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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 1602 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 1392 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 1800 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 1116 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 1395 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 1140 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 73629 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 2769 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 1821 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 1734 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


KLE Society’s Services to University of Sains Malaysia Qualify as ‘Export of Services’

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore rules KLE Society's services to Malaysian university qualify as export of services, overturning a substantial ser...

February 21, 2025 63 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax not leviable on distributor of lottery tickets: SC

Service Tax : Supreme Court held that activity of lottery distributor doesn’t constitute a service and hence imposition of service tax on dist...

February 21, 2025 120 Views 0 comment Print

Quashing of SCN on One Demand Doesn’t Restrict Adjudication on Other Demands: Delhi HC

Service Tax : The Respondent was engaged in the business of fabrication and fixing of aluminium utensils. Respondent had availed CENVAT credit o...

February 20, 2025 51 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC quashes duplicate service tax demand for same period

Service Tax : The Calcutta High Court quashes a duplicate service tax demand for the same period in Arjun Chettri vs Union of India & Ors, order...

February 17, 2025 162 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Cannot Be Levied Solely Based on ITR Data: Bombay HC

Service Tax : Bombay High Court rules that service tax cannot be imposed solely on income tax return data. The department may issue a fresh noti...

February 11, 2025 8313 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 1731 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 624 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 525 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 558 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 1452 Views 0 comment Print


Service Tax not leviable if Total Receipt was below Threshold limit

May 1, 2022 2112 Views 0 comment Print

K.B. Singh (Contractor) Vs Commissioner, Customs, Excise and Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) This appeal is filed by K.B. Singh1 assailing the order-in-appeal dated 07.01.2015 passed by the Commissioner (Appeals), upholding the order-in-original dated 11.02.2014 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax, Jabalpur, whereby he confirmed service tax demand of Rs. 3,02,906/-against […]

Refund cannot be rejected merely for limitation if last day to apply was Public Holiday

May 1, 2022 897 Views 0 comment Print

Credit Suisse Services India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Mumbai) Admittedly as has been held in the Order-in-Original and Order-in-Appeal in terms of Notification No. 12/2013-ST the last date for filing of such refund application is before 30.04.2018 or to say in specific terms on or before 29.04.2018, though the same is not […]

Incentive received for using CRS Developer is not subject to service tax

May 1, 2022 1890 Views 0 comment Print

Asveen Air Travels (P) Ltd. Vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) The issue that arises for consideration is whether the incentive received by the appellant for using the CRS Developer is subject to service tax or not. The Larger Bench in the case of Kafila Hospitality and Travels Pvt. Ltd. (supra) has […]

Liquidated damages, received under any contract, not liable to service tax

April 24, 2022 2118 Views 0 comment Print

The appellants are public sector undertakings established by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for distribution of electricity. The issue is whether service tax can be levied on liquidated damages received by the appellants from the other parties who failed to perform as per the contracts.

SVLDRS: Payment made but re-credited back due to technical glitches- HC directs Petitioner to make representation to jurisdictional designated committee

April 22, 2022 1182 Views 0 comment Print

Tvl. Jai Guru Cables Vs Principal Chief Commissioner of GST and Central Excise (Madras High Court) Heard the learned counsel for the writ petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondents. 2. The petitioner was running a Cable T.V. business. He had suffered an adverse assessment order vide order in Original No.MAD-CEX-000-ASC-021-11 dated 26.12.2011. […]

4G mobile towers are movable in nature & eligible for CENVAT credit

April 21, 2022 3819 Views 0 comment Print

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. Vs Assistant Commissioner (CESTAT Mumbai) Department urged a new ground, which was not even part of the allegations contained in the show cause notice nor part of the findings of the Commissioner (Appeals), that the definition of input contains an exclusion clause which excludes from the ambit of inputs all goods […]

Notice based on difference in ST 3 vs. 26AS – All you need to know

April 20, 2022 48819 Views 5 comments Print

Introduction In the recent times, it has been observed that CGST department has been issuing show-cause notices (SCN) in bulk mainly w.r.t FY 15-16 & 16-17 seeking to demand service tax on the differential amounts as determined based on the turnover/receipts disclosed in the ST 3 i.e., service tax returns and the receipts reported in […]

Services to Foreign client in India not amounts to intermediary service if not related to import or sale of goods

April 19, 2022 1893 Views 0 comment Print

Raaga Associates Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of CE & ST (CESTAT Chandigarh) The appellant has entered into contact with Syntech (HK) Technology Ltd. Hongkong (STLH) in order to short list states for launching Gionee mobile phones and make arrangement for advertisement for this. Further, the appellant undertook to set up STLH office in India, to […]

Service Tax not payable on Notional Interest on Refundable Security Deposit

April 18, 2022 1101 Views 0 comment Print

Marwadi Shares & Finance Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The dispute in the present appeals relates to service tax on interest free deposit amount collected by the Appellant from the demat account holders under the Scheme and in lieu of the same Appellant has not collected AMC charges. However, we find that the […]

Pre-deposit Payment by Parent Company is proper compliance: HC

April 18, 2022 336 Views 0 comment Print

St. John CFS Part Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (Madras High Court, Madurai Bench) Taking note of the pendency of the merger proceedings, the parent company namely, M/s.St.John Freight System Limited, deposited the money as directed by the conditional order. The Tribunal has refused to accept such deposit as a proper compliance with […]

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