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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


Extended period of limitation not available in revenue neutral situation

January 12, 2023 2274 Views 0 comment Print

Extended period of limitation under proviso to Section 73(1) of Finance Act, 1994, would not be available on the ground of revenue neutrality.

Reverse charge not applicable as supply of ISO tankers by foreign supplier amounts to deemed sale

January 10, 2023 921 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that supply of ISO Tankers on lease/rental basis by foreign suppliers to the appellant would amount to a deemed sale and accordingly reverse charge not applicable on the same under ‘supply of tangible goods for use’.

Assessee cannot be denied relief under SVLDR Scheme for non-payment due to legal impediment

January 10, 2023 2088 Views 0 comment Print

SC held that assessee cannot be denied relief under SVLDR Scheme for not making payment of dues in prescribed time limit due to inability of making payment in moratorium period.

No Service Tax liability on intermediary for sale of space/time for media agency on commission basis

January 10, 2023 1560 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that, advertising in newspapers or media agencies, where role of assessee was merely that of an intermediary in sale of space/ time for media agency on commission basis, cannot lead to an inference that assessee had rendered services as advertising agency.

Assessee eligible for refund of Amount Pre-Deposited During Investigation & Not Adjusted under SVLDRS

January 8, 2023 1833 Views 0 comment Print

B.L. Goel & Company Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Central Goods & Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) The brief facts are that the appellant is engaged in running Works Contract Services and services of construction of residential complexes during the period 2013-14 till 2017-2018 (June 2017). Show cause notice dated 23.04.2019 was issued demanding service […]

No Service Tax liability can be imposed on Builder on cancellation of booking by flat buyer

January 8, 2023 1692 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that once the buyer of a flat cancelled the booking and the consideration for service was returned, the service contract got terminated and once it is established the no service is provided, then refund of tax for such service becomes admissible.

SVLDR Scheme: No law would compel a person to do impossible – SC

January 6, 2023 2742 Views 0 comment Print

Shekhar Resorts Limited Vs Union of India (Supreme High Court) An interesting question arose before Hon’ble Supreme Court of India when the appellant had filed an application under the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 within the due date as prescribed and the application was accepted and necessary forms were issued for payment of […]

Charges of Computer-to-Computer Linkage, Commission on Public Issue not leviable to service tax

January 6, 2023 831 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that service tax is not payable by Stock Broking Company on various charges like Computer to Computer Linkage charges Commission on Public Issue and Inter Settlement charges.

Service tax not leviable on construction service to Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

January 5, 2023 1332 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that service tax not leviable on construction service provided to Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and Rajiv Awaas Yojana.

Service tax leviable on works contract service other than commercial nature rendered to Government

January 5, 2023 14433 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that works contract service other than commercial nature rendered to the Government, Local Bodies, Statutory Authorities etc. is liable to service tax.

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