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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 813 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 537 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 624 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 1617 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 1035 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 1467 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 75699 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 3114 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 2220 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 2166 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Audit Detection, Non-Filing of Returns Alone Don’t Prove Tax Evasion: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside the service tax demand, holding the extended limitation period was not invocable as suppression with inte...

July 18, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Set Top Boxes Allowed as Inputs to Dish TV: CESTAT Allahabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Allahabad set aside interest demand, holding set top boxes qualified as inputs and full CENVAT credit was admissible on rec...

July 17, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Imported Dredger Allowed as Input Under Rule 2(k): CESTAT Hyderabad

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...

July 17, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Performance Bank Guarantee Invocation Quashed for Unrelated Earlier Contract Claim: Calcutta HC

Service Tax : Calcutta HC quashed invocation of a performance bank guarantee for recovery under an earlier contract and directed refund of the g...

July 17, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand on Government Works Contracts Set Aside on Limitation: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax :  CESTAT Kolkata set aside Service Tax demand, interest and penalty, holding issues in favour of the appellant on exemption or lim...

July 17, 2026 90 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 2040 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 972 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 840 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 897 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 2238 Views 0 comment Print


Cenvat credit eligible on input services used for construction of property which is further let out

August 3, 2022 3297 Views 0 comment Print

Held that we are inclined to allow the Cenvat Credit of input services for construction of immovable property, which is further let out to various customers.

CESTAT condones 1354 days delay in Appeal filing due to Mental Insanity

July 31, 2022 936 Views 0 comment Print

Rosa Impex Private Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST (CESTAT Mumbai) In acceptance of the death of Managing Director and brain haemorrhage of the present Director of the Appellant Company as legal disability due to mental insanity, etc. delay in filing the appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals) is condoned at this end by invoking the principle […]

SVLDRS declaration cannot be rejected without giving a personal hearing to Applicant

July 27, 2022 1026 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner challenged rejection of declaration filed under ‘Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme Rules, 2019’ by passing a very cryptic order without spelling out reason

Seafarer’s recruitment service provider is not an intermediary

July 25, 2022 1545 Views 0 comment Print

Seafarer’s recruitment service provider, who processes the entire selection, medical test, insurance, transportation, training etc. to the overseas client and received convertible foreign exchange, is not an intermediary.

SC on Service Tax on secondment Services of Overseas group company employees

July 20, 2022 3690 Views 1 comment Print

Explore the Supreme Courts verdict in the case of Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax, Bangalore vs Northern Operating Systems Private Limited regarding Service Tax on secondment services of overseas group company employees. Gain insights into the analysis, issues, and the court’s conclusion.

Service tax demand merely based on TDS/26AS statement is unsustainable

July 20, 2022 6915 Views 0 comment Print

Held that the demand of services tax is not sustainable on the basis of TDS /26AS statements.

Rule 6 (3) of CCR, 2004: Revenue cannot choose one of options and force it upon assessee

July 19, 2022 1416 Views 0 comment Print

Agrawal Metal Works Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) It is undisputed that the appellant has been manufacturing goods on job work basis and has been clearing them without paying duty as per the Notification No. 214/86-CE dated 25.03.1986. If the activity amounted to manufacture- which has not been […]

Service tax cannot be levied under RCM for letting out of residential property by Director to Company

July 18, 2022 1422 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that service tax cannot be levied on the company for payment of rent to the director unless such premises are used for commercial purpose.

Body corporate covered under ‘consulting engineer’ & liable to service tax

July 17, 2022 1653 Views 0 comment Print

Held that body corporate is not excluded from payment of service tax and covered within the definition of consulting engineer.

Cenvat credit of service tax paid under RCM eligible to manufacturer

July 12, 2022 2745 Views 0 comment Print

G & G Ispat (P) Limited Vs Commissioner (CESTAT Delhi) Appellant admittedly has paid the service tax chargeable from them under reverse charge mechanism, on 31.10.2015, which was reflected in the return filed for the period 2014-15, which was filed on 21.01.2016. Further, appellant has also informed this fact of tax having been deposited vide […]

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