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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 on execution of work of awarded tenders by appointing sub-contractor

February 17, 2023 798 Views 0 comment Print

Sushee Infra Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Hyderabad) We observe that the arrangement herein is that the appellant being a service provider for services as that of site formation, mining etc. were being awarded the tenders floated by various Government departments for receiving the aforesaid activities. Apparently and admittedly in such scenario […]

Notification No. 17/09-ST is not service specific but is service provider specific

February 17, 2023 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Laviosa Trimex Industries Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Appellant is a CHA and they have issued the invoices showing the description as Custom House Agency Service Charges. Therefore, there is no dispute that the services on which the refund claim was made is indeed CHA Service. Moreover, even if any other service […]

Demand not sustainable when Service Tax is already paid prior to its levy

February 16, 2023 1821 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that, SCN under Section 73(3) of CGST Ac was issued after Service Tax amount was paid by assessee, thus, demand for tax is not sustainable

Assessee allowed to submit additional reply to SCN against non-payment of tax within prescribed period under SVLDRS

February 16, 2023 1107 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee allowed by HC to submit an additional reply to a SCN against non-payment of tax within prescribed period under  SVLDRS

HC set-aside service tax demand as non-speaking order was passed without considering exemption clauses

February 15, 2023 1863 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Keshab Purkayastha Vs  Union of India (Tripura High Court) The impugned order dated 16.11.2022 passed by the respondent No.3, apart from being illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction, is apparently perverse and fraught with patent illegality since it was conclusively decided by the respondent No.2 after consulting the relevant laws that the services rendered by […]

ICFAI entitled to Service Tax exemption on its educational programmes

February 15, 2023 1350 Views 0 comment Print

An investigation was conducted upon ICFAI and its associates all over India, which resulted into issuance of multiple show cause notices proposing the demand of service tax along with applicable cess, interest and penalty, for the period of October 2007 to September 2009.

Soil conservation & land reclamation Service by PSU to Government is exempt from service tax

February 14, 2023 1227 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that service of soil conservation and land reclamation undertaken by public sector undertaking which is provided to Government is exempt from service tax vide notification no. 25/2012.

Coaching for competitive exams is taxable service under Finance Act, 1994

February 13, 2023 2220 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad held that imparting of coaching for competitive examinations such as IIT-JEE, AIEEE etc is a taxable service in terms of Section 65(26) of Finance Act 1994.

Activity of leasing workwear is not taxable under supply of tangible goods

February 11, 2023 873 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that activity of leasing workwear (uniform) to their clients on the conditions mentioned in the agreements with their clients is not taxable under supply of tangible goods.

Claim of extra payment unsustainable in absence of any documentary evidence

February 10, 2023 657 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that claim of extra payment of tax without any documentary evidence (except arithmetical calculation) is not adjustable and unsustainable in law.

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