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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 957 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 978 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 912 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 795 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Issues in Business Reorganization: Analysis & Insights

Service Tax : Discover tax challenges in business reorganization, income tax analysis, case rulings, and expert insights on navigating complex i...

September 20, 2023 1326 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 981 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 71706 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 2640 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 1713 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 1599 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Delhi Flags Judicial Indiscipline by lower authorities, Refers Case to CBIC

Service Tax : Explore the implications of the recent CESTAT Delhi ruling in South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. vs Commissioner of Central Excise case...

May 4, 2024 45 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax liability of entity engaged in mineral extraction: CESTAT Delhi Ruling

Service Tax : Explore the CESTAT Delhi order in the case of Shrawan Kumar Pathak vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Central GST, concerning ser...

May 3, 2024 84 Views 0 comment Print

Free services offered during warranty periods not liable to service tax

Service Tax : The CESTAT Mumbai allows the appeal in the case of Reliable Automotive Private Limited versus Commissioner of CGST & Central Excis...

April 30, 2024 873 Views 0 comment Print

Non-Fulfillment of Stipulated Event – No Service Tax Payable

Service Tax : The appellant, in a recent case involving the supply of crude oil/gas to ONGC, failed to meet the stipulated event for service com...

April 30, 2024 285 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Reimbursable Amounts collected by BookMyShow from Card Companies

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai's order exempts Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. from service tax, citing no consideration from card companies for on...

April 25, 2024 222 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 1509 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 486 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 438 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 444 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 1083 Views 0 comment Print


Fuel surcharge not to be added for determining basic fare as commission paid on air fare only

November 21, 2023 396 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that demand of service tax under rule 6(7) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 by adding the amount of fuel surcharge to the air fare for the purpose of determining the basic fare unsustainable as commission was paid on air fare only and not on air fare plus fuel surcharge.

Services in the Form of Receipt of Patent Registered Outside India are not liable to Service Tax

November 20, 2023 243 Views 0 comment Print

Services in the Form of Receipt of Patent Registered Outside India not liable to Service Tax – CESTAT, Ahmedabad. Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. entered into a Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreement with Swiss company for development and commercialization of recombinant human erythropoietin. Technology Know-how Transfer Agreement with UK’s Biocam Ltd.

Service Tax Liability on Government Guarantee Commission for Irrevocable Debt Market Fundraising

November 20, 2023 348 Views 0 comment Print

Since raising of finance for day-to-day operations by assessee was squarely covered within the scope of the definition of ‘support service’ and thus assessee was liable to discharge service tax on the Guarantee commission paid to Government of Karnataka or raising funds from the debt market.

Laying of pipeline doesn’t fall under Industrial or Commercial Construction Service

November 20, 2023 390 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that service of laying of pipeline for Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board (GWSSB) is not falling under the service of industrial or commercial construction service.

Pest control contract: Kerala HC Rejects Service Tax Refund & VAT Demand Plea

November 20, 2023 462 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court modifies VAT Tribunal’s decision in Gaiagen Technologies case. Ruling clarifies service and works contract, directs fresh assessment. Read more.

Excavation of Lignite and overburden Removal of Materials are Classifiable under ‘Mining Service’ and Not in ‘Site Formation Service’: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand

November 18, 2023 330 Views 0 comment Print

Dholu KCL JPF wins CESTAT Ahmedabad case! Quashing service tax demand, tribunal rules removal of overburden during lignite mining as ‘Mining Service.

Drilling, testing & completion of exploratory oil wells taxable w.e.f. 01.06.2007

November 14, 2023 441 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata rules in favor of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, categorizing drain hole drilling in oil wells as “mining services” from June 2007, rejecting service tax claims.

Commissioner (A) lacks authority to condone appeal filing delays beyond one month

November 13, 2023 3351 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court rules Commissioner (Appeals) lacks authority to condone delays beyond one month for Service Tax Appeals. Full analysis of Vattiyoorkavu Bank vs. Commissioner of Appeals.

Cenvat Credit cannot be rejected if such order is beyond the Scope of SCN

November 13, 2023 732 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai sets aside the order rejecting Cenvat credit, stating that the assessment was based on presumption and the burden of proof was not discharged.

Service Tax on fabrication work for Indian Railways: CESTAT Directs Re-adjudication

November 12, 2023 231 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata’s ruling in the case of Commr. of CGST & Central Excise vs. Calcutta Springs Ltd. regarding service tax demand on fabrication works for Indian Railways without corroborative evidence.

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