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No Service Tax on Legal Services by Advocate to Law Firm Bombay HC

Service Tax : The Bombay High Court ruled that legal services provided by an advocate to a partnership firm of advocates are exempt under servic...

March 7, 2026 669 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Speaker Payments for Leadership Summit Not Event Management Service: SC

Service Tax : The Court held that booking speakers for an event does not amount to event management. Participation or facilitation alone cannot ...

January 20, 2026 468 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Applicable on Export Cargo Handling at Airports: SC

Service Tax : Supreme Court reaffirms Service Tax applicability on export cargo handling services by Airports Authority of India under Airport S...

November 6, 2025 552 Views 0 comment Print

Legal Services under the Service Tax Regime

Service Tax : Under India’s earlier service tax regime, legal services initially enjoyed complete exemption from taxation. This position chang...

September 14, 2025 1443 Views 0 comment Print

Affiliation Fees – No Service Tax Can Be Demanded: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...

August 29, 2025 951 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 1443 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 75486 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 3066 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 2157 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 2109 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Grants Cum-Tax Benefit as Service Tax Was Not Collected Separately: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : The CESTAT Chennai held that where service tax was not separately recovered from recipients, the gross receipts must be treated as...

May 28, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Dismisses Delayed Service Tax Challenge Filed After Four Years

Service Tax : The High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a service tax order due to an inordinate delay of nearly four years. The Cour...

May 28, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Remands Service Tax Case Due to Failure to File Grounds of Appeal in ST-4 Form

Service Tax : The Mumbai CESTAT remanded a service tax dispute after finding that the appellant failed to include grounds of appeal in the presc...

May 25, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Refund Claim Cannot Be Rejected Without Examining Double Service Tax Payment and Credit Eligibility

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi set aside the refund rejection order after finding that issues relating to double payment of service tax and CENVAT c...

May 25, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Srvice tax exemption cannot be denied for late EXP-1 & EXP-2 form filing

Service Tax : CESTAT ruled that the Department failed to consider ST-3 returns and service tax already discharged by the assessee. The Tribunal ...

May 24, 2026 135 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 1974 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 936 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 798 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 852 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 2136 Views 0 comment Print


Service tax not payable on value of reimbursement of expenditure

May 18, 2023 2085 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that value of reimbursement of expenditure is not includible in the value of taxable service and accordingly, service tax is not payable on the same.

No penalty if no intention to evade service tax & for tax paid before issue of notice

May 16, 2023 2400 Views 0 comment Print

Delve into the pivotal case of Assam Company India Limited vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Kolkata) where the tribunal addresses service tax liabilities, waivers, and penalties, offering insights for tax compliance.

Conditions for seeking exemption for GTA satisfied hence denial of exemption for procedural lapse unjustified

May 16, 2023 711 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that exemption notification should be interpreted strictly. However, once the primary conditions for seeking exemption for GTA are satisfied, exemption cannot be denied for mere procedural lapse.

Extended period invocable as non-payment of service tax detected by Anti-evasion unit

May 14, 2023 1353 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that extended period of limitation rightly invoked as non-payment of Service Tax has been detected and investigated by the Anti-evasion Unit of the Commissionerate.

Dept not permitted to file Revision Application under Section 35EE of Central Excise Act

May 13, 2023 1188 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Service Tax Vs Mail Order Solutions (I) Ltd (CESTAT Mumbai) The provisions regarding filing of appeals before the Tribunal are governed under the provisions of Section 86 of the Finance Act, 1994. Sub-section (1) ibid provides for filing of the appeal by an assessee before the Tribunal. The first proviso appended to sub-section […]

Service tax cannot be demanded by Kolkata unit if Visakhapatnam unit already initiated action 

May 13, 2023 378 Views 0 comment Print

Visakhapatnam Service Tax Commissionerate has initiated separate action against the Respondent at their Visakhapatnam unit for non payment of appropriate service tax there.

CESTAT allows Abatement in Construction Contract based on CA Certificate

May 13, 2023 489 Views 0 comment Print

Certificates issued by the Chartered Accountant and Chartered Engineer, go on to establish the fact of use of material in the work executed by the appellants. Therefore, we are of the considered opinion that the contract was not simplicitior but was a composite contract. Therefore, we find that the appellants are entitled for the abatement of 67% of the value as claimed by them. 

Printing on PVC amounts to production of Goods – Service Tax not payable

May 12, 2023 1059 Views 0 comment Print

Decorative Sleeves Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Notification No. 14/2004-ST exempts production of goods on behalf of client and any service incidental or ancillary to production of goods. In the instant case, it is not in dispute that the appellants are printing on PVC material supplied by their clients. Printing may or […]

CENVAT Credit of only service element available under works contract

May 11, 2023 3246 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that as per Rule 2A of determination of value, service tax is payable only on the service element under works contract. Hence, CENVAT Credit of only service element is available.

No Service Tax liability when construction of flat is for personal use of service recipient

May 11, 2023 1338 Views 0 comment Print

Projects executed prior to June 01, 2007, which were in the nature of composite works contract, could not be brought within the fold of commercial or industrial construction service or CC services and for the period post June 01, 2007, the liability to pay Service Tax could be fastened under CC services only if the activities were in the nature of service simpliciter.

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