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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 1089 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 1131 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 1272 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 1029 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 984 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 1017 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 72600 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 2670 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 1749 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 1644 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Service tax exemption to Development Course by National Skill Development Corporation needs reconsideration: Karnataka HC

Service Tax : Petitioner states that mega Exemption Notification No.25/2012 as amended by notification No.13/2013 provides for exemption in case...

July 29, 2024 27 Views 0 comment Print

Services being part of mining operations are taxable only from 01.06.2007: Calcutta HC

Service Tax : Calcutta High Court held that coal cutting or mineral extraction and lifting them up to the pithead are essential integral process...

July 29, 2024 27 Views 0 comment Print

Condition for refund imposed in Finance Act unjustified as SEZ unit exempt from service tax under SEZ Act: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that SEZ unit is exempted from payment of service tax in terms of provisions of SEZ Act. Accordingly, condition ...

July 26, 2024 144 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa HC Allows to File Reply to Service Tax Demand Issued Without Opportunity

Service Tax : Orissa HC directs fresh assessment in Abhimanyu Mohanty Vs Assistant Commissioner, allowing petitioner to respond to SCN after set...

July 26, 2024 129 Views 0 comment Print

Materially False Particular in SVLDR Declaration Must Be Found Before Initiating Proceeding

Service Tax : Bombay HC quashes inquiry against M. Ramzan & Co. under SVLDRS, 2019. Court rules inquiry invalid without finding false material p...

July 25, 2024 132 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 1629 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 552 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 498 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 1269 Views 0 comment Print


Credit Balance of Ed Cess & SHE Cess-Never Ending Story!

December 1, 2015 6244 Views 0 comment Print

The announcement of the exemption to the levy of Education Cess and SHE Cess levied on Excise duty with effect from 01.03.2015 and that levied on service tax with effect from 01.06.2015 created new hopes in the minds of the assessees as regards ‘Ease of doing business’ with reduction in the compliance procedure for maintaining separate accounting records for Education Cess and SHE Cess

Service tax on Data Storage Services Provided in India and abroad by companies registered in India

November 30, 2015 4121 Views 0 comment Print

In a regime where cloud computing is gaining popularity and the servers providing the facility of data storage at remote location, it becomes pertinent to assess whether such activity constitute service or Goods for taxation purpose. Although service tax law has gone through drastic change by introduction of negative list concept w.e.f. 01/07/2012, litigation still continues on old system of service tax law.

What is Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC)? How we will deal with it?

November 28, 2015 11488 Views 1 comment Print

According to Chapter VI of Finance Act 2015 it contains provisions for levy and collection of Swachh Bharat Cess. Government has notified levy of Swachh Bharat Cess at the rate of 0.5% of the value of taxable services. Swachh Bharat Cess is not leviable on services which are fully exempt from service tax or those covered under the negative list of services. Presently new service tax rate is 14% and rate of SBC is 0.5%. New rate of service tax plus SBC would be 14.5% on all value of taxable services.

Why we Need Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) In India?

November 27, 2015 3800 Views 0 comment Print

In today’s scenario, all are discussing about Swachh Bharat Mission which was launched by Prime minister, Narendra Modi with the aim to improve the sanitation in rural and urbn areas so that the overll quality of life improves. Since its launch govt. has made substantial expenditure on the programme. With the objective to finance and Promote Swachh Bharat initiatives, the central Government has decided to impose an additional cess called the SWACHH BHARAT CESS (SBC).

Levy of service tax on Seed Testing with effect from 01.07.2012

November 26, 2015 1597 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.189/8/2015-Service Tax It has come to the notice of the Board that certain field formations have taken a view that all activities incidental to seed testing are leviable to service tax and only the activity in so far it relates to actual testing has been exempted in the Negative List.

Swachh Bharat Cess-Cleaning India or Cleaning Pockets!!

November 21, 2015 7368 Views 1 comment Print

This new levy of ‘Swachh Bharat Cess’ (SBC) has been revealed by the government by way of issuance of various service tax notifications, circular and FAQs and this new levy is to have effect from 15.11.2015. This article is an attempt to analyse the statutory provisions of this new levy, ‘SBC’.

Swachh Bharat Cess –Tax Provisions and Salient Features

November 21, 2015 6867 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 852 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 66438 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 1808 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 […]

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