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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 73629 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 63 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 120 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 162 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 8316 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


Department cannot freeze Bank account of assessee if Appeal has been filed with mandatory pre deposit

July 11, 2021 23124 Views 0 comment Print

When Appeal is filed with pre deposit, then the department cannot initiate recovery proceedings and cannot attach bank account of the assessee in view of Circular No 984/08/2014-CX dated 16th September, 2014

When no service has been rendered, service tax cannot be levied

July 9, 2021 3906 Views 0 comment Print

Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Delhi) Amount received by the appellant in terms of Machine Availability clause, from the service provider with reference to maintenance of WTG due to shortcoming in said service is merely an amount to safeguard the loss of appellant. The said amount cannot be called as consideration […]

Retrospective exemption & refund of service tax – Tax paid utilising Cenvat credit also refundable

July 5, 2021 4017 Views 0 comment Print

Shanti Construction Co Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Retrospective exemption & refund of service tax – Tax paid utilising Cenvat credit also refundable We find that as per the facts before us there is no dispute that the tender was opened on 28.01.2015 and the appellant was declared successful bidder thereafter no separate contract/ […]

CESTAT directs original authority to decide refund claim after considering submission of Appellant

July 4, 2021 417 Views 0 comment Print

EYGBS (India) LLP Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Banglore) CESTAT find that the impugned order has rejected the refund claims on the grounds that the appellant has violated the condition at para 3(III)(a), 3(III)(d) and Rule 5 of SEZ Notification No.12/2013-ST dt. 01/07/2013. Further, I find that the appellant has SEZ units as well […]

HC cannot interfere when Settlement Commission remanded matter back to Adjudicating Authority

July 3, 2021 2187 Views 0 comment Print

When the Commission itself categorically made a finding that it was not possible to settle the matter and documents and evidences were to be examined by the Adjudicating Authority, then there was no much scope for the High Court to interfere with the orders passed and by sending the matter back to the Adjudicating Authority, assessee would also get an opportunity to produce all the documents and evidences to establish his case. Thus, sssessee had not established any acceptable reasons for the purpose of interfering with the order passed by the Settlement Commission.

No Pre-show cause notice consultation when Assessee not complies with Summons

June 30, 2021 1785 Views 0 comment Print

Novel Security Services Vs Additional Director (Karnataka High Court) In the present case, it is seen that every attempt made by the respondent to secure information/document from the appeal were stonewalled by the appellant. Though the show cause notice issued by the respondent which was impugned before the learned Single Judge was not preventive in […]

Limitation when assessee cannot file more than one refund claim for each quarter

June 29, 2021 588 Views 0 comment Print

SA Impex Vs Commissioner of Central Goods & Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) When the provisions require that only one claim has to be filed for each quarter, definitely, an assessee has to file one claim only at the end of the quarter. Thus, the limitation cannot be counted from the day of LEO or the […]

Service Tax Refund | Date of reversal should be considered as date of payment | Cancellation of Flat Booking

June 25, 2021 2331 Views 0 comment Print

Ramesh Kumar Agarwal Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Central GST (CESTAT Delhi) Coming to the plea of issue being barred by time, I hold that no doubt the service tax was deposited by the appellant on 4th October, 2016 and 24 October, 2016 and the refund claim has been filed on 7th May, 2018 […]

Service Tax paid under mistake of law has to be refunded

June 23, 2021 3660 Views 0 comment Print

Nilkamal Limited Vs Commissioner of G.S.T. and Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) The Revenue having collected per force the Service Tax along with interest, the appellant is pushed into a situation where its refund claim is denied and even the credit of Service Tax so paid is also not allowed to be availed, with the introduction […]

Admissibility of credit has to be considered at the time of receipt of input service

June 18, 2021 2232 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Shanti Construction Co vs. C.C.E. & S.T.-Rajkot case with CESTAT Ahmedabad. Delve into the nuances of service tax, Cenvat credit, and retrospective exemptions.

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