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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


Branch in any other country, treated as ‘separate person’, Service tax not payable in India

June 29, 2022 2154 Views 0 comment Print

Held that a person carrying on a business through a branch or agency in any country shall be treated as having a business establishment in that country and such establishment situated abroad as a separate person.

Service Tax Refund cannot be denied to SEZ unit for mere non-inclusion of service in approved list

June 28, 2022 978 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of Tega Industries vs. C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) as CESTAT overturns refund denial. Analysis of Business Support Service, procedural lapses, and distinct identities.

Refund of Excess Service Tax along with Interest was allowable to Delhi And District Cricket Association

June 28, 2022 471 Views 0 comment Print

Once the statute provided for payment of interest and the stipulated conditions were fulfilled, the respondent/revenue would be obliged, in law, to pay the interest alongwith the refund. The fact that assessee submitted a communication that it will not claim interest, would not bar assessee from claiming the interest, as the law otherwise allowed for the same.

Limitation period on CENVAT Refund claim –CESTAT direct Appellant to submit relevant documents to original authority

June 28, 2022 801 Views 0 comment Print

Vestas Technology R&D Chennai Private Ltd. Vs The Commissioner of GST & CE (CESTAT Chennai) During the course of hearing learned consultant for the appellants could not produce documents to prove that the claims filed by the appellants were in time as enunciated by the larger Bench in the case of M/s. Span Infotech India […]

Service Tax on Marketing & Distribution of Cellular Mobile Telephone Services- HC directs dept to pass orders in accordance with law

June 28, 2022 519 Views 0 comment Print

P.R. Mani Air Fridge & Electronics Vs Office of the Commissioner of Central Excise (Madras High Court) Heard Mr. N. Muralikumaran, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. V. Sundareswaran, learned Senior Panel Counsel for R1. There is no appearance for R2. 2. Both learned counsel will concur on the position that identically placed petitioners […]

No Service Tax leviable on cleaning services provided to non-commercial building or premises

June 27, 2022 4869 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT set aside the Ex-parte order passed by the Revenue Department confirming the demand of Service tax along with interest and penalty on the cleaning services in respect of non-commercial building or premises.

Camp Mobilisation/Demobilisation/Establishment cannot be treated As ‘Survey & Exploration of Mineral’

June 24, 2022 477 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Chennai ruling in AP Enterprises case. Analysis of activities—camp mobilization, construction, wiring—under Survey and Exploration of Mineral services.

Taxability of Reimbursement of expenses under Service tax and GST

June 23, 2022 30645 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that, service tax is not payable on reimbursement of expenses as the nature of service should make no difference to the taxability of reimbursement.

Limitation not applicable to Service Tax refund in the nature of revenue deposit

June 23, 2022 585 Views 0 comment Print

No limitation is applicable for refund in the facts and circumstances of the present case, due to the amount lying with the Revenue having the nature of revenue deposit.

Cenvat Credit eligible on Service Tax paid on Deposit Insurance Service

June 23, 2022 1221 Views 0 comment Print

Indian Overseas Bank Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Chennai) The issue that arises for our consideration is whether the credit availed by the appellant-bank on the Service Tax paid on the basis of the premium paid to DICGC for insuring deposits is eligible for CENVAT Credit or not. The said issue […]

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