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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 1590 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 1383 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 1779 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 1113 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 1389 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 1140 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 73611 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 2769 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 1818 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 1734 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Service Tax Cannot Be Levied Solely Based on ITR Data: Bombay HC

Service Tax : Bombay High Court rules that service tax cannot be imposed solely on income tax return data. The department may issue a fresh noti...

February 11, 2025 7605 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Refund Claims Must Cite Notification & Provision: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that refund claims must clearly specify the notification and legal provision under which they are sought. P...

February 11, 2025 84 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax payable only on service component in case of retreading tyres: Karnataka HC

Service Tax : Karnataka High Court held that in case of service of retreading tyres, service tax is payable only with respect to the service com...

February 11, 2025 39 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax is not chargeable on reimbursement of expenses: SC

Service Tax : Supreme Court upholds CESTAT's decision, ruling no service tax is applicable on reimbursement of expenses, as no service element e...

February 1, 2025 1395 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax Penalty If Tax dues Paid Before SCN: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that service tax with interest paid before a show cause notice (SCN) invalidates penalties under Section 78...

February 1, 2025 186 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 1731 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 621 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 525 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 558 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 1452 Views 0 comment Print


Construction of Canals/Pipelines for Government Use Not Exigible to Service Tax

January 16, 2025 207 Views 0 comment Print

Construction of canals/ pipelines/ conduits to support irrigation, water supply or for sewerage disposal, when provided to the Government, could not be exigible to service tax. Once tax was not payable in law, there was no authority for the department to retain such an amount.

Mandap Keeper Services Not Taxable as Support Services: CESTAT Ahmedabad

January 11, 2025 186 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that Mandap Keeper Services by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation are non-taxable, covered under the negative list, and not support services.

Service tax leviable on service of looking after socio-economic and welfare matters of ex-serviceman

January 8, 2025 108 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that services of looking after socio-economic and welfare matters of ex-serviceman by the charitable society is leviable to service tax. Accordingly, appeal dismissed the service tax leviable on the same.

In-flight Food & Beverages supply to airlines not qualifies as ‘Outdoor Catering Services: SC

January 7, 2025 699 Views 1 comment Print

Supreme Court affirms that supplying food to airlines is a sale of goods, not outdoor catering, clarifying service tax applicability. Appeal dismissed due to delay.

Pre-Deposit via Electronic Cash Ledger for Service Tax Valid: Bombay HC

January 4, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court ruled on the validity of pre-deposits made through electronic cash ledgers under Section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994. Key legal issues resolved.

Book entry/manner of book keeping cannot lead to demand of service tax

January 1, 2025 414 Views 0 comment Print

Book entry/manner of book keeping cannot lead to demand of service tax; (ii) recoupment/booking of costs between two divisions of the same company cannot amount to provision of service as there is no service provider and no service receiver;

Cenvat Rule 7 amended WEF 01.04.2016 making pro tata distinction mandatory

January 1, 2025 123 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai dismisses the Department’s appeal, allowing Oerlikon to claim CENVAT credit at Pune. The ruling emphasizes revenue neutrality and pre-2016 Rule 7 provisions.

Bombay HC Directs SVLDRS-4 Issuance Despite Payment Delay

January 1, 2025 144 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC directs SVLDRS-4 issuance to Cradle Runways Pvt. Ltd. despite a one-day payment delay under the SVLDR Scheme, citing technical reasons and procedural fairness.

Referral services to foreign universities amounts to “export of service’

January 1, 2025 525 Views 0 comment Print

Enbee Education Centre Private Limited Vs Commissioner of C.E. & S.T.-Vadodara-I (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The services provided amount to “export of service” under Rule 2 read with Rule 3(2) of the Place of Provision of Service Rules We share the recent order passed by the Hon’ble CESTAT Ahmedabad. The appellant is providing services to foreign universities. […]

Service Tax Demand under Section 73: Normal Period Rule, Extended Period Exception

January 1, 2025 636 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai rules extended limitation cannot apply for service tax demand on sub-contractors due to conflicting decisions, emphasizing procedural norms.

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