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Service Tax : The Bombay High Court ruled that legal services provided by an advocate to a partnership firm of advocates are exempt under servic...
Service Tax : The Court held that booking speakers for an event does not amount to event management. Participation or facilitation alone cannot ...
Service Tax : Supreme Court reaffirms Service Tax applicability on export cargo handling services by Airports Authority of India under Airport S...
Service Tax : Under India’s earlier service tax regime, legal services initially enjoyed complete exemption from taxation. This position chang...
Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...
Service Tax : [Screening, Diagnosis & Management of Mucormycosis (black fungus)] Mucormycosis – if uncared for – may turn fatal ...
Service Tax : Chartered Accountants Association, Jalandhar has made a representation to FM regarding Misuse of Official Position by making rovin...
Service Tax : Officers of CGST Delhi North Commissionerate have arrested one Director of a Company for evasion of Service Tax. The Company had...
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...
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...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside the service tax demand, holding the extended limitation period was not invocable as suppression with inte...
Service Tax : CESTAT Allahabad set aside interest demand, holding set top boxes qualified as inputs and full CENVAT credit was admissible on rec...
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...
Service Tax : Calcutta HC quashed invocation of a performance bank guarantee for recovery under an earlier contract and directed refund of the g...
Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata set aside Service Tax demand, interest and penalty, holding issues in favour of the appellant on exemption or lim...
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...
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-...
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...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Subhash Earthmovers vide Order No. 05/2023-Ser...
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...
Bijal Dhimankumar Vyas Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) The Designated committee (DC) did not consider the amount of pre-deposit made during investigation. The High Court held that the CESTAT had granted stay to the Petitioner on the basis of payment of pre-deposit. Thus, this deposit is not in dispute. The rejection was set […]
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that as per the development agreement it is clear that activity of the appellant is of project developer and not as real estate agent and hence service tax not leviable.
CESTAT held harvesting and transportation charges deducted were not to be considered as charges for independent supply. Hence, not liable for service tax.
Impugned show cause notices are void and bad-in-law in view of non-adjudication after a lapse of nearly 10 years from the date of issuance of first show cause notice.
Calcutta High Court held that the rates of tax as increased would be prospective and shall not affect the pending contracts and therefore would be entitled to the compounded rate of tax at 2% for the relevant period.
CESTAT Delhi held that appellant is not involved in the arrangement/ facilitation of the supply of service and hence the appellant is not intermediary. The service provided by the appellant qualify for export and accordingly refund admissible under rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004
CESTAT Mumbai held that notification no. 27/2012/CE (NT) dated 18th June 2012 for operationalizing of rule 5 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 include debiting of the claim amount before submission of application for the same. Refund rejected for failure to furnish proof of the availability of credit till the date of write off.
CESTAT Mumbai held that order passed without considering evidence relating to availment of depreciation under the Income Tax Act is liable to be quashed.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that expenses charged to the farmers towards harvesting and transportation of sugarcane is not chargeable to service tax under Manpower Recruitment and Supply Agency Services.
According to a practice that was generally prevalent, there was non-levy of service tax, on light-dues collected by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships under the Lighthouse Act, 1927 (17 of 1927) and this service was liable to service tax, during the said period, which was not being paid as per the said practice.
