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No Service Tax payable on freight margin recovered from customer in case of outbound shipments

Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...

May 30, 2024 1602 Views 0 comment Print

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 1392 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 1800 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 1116 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 1395 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 1140 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 73626 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 2769 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 1821 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 1734 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


KLE Society’s Services to University of Sains Malaysia Qualify as ‘Export of Services’

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore rules KLE Society's services to Malaysian university qualify as export of services, overturning a substantial ser...

February 21, 2025 48 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax not leviable on distributor of lottery tickets: SC

Service Tax : Supreme Court held that activity of lottery distributor doesn’t constitute a service and hence imposition of service tax on dist...

February 21, 2025 99 Views 0 comment Print

Quashing of SCN on One Demand Doesn’t Restrict Adjudication on Other Demands: Delhi HC

Service Tax : The Respondent was engaged in the business of fabrication and fixing of aluminium utensils. Respondent had availed CENVAT credit o...

February 20, 2025 51 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC quashes duplicate service tax demand for same period

Service Tax : The Calcutta High Court quashes a duplicate service tax demand for the same period in Arjun Chettri vs Union of India & Ors, order...

February 17, 2025 159 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Cannot Be Levied Solely Based on ITR Data: Bombay HC

Service Tax : Bombay High Court rules that service tax cannot be imposed solely on income tax return data. The department may issue a fresh noti...

February 11, 2025 8304 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 1731 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 624 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 525 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 558 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 1452 Views 0 comment Print


Service tax excess paid and which could not be adjusted owing to transition to GST is refundable to assessee and limitation cannot be cited for denial

August 10, 2021 981 Views 0 comment Print

Manoj Vijay Vs Commissioner Central Goods And Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) Since post July 01, 2017, the applicability of Rule 6 (4A) of Central Excise Rules was no more available to the appellant, the excess amount already got deposited by the appellant at the time when Service Tax liability for the said quarter had not […]

Giving of loans by Banks to Borrowers is not a service

August 9, 2021 2598 Views 0 comment Print

State Bank of Patiala Vs Commissioner, Central Excise and Central Goods and Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) Appellant urges that the show cause notice is misconceived, as prima facie giving of loans is not an output service, rather money in real terms somewhat akin to goods, goes out of the bank when the loan is advanced. […]

Mere Delay in debiting CENVAT A/c will not defeat substantial right of refund

August 8, 2021 894 Views 0 comment Print

Thorogood Associates India Private Limited Vs Commissioner Of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) In present case, the appellant has complied with the conditions prescribed under para 2(h) of the Notification No.27/2012 and debited the CENVAT account on 31.3.2018 though there was some delay in debiting the CENVAT account but the delay in debiting the CENVAT account […]

LLPs not liable to pay service tax under RCM

August 6, 2021 4842 Views 0 comment Print

The Appellant contended that, being an LLP is not covered in definition of ‘body corporate’ and hence not liable to pay service tax under reverse charge mechanism (RCM), as applicable to a body corporate in terms of Notification No. 30/2012-ST dated June, 2012.

Service tax refund cannot be denied on Legal Export of goods although procured through illegal means

August 4, 2021 1236 Views 0 comment Print

V.V. Minerals [100% EOU] Vs Commissioner of GST & CE (CESTAT Chennai) Unless there Is any provision to the contrary, the charging sections of the tax laws apply to illegal acts as they apply to legal acts and therefore tax is leviable notwithstanding that action for the illegal actions may be taken under some other […]

Period of Limitation increased to 18 Months w.e.f. 28.05.2012

August 4, 2021 3537 Views 0 comment Print

Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti Baran Vs Commissioner, CGST & Central Excise Division (CESTAT Delhi) There is no dispute that the relevant date in the present case is 25.11.2012. Prior to this date on 28.05.2012, section 73(1) of the Finance Act was amended and it was provided that the Central Excise Officer could issue a notice […]

SC quashes Service Tax Demand on G. D. Goenka World Institute

August 3, 2021 2265 Views 0 comment Print

G. D. Goenka World Institute Vs Union of India (Supreme Court of India) This appeal takes exception to the judgment and orders dated 06.12.2018 passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Tribunal at Chandigarh vide Interim Order No. IO/60/2018 [DB] in Appeal bearing Diary No. 602532016, whereby the prayer to excuse the appellant from […]

Refund cannot be rejected on flimsy grounds

July 29, 2021 1674 Views 0 comment Print

Nupur Viniyog Private Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & CX (CESTAT Kolkata) M/s. Nupur Viniyog Private Limited (Appellant) filed refund of Service Tax paid on the taxable specified services for export of goods made under Bills of Export. Order-in-Original (OIO)- Sanctioned refund. Being aggrieved, Department filed appeal before Commissioner (Appeals). Order-in-Appeal (OIA)– Allowed Department’s appeal […]

LLP not required to pay service tax under reverse charge mechanism

July 28, 2021 3333 Views 0 comment Print

SRL Advisors LLP Vs Commissioner of Central Tax Delhi (CESTAT Delhi) Rule 2(bc) of Service Tax Rules, refers to the meaning of ‘body corporate’ in Section 2(7) of the Companies Act, wherein any other body corporate which includes a LLP is specifically excluded from the definition of body corporate. Thus I hold that the appellant […]

One-to-one correlation between output & input service not required for claiming refund

July 28, 2021 4287 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that, there is no need to establish one-to-one correlation between output service exported and input service used in such services.

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