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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


Excise Demand Quashed Because Manufacturing Cannot Be Treated as Service: CESTAT Delhi

March 9, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that job work processes undertaken by the appellant amounted to manufacture. Since the activity could not simultaneously be treated as an exempted service, the Cenvat demand was set aside.

Service Tax Demand Set Aside as 15% Retention from Port Dues Was Not Commission

March 8, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that port dues collected from port users had already suffered service tax. Retention of a portion of those dues could not be subjected to tax again under another category.

Construction Service Tax Demand Quashed Because Credit Was Reversed After Audit

March 8, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that once Cenvat credit is reversed along with interest, it amounts to non-availment of credit, allowing the assessee to retain the benefit of the abatement notification.

Travel & Accommodation Expenses Not Taxable Because They Are Not Consideration for Consulting Service: CESTAT Hyderabad

March 8, 2026 435 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad held that expenses incurred for travel and stay of foreign specialists cannot be included in the taxable value since they were not charged by the service provider as consideration.

No Service Tax on Legal Services by Advocate to Law Firm Bombay HC

March 7, 2026 669 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court ruled that legal services provided by an advocate to a partnership firm of advocates are exempt under service tax notifications. The tax demand and recovery proceedings were therefore set aside.

Rajinikanth Case: Service Tax on Hotel Lease Set Aside as Hotel Buildings Excluded

March 7, 2026 6807 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that renting a building for operating a hotel falls within the statutory exclusion under Section 65(105)(zzzz) of the Finance Act, 1994. Therefore, the service tax demand on the leased hotel property was set aside.

AC Installation & HVAC Work not Pure Service if Materials Were Used & VAT Paid: CESTAT Hyderabad

March 6, 2026 360 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that installation and HVAC works involved supply of materials such as piping and wiring on which VAT was paid. Therefore, the contracts qualified as works contract service and not pure service.

Service Tax Demand Set Aside Because Authorities Relied Solely on Form 26AS Data: CESTAT Allahabad

March 5, 2026 537 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that service tax liability cannot be determined merely from Form 26AS entries without examining the nature of services. It set aside a ₹47.96 lakh demand after finding that the services were exempt road and canal construction works.

CESTAT Remits Case Because Credit Notes and CA Certificate Alone Cannot Prove No Passing of Tax Burden

March 5, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that statutory presumption of passing on duty must be rebutted with proper evidence. The refund claim must be reconsidered with supporting documents.

Refund Claim Remanded as Adequate Opportunity not given to Prove Absence of Unjust Enrichment

March 5, 2026 270 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal remanded the refund case after finding that the taxpayer should be given an opportunity to produce documents proving that the tax burden was not passed on. The adjudicating authority must reconsider the claim after examining the evidence.

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