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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 1614 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


Swachh Bharat Cess –Tax Provisions and Salient Features

November 21, 2015 6861 Views 0 comment Print

When Finance Act, 2015 was enacted, rate of Service Tax was enhanced from 12% to 14% and both education cesses subsumed in the enhanced rate of Service Tax. Alongwith, a new cess called Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) was legislated but its levy was deferred due to political reasons.

Workshop on Swachh Bharat Cess and Cenvat Credits

November 20, 2015 849 Views 0 comment Print

We are happy to inform that the eighth Workshop in the above series is being organised on the Theme Swachh Bharat Cess and Cenvat Credits under Excise and Service Tax and their relevance in GST on Thursday, 26 November, 2015 from 09:30 am till 01:20 pm at PHD House, New Delhi. The Workshop will be followed by lunch

Swachh Bharat Cess – Ready Reckoner

November 19, 2015 66426 Views 44 comments Print

Will SBC be leviable on exempted services and services in the negative list The Central Government vide notification No 22/2015-ST dated 6th November 2015, has notifiedthat SBC shall be applicable on all taxable services except services which are either fully exempt from service tax under any notification issued under section 93(1) of the Finance Act, 1994 or are otherwise not leviable to service tax under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994.

Whether Levy of SBC is challengeable? Yes, it seems to be

November 19, 2015 1805 Views 0 comment Print

To finance and promote Swachh Bharat initiatives, an enabling provision was incorporated in the Finance Act, 2015 (hereinafter referred as the Act) vide Chapter VI to empower the Central Government to impose a Swachh Bharat Cess (hereinafter referred as SBC) on all or any of the taxable services at a rate of 2% on the […]

Swachh Bharat Cess – CENVAT Credit against GST or Not

November 18, 2015 50098 Views 1 comment Print

Swachh Bharat Cess has been imposed on the value of all taxable services with effect from 15.11.2015 (vide Notification No. 21/2015-ST dated 06.11.2015). The said levy has been imposed by the Central Government by exercising its power under Section 119 of the Finance Act, 2015, which specifically indicates that SB Cess shall be levied and collected, as Service tax .

Swachh Bharat Cess – Not Cenvatable But Refundable

November 18, 2015 33221 Views 11 comments Print

I think the word Cess included in the name has created lot of fog in the minds of the tax payer as to whetherSwachh Bharat Cess should be applied on service tax value or on the value of services. To remove the doubts of tax payers, the CBEC came with a FAQ, a couple of days back giving clarity with good examples for all the pattern of payments.

Practical Aspects of Swachh Bharat Cess on Service Provider & Service Receiver

November 18, 2015 23215 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2015 has empowered the Central Government to impose Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) upto 2% on value of taxable service. Recently Central Government vide Notification No.21/2015-Service Tax, dated 6th November, 2015 has imposed SBC at the rate of 0.5% on all the taxable services w.e.f 15th November, 2015.

SCN cannot be issued to debtors until tax liability crystallise – HC

November 17, 2015 2020 Views 0 comment Print

The Petitioner is carrying on business of fabrication and erection of plants, structures etc. The Petitioner undertakes the projects on turn key basis as well as on work contract basis. The Petitioner has been registered as an assessee with the Service Tax Department since 2008.

Effective rate of Service tax from 15th November, 2015 is 14.50%

November 17, 2015 19296 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government has imposed a new levy in the name of Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC). (Notification No. 21/2015 – Service Tax dated 06th November,2015). Rate of SBC is 0.50% and it will be levied on the value of taxable services. Now the new rate of service tax plus SBC would be 14.50%. Kindly charge 14.50% on the invoices raised on or after 15th November, 2015.

Impact of imposition of Swachh Bharat Cess: Part 2

November 17, 2015 2886 Views 0 comment Print

This festive season, service sector has witnessed imposition of Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) in very hasty move by government. It was promised at the time of the budget that it would only be imposed on some services. Govt has gone back on its word. Further they have been left with very little time to prepare for this new tax. This owed to lack of clarity over various issues, holiday period and limited time between issuance of notification for levy and actual levy.

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