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No Service Tax payable on freight margin recovered from customer in case of outbound shipments

Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...

May 30, 2024 1680 Views 0 comment Print

Credit cannot be denied due to incorrect description of Service on invoices when Service Tax has been correctly paid

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai, in Tata AIG case, rules credit can't be denied for incorrect service description on invoices when correct service t...

December 16, 2023 1410 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on CHA’s Reimbursable Expenses: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...

December 8, 2023 1866 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of Corporate Guarantee: CESTAT’s Verdict Challenged in SC

Service Tax : Dive into the legal battle over corporate guarantees' taxability as Business Auxiliary Service. Explore the CESTAT's decision, the...

November 22, 2023 1137 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Advance Club Membership Fees: CESTAT Ruling

Service Tax : Learn about a CESTAT ruling regarding service tax on advance membership fees collected by clubs. Analysis and implications include...

November 2, 2023 1425 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Black fungus – Evidence Based Advisory in the Time of Covid-19

Service Tax : [Screening, Diagnosis & Management of Mucormycosis (black fungus)] Mucormycosis – if uncared for – may turn fatal ...

May 17, 2021 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Department issuing illegal SCN for FY 2014-15

Service Tax : Chartered Accountants Association, Jalandhar has made a representation to FM regarding Misuse of Official Position by making rovin...

January 5, 2021 73755 Views 15 comments Print

Director of a company arrested for evasion of Service Tax

Service Tax :  Officers of CGST Delhi North Commissionerate have arrested one Director of a Company for evasion of Service Tax. The Company had...

July 12, 2018 2787 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Pre Budget 2018 Suggestion on Service Tax, Cenvat Credit Rules, Excise Duty, Custom Duty & CST

Service Tax : A suitable amnesty scheme must be thought of for all Central Laws and State Laws which have been merged in GST in one go to reduce...

December 28, 2017 1836 Views 0 comment Print

Summary of CAG Audit Report on Service Tax for Year ending on March 2017

Service Tax : Section 16 of CAG’s (DPC) Act, 1971 mandates CAG to audit receipts payable into consolidated fund of India and to satisfy that t...

December 21, 2017 1755 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Mumbai Allows SEZ Refund Claim for Business Support Services

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai overturns refund rejection for Syntel Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd., allowing SEZ input credit for Business Support Se...

March 23, 2025 129 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Appeal cannot be rejected for Pre-Deposit using DRC-03

Service Tax : CESTAT Allahabad remands appeal in Krishna Road Carrier case, ruling that pre-deposit via DRC-03 before 28.10.22 is valid under ne...

March 21, 2025 1368 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax on overseas advisory services: Tata Asset Management Wins Appeal

Service Tax : Tata Asset Management Ltd wins appeal against CGST demand for service tax on overseas advisory services. Tribunal affirms export s...

March 19, 2025 246 Views 0 comment Print

SCN Proposals Must Align with Law, Not External Sources: CESTAT Mumbai

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai sets aside tax demand against Shipping Corporation of India, questioning the legal basis of the show cause notice an...

March 19, 2025 264 Views 0 comment Print

SC Clarification on Interpretational Issue Doesn’t Warrant Extended Limitation

Service Tax : CESTAT Chandigarh rules that Supreme Court clarifications do not justify invoking the extended limitation period in service tax di...

March 17, 2025 792 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Appointment of CAA in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd.

Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd. vide Order No. 08/202...

May 9, 2023 1743 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of CAA in respect of SCNs issued to M/s A.K. Construction Co.

Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s A.K. Construction Co. vide Order No. 07 /2023-...

May 4, 2023 639 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of CAA in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Hi-tech Equipment Services

Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Hi-tech Equipment Services vide Order No. 06/2...

May 4, 2023 540 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of CAA in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Subhash Earthmovers

Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Subhash Earthmovers vide Order No. 05/2023-Ser...

May 4, 2023 570 Views 0 comment Print

Payment of Service Tax by department of Posts & Ministry of Railways by way of book adjustment

Service Tax : CBIC earlier noted that the practice of payment of Service tax by way of book adjustment adopted by the Department of Posts and th...

March 21, 2023 1476 Views 0 comment Print


Bombay High Court set aside SVLDR Form 3 and allowed petition

August 7, 2024 474 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court sets aside Form 3, directs verification of payments for Evershine Resource Management Pvt. Ltd. under SVLDRS scheme. Read the full judgment summary.

Service Tax on University Affiliation Fees & Rental Income: Karnataka HC Ruling

August 2, 2024 756 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC rules on service tax liability for Rajiv Gandhi University. Affiliation fees exempt; rental income for banks/canteens taxable. Full judgment analysis here.

CESTAT Delhi Ruling on Service Tax Exemption for United Nations & Related Agencies

August 1, 2024 249 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble CESTAT, New Delhi rules that services to UN bodies like UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, and more are exempt from service tax under Notifications 16/2002-ST and 25/2012-ST.

No Service Tax on Income from profession of advocacy: Karnataka HC

July 31, 2024 423 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of S Muniramaiah Vs Assistant Commissioner of Central Tax, the Karnataka High Court ruled that income earned from the profession of advocacy cannot be subjected to service tax.

Service tax exemption to Development Course by National Skill Development Corporation needs reconsideration: Karnataka HC

July 29, 2024 291 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner states that mega Exemption Notification No.25/2012 as amended by notification No.13/2013 provides for exemption in case of services provided by a training partner approved by the National Skill Development Corporation or Sector Skill Council.

Services being part of mining operations are taxable only from 01.06.2007: Calcutta HC

July 29, 2024 177 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that coal cutting or mineral extraction and lifting them up to the pithead are essential integral processes and are part of mining operations and hence taxable only from 01.06.2007. No service tax is leviable on such activities prior to the said date.

Condition for refund imposed in Finance Act unjustified as SEZ unit exempt from service tax under SEZ Act: CESTAT Delhi

July 26, 2024 234 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that SEZ unit is exempted from payment of service tax in terms of provisions of SEZ Act. Accordingly, condition of exemption by way of refund imposed under the provisions of the Finance Act are inconsistent with the provisions of the SEZ Act. Refund granted.

Orissa HC Allows to File Reply to Service Tax Demand Issued Without Opportunity

July 26, 2024 237 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa HC directs fresh assessment in Abhimanyu Mohanty Vs Assistant Commissioner, allowing petitioner to respond to SCN after setting aside ex parte order.

Materially False Particular in SVLDR Declaration Must Be Found Before Initiating Proceeding

July 25, 2024 384 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC quashes inquiry against M. Ramzan & Co. under SVLDRS, 2019. Court rules inquiry invalid without finding false material particulars in declaration.

Co-owners treatable as independent service provider for threshold exemption under service tax: CESTAT Ahmedabad

July 24, 2024 393 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that co-owners are to be treated as independent service provider for calculating threshold limit of exemption under Notification Nos. 6/2005-ST dated 01.03.2005 and No. 8/2008-ST dated 01.03.2008.

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