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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 813 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 537 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 624 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 1617 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 1035 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 1467 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 75699 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 3114 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 2220 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 2166 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Audit Detection, Non-Filing of Returns Alone Don’t Prove Tax Evasion: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside the service tax demand, holding the extended limitation period was not invocable as suppression with inte...

July 18, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Set Top Boxes Allowed as Inputs to Dish TV: CESTAT Allahabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Allahabad set aside interest demand, holding set top boxes qualified as inputs and full CENVAT credit was admissible on rec...

July 17, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Imported Dredger Allowed as Input Under Rule 2(k): CESTAT Hyderabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Hyderabad allowed CENVAT credit on an imported dredger as input under Rule 2(k), set aside the credit demand and disposed o...

July 17, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Performance Bank Guarantee Invocation Quashed for Unrelated Earlier Contract Claim: Calcutta HC

Service Tax : Calcutta HC quashed invocation of a performance bank guarantee for recovery under an earlier contract and directed refund of the g...

July 17, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand on Government Works Contracts Set Aside on Limitation: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax :  CESTAT Kolkata set aside Service Tax demand, interest and penalty, holding issues in favour of the appellant on exemption or lim...

July 17, 2026 90 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 2040 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 972 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 840 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 897 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 2238 Views 0 comment Print


Ocean Freight/ Sea Transportation service not liable to service tax

April 18, 2023 3054 Views 0 comment Print

Ocean Freight/ Sea Transportation service is liable to service tax or otherwise is decided by Gujarat High Court in case of SAL Steel Limited

Central Excise Act One year limitation not applies to Service Tax paid under Protest

April 18, 2023 1446 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that under Section 11B(1) of Central Excise Act, 1944, the period of one year will not apply if assessee paid duty under protest.

Non-classification of service under Works Contract for not producing evidence of VAT payment- CESTAT remand matter back to AA

April 18, 2023 786 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT find that Adjudicating Authority has denied classification of service under Works Contract solely on the basis that appellant have not produced any evidence to show that the appellant have been paying VAT/ Sales Tax on the execution of contract.

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

April 18, 2023 1713 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 2427 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 1086 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 2010 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 2466 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 1131 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 477 Views 0 comment Print

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

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