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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


Same Transaction cannot be liable to Both Sales Tax & Service Tax

April 18, 2023 1659 Views 0 comment Print

SC in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd vs. Union of India, held that both sales tax & service tax cannot be made applicable on same transaction

Service Tax Commissioner (Appeal) cannot go beyond Scope of SCN

April 18, 2023 2367 Views 0 comment Print

Uniform Enterprise Vs C.C.E. & S.T. – Daman (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT find that show cause notice was issued demanding service tax under the head of Industrial or Commercial Construction Service and in the adjudication order also the service tax demand was confirmed under the same heading. However, the learned Commissioner (Appeals) travelling beyond the show […]

Service Tax Refund rejection for non-matching of Invoice date: CESTAT remands matter back to Adjudicating Authority

April 18, 2023 1053 Views 0 comment Print

Acclaris Business Solutions Private Ltd Vs Commr. of CGST & CX, Kolkata North (CESTAT Kolkata) When the Appeal came up for hearing, the Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Appellant submits that they had filed a refund claim for Rs.9,79,412/- in terms of Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. The Adjudicating Authority […]

Transfer of technical know-how and patent under slump sale is not leviable to service tax

April 17, 2023 1959 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that transfer of technical know-how and patent etc. are in pursuance to the slump sale and not by way providing the service do not fall within the definition of Scientific and Technical Consultancy Service and Intellectual Property Service. Accordingly, demand of service tax not sustainable.

Company not liable to pay Service tax under RCM on rent paid to Directors in their Individual Capacity

April 17, 2023 2409 Views 0 comment Print

Directors are providing service of renting of immovable property not as Directors of appellant, whereas they are providing the said service in their individual capacity as owners of premises

Time barred Excise Appeal not maintainable

April 17, 2023 1098 Views 0 comment Print

LGW Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & Excise (CESTAT Kolkata) It is undisputed by the appellants that they have filed the appeals before the Ld. Commissioner (Appeals) against the Order-in-Original beyond six months time limit prescribed under Section 85 (3) of Finance Act, 1994 as observed by the Ld. Commissioner (Appeals) herein above. 6. In […]

Territorial location cannot decide admissibility of CENVAT Credit

April 17, 2023 423 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that territorial location cannot decide admissibility of CENVAT Credit under Rule 2(l) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004.

CENVAT eligible on Architect Service, Telephone Expenses for Hotel Construction

April 17, 2023 528 Views 0 comment Print

Architect service, telephone expenses were input services and therefore Service Tax paid on said services is eligible as CENVAT Credit

Commission from financial institution towards sale of their loan product is liable to Service Tax

April 17, 2023 1026 Views 0 comment Print

Commission received from the financial institution towards sale of their loan product is liable to Service Tax

No Unjust Enrichment if tax charged initially is reversed subsequently

April 17, 2023 921 Views 0 comment Print

Unjust-enrichment does not exist in case where assessee initially charged duty / service tax and subsequently issued credit note for the same

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