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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


Service Tax on commission received by distributors from DTH Operators

June 26, 2019 12471 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Kumar’s Electronics Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) Once the service tax has been paid on the M.R.P no service tax needs to be paid on the commission received by the distributor because it is a part of the M.R.P. If tax is so levied, it amounts to double taxation. This view held […]

Cenvat Credit of Swachh Bharat Cess paid on input services is available

June 24, 2019 8232 Views 0 comment Print

Swachh Bharat Cess paid on input services has to be available as Cenvat Credit and the same can be discharged by utilising Cenvat Credit and assessee was therefore entitled for the refund of it.

HC condones reasonable delay in Appeal Filing due to Non-Communication of order to Trustee

June 18, 2019 1686 Views 0 comment Print

Aeren Foundation Trust Vs Commissioner of Central CGST (Bombay High Court) The record indicates that the order in the appeal was duly served at the office of the appellant on 20th July 2017. Even the appellant admits that the order in the appeal was so received by some staff member of the appellant Trust. Accordingly, […]

Cenvat credit of tax paid on demurrage charges is available

June 11, 2019 2367 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai has held that demurrage was part of handling of import and export shipments of the assessee and therefore Cenvat credit of tax paid on such demurrage charges would be available. The demurrage charges were paid by the C&F service provider on behalf of the assessee and billed to him as out of pocket expenses. The Tribunal also observed that Customs Clearance Service also qualified to be input service covered by Cenvat Rule 2(l).

Palm oil fruit is a fruit and entitled for GTA Exemption

June 7, 2019 1599 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Nava Bharat Agro Products Ltd Vs Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Hyderabad) The main issue to be adjudicated is whether palm oil fruit is a fruit entitled for the exemption of Notification No. 33/2004-ST dated 03.12.2004. Apparently, notification is silent about any definition or the classification of fruit and all […]

No Service tax on Transferrable development right: CESTAT Chandigarh

May 26, 2019 16557 Views 0 comment Print

DLF Commercial Projects Corporations Vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Chandigarh) CESTAT held that Transferrable development right is immovable property, therefore, the transfer of development rights in the case in hand is termed as immovable property in terms of Section 3 (26) of General Clauses Act, 1897 and no service tax is payable as per […]

Sub-contractor liable to pay service tax even though on entire consideration service tax is paid by main contractor

May 24, 2019 34017 Views 0 comment Print

A sub-contractor would be liable to pay Service Tax even if the main contractor has discharged Service Tax liability on the activity undertaken by the sub-contractor in pursuance of the contract

Service Tax not payable on Interest Charged as Upfront Fee

May 22, 2019 2025 Views 0 comment Print

DLF Cyber City Developers Limited Vs CST (CESTAT Chandigarh) The sole issue is to be decided by us is that the Offshore Upfront Fee paid by the respondent is an interest or a fee. We find that if it is an interest then service tax is not payable by the appellant in terms of the […]

Tax on road or bridge access service during 08.11.2016 to 01.12.2016

May 21, 2019 4269 Views 0 comment Print

The service that is provided by toll operators is that of access to a road or bridge. toll charges being merely a consideration for that service. On MoRTH/ NHAI’s instructions, for the period 8-11-2016 to 1-12-2016 this service of access to a road/bridge was continued to be provided without collection of consideration from the actual user of service.

Exemption to GTA services available for transportation of biscuits

May 20, 2019 1833 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad has held that exemption to GTA services for transportation of foodstuff will apply to biscuits as well. The Tribunal observed that the size and time of eating biscuits may change but nevertheless biscuit is a food item.

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