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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


Works contract services to Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti is exempt from service tax

December 2, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad held that demand made in respect of works contract services provide to Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti is not sustainable since the services are provided to Government Authority and the same are exempted in terms of Notification 25/2012-ST.

Karnataka HC Quashes Service Tax Orders for Failure to Consider Proper SCN Reply

December 1, 2025 915 Views 0 comment Print

The Court set aside the show cause notice, Order-in-Original, and Order-in-Appeal after holding that the assessee must be given an opportunity to file a fresh reply. The matter was remitted for reconsideration from the SCN-reply stage.

Service Tax on Rent: Co-Owners Not One Entity for Threshold Calculation

November 27, 2025 456 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court remanded the matter for adjudicating authority to compute service tax on consolidated rental income exceeding threshold limits. Co-owners are not treated as a single entity merely due to a joint account arrangement.

Service Tax Cannot Be Demanded Only for Mismatch in Income Tax-Service Tax Return

November 25, 2025 1656 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal holds that service tax cannot be demanded solely on differences between income tax and service tax returns. The ruling confirms that exemptions and disclosures must be verified through proper inquiry, and extended limitation was wrongly invoked.

Service Tax on Property Deals: HC Affirms Industrial Company Acted as ‘Real Estate Agent’ Through Quick ‘Flip’ Transactions

November 25, 2025 375 Views 0 comment Print

Court confirms that income from resale of immovable property is taxable under Finance Act 1994. Extended limitation period and penalties remain valid.

Service Tax on Non-Profit Clubs is Unconstitutional: Telangana HC

November 22, 2025 501 Views 0 comment Print

The Telangana High Court struck down clauses of the Finance Act imposing service tax on non-profit clubs, following Supreme Court and other High Court precedents.

Section 74 Cannot be used to Reassess Finalised Service Tax Liabilities: Bombay HC

November 21, 2025 726 Views 0 comment Print

The Court confirmed that the Joint Commissioner could not rectify another authority’s order under Section 74, and the petitioner must use statutory appeal mechanisms.

Service Tax Payable on Free Room Nights & Food Discounts Given Under Lease Agreement

November 20, 2025 435 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that complimentary room stays and discounts provided by a hotel lessee to the lessor formed part of the consideration for renting services. The non-monetary benefits were held taxable under Section 67.

Long-Term Lease Premium & Car Parking charges not liable to Service Tax: CESTAT Kolkata

November 19, 2025 525 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that one-time lease premium and salami for commercial units cannot be taxed as renting services because the transaction involved transfer of substantial property rights and construction service, not periodic rent. Car-parking fees were also found non-taxable under renting. The ruling provides key clarity for real estate developers on classification and abatement eligibility.

Service Tax on Club Services Unconstitutional: Telangana HC Follows SC Ruling

November 19, 2025 888 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana High Court struck down service-tax provision on club-member transactions, holding that doctrine of mutuality and Supreme Court’s Calcutta Club judgment render such levies invalid.

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