot;,469777929,&quot;Body-All Documents Char&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;]}\" data-ccp-parastyle-linked-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;d1cb5994-2cf1-5883-8af4-faa182bd9769|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Book Antiqua,Times New Roman&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;Body-All Documents Char&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Body-AllDocumentsChar&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,134231262,&quot;true&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,134233111,&quot;true&quot;,469777929,&quot;Body-All Documents&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">The Appellant was paying service tax on the rental amount of the property. The issue in dispute was whether notional interest earned on security deposits received from service recipients could be subjected to service tax. The matter pertained solely to the inclusion of such notional interest in the valuation of taxable services under the service tax law. The matter was accordingly placed before the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW130584829 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body-All Documents\">CESTAT<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW130584829 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body-All Documents\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW130584829 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><em> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW49866250 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49866250 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body-All Documents\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW65692298 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65692298 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body-All Documents\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;f54e3151-7552-5563-bc14-dd1598e94375|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;Body-All Documents&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Body-AllDocuments&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469769226,&quot;Book Antiqua,Times New Roman&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,134233111,&quot;true&quot;,335559740,&quot;280&quot;,201341983,&quot;1&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,335551550,&quot;6&quot;,335551620,&quot;6&quot;,469777929,&quot;Body-All Documents Char&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;]}\" data-ccp-parastyle-linked-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;d1cb5994-2cf1-5883-8af4-faa182bd9769|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Book Antiqua,Times New Roman&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;Body-All Documents Char&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Body-AllDocumentsChar&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,134231262,&quot;true&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,134233111,&quot;true&quot;,469777929,&quot;Body-All Documents&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\"> CESTAT <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Held<\/em><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49866250 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49866250 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body-All Documents\">\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun SCXW65692298 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65692298 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body-All Documents\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;f54e3151-7552-5563-bc14-dd1598e94375|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;Body-All Documents&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Body-AllDocuments&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469769226,&quot;Book Antiqua,Times New Roman&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,134233111,&quot;true&quot;,335559740,&quot;280&quot;,201341983,&quot;1&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,335551550,&quot;6&quot;,335551620,&quot;6&quot;,469777929,&quot;Body-All Documents Char&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;]}\" data-ccp-parastyle-linked-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;d1cb5994-2cf1-5883-8af4-faa182bd9769|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Book Antiqua,Times New Roman&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;Body-All Documents Char&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Body-AllDocumentsChar&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,134231262,&quot;true&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,134233111,&quot;true&quot;,469777929,&quot;Body-All Documents&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">The CESTAT held that no service tax could be levied on notional interest earned on security deposits received from service recipients. Referring to precedents, the Tribunal concluded that such notional income does not fall within the value of taxable service under section 67 of the Finance Act, 1994. The impugned order was set aside.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW65692298 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><em>List of Cases Cited<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Murli Realtors Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner \u2014\u00a0<a id=\"anchor_63056.42981145745\"><\/a>2015 (37) S.T.R. 618 (Tri. Mumbai)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<i>Followed<\/i>\u00a0[Paras 4, 5]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case Details: Jyotsna Vaults Versus Commissioner of CGST &amp; Central Excise, Jaipur&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":5147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,177,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-customs","category-customs-news","category-custom-case-chronicles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Notional Interest on Deposit Not Taxable | CESTAT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CESTAT rules that notional interest on security deposits can&#039;t be included in taxable value of services for service tax purposes; only actual rent is taxable.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/blog\/notional-interest-on-deposit-not-taxable-cestat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Notional Interest on Deposit Not Taxable | CESTAT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CESTAT rules that notional interest on security deposits can&#039;t be included in taxable value of services for service tax purposes; 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