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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 591 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 1101 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 1230 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 1020 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 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 1014 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 72438 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 2667 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 1737 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 1632 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Car Booking Cancellation Charges

Service Tax : CESTAT set aside demand of service tax on amounts received as booking cancellation charges, price difference & corporate discount,...

July 4, 2024 54 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax on foreign commission payable under RCM from 18.04.2006 

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that that service tax on commission paid to foreign commission agents is payable under reverse charge only ...

July 4, 2024 327 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Convenience fee & cancellation charges for services to Airlines under BAS

Service Tax : CESTAT quashes service tax demand against Yatra Online Pvt Ltd, ruling that convenience and cancellation fees are not connected to...

July 4, 2024 81 Views 0 comment Print

Attachment Order under Customs Act for Service Tax Recovery is invalid

Service Tax : Zest Buildtek Promotors Vs Deputy Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (Madras High Court)Issuance of attachment order under provi...

July 3, 2024 216 Views 0 comment Print

No Service tax on interest income from overdraft & cash credit facilities: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax : Read the detailed analysis of Assam Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd vs Commr. of CGST (CESTAT Kolkata) where Kolkata CESTAT ruled that n...

June 30, 2024 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 1611 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 546 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 477 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 486 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 1251 Views 0 comment Print


Reg. Issue of Invoice for online services without digital signature

December 19, 2016 2161 Views 0 comment Print

A person located in non taxable territory providing online information and database access or retrieval services to a non-assesse online recipient to issue online invoices not authenticated by means of a digital signature for a period upto 31st January 2017.

Service tax burden can be passed on by contractual agreement but revenue cannot be asked to wait for recovery of tax dues

December 17, 2016 3193 Views 0 comment Print

Whether burden of Service tax can be transferred to other party through contractual agreement? Further, whether Revenue can be asked to recover tax dues from the third party or wait till amount has been recovered from contractors?

Indirect tax assessments will not be reopened for mere increase in Sales

December 9, 2016 3046 Views 1 comment Print

An apprehension has been raised that increased turnover on account of use of digital means of payment may lead to demands for earlier period. It is hereby clarified that in indirect taxes, past assessments will not be reopened for this reason alone.

Upto Rs. 2000 Payment no Service tax on Debit/ Credit card merchant discount

December 8, 2016 18742 Views 7 comments Print

Government waives service tax charged while making payments through credit card, debit card, charge card or any other payment card; waiver limited to payments up to Rs. 2,000 in a single transaction

Recent Judgements on Arrest Under Service Tax

December 7, 2016 5554 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court come down heavily on Revenue against high handedness in arresting tax payers or their employees without proper adjudication

Amendments in provisions related to ‘Online information & database access or retrieval services’

December 6, 2016 5965 Views 1 comment Print

The online information and database access or retrieval services were exempted under Reverse charge as per Place of provision rules i.e the services provided from outside India and received in India were non-taxable (Exempt) under service tax.

Service Tax Registration for B2C OIDAR Services & related Law

December 2, 2016 5944 Views 0 comment Print

Online information and database access or retrieval (OIDAR) services provided online electronically from outside the taxable territory and received in India by Government, local authority, governmental authority or an individual for purposes other than business/profession, is taxable from 1st December 2016. OIDAR-Notifications and Circulars CBEC Notification No. 48/2016-Service Tax dt. 09-11-2016 Seeks to amend Service […]

CBEC excludes online information services from definition of telecommunication services

November 30, 2016 1435 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend Place of Provision of Services Rules, 2012 so as to exclude ‘online information and database access or retrieval services’ from the definition of ‘telecommunication services’.

Jurisdiction for online services from non-taxable territory

November 22, 2016 1996 Views 0 comment Print

Exclusive jurisdiction to LTU-Bangalore with respect to online information and database access or retrieval services provided or agreed to be provided by a person located in non-taxable territory and received by a ‘non-assesse online recipient’.

Online services – Foreign Businesses under Service Tax Net

November 15, 2016 6655 Views 2 comments Print

With effect from December 1, 2016 the taxability of Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval (‘OIDAR’) services shall undergo a complete change.

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