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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


Appeal lies to Supreme Court when issues of determining taxability or valuation are involved

October 6, 2025 906 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that in terms of section 35L of the Central Excise Act, 1944 when issues of determining taxability or valuation are involved, the appeal would lie to the Supreme Court. Accordingly, appeals are disposed of.

Service Tax on Referral Services Not Payable for Export of Services

October 4, 2025 873 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh exempts Sunrise Immigration from service tax on referral services, ruling they qualify as export of service and the appellant is not an intermediary.

Demand based on comparison of VAT returns and Services Tax returns is invalid

October 3, 2025 741 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that VAT Act and the Finance Act are disparate in character as far as levy and collection of tax is concerned. Thus, demand based on comparison of returns filed under VAT Act and Finance Act is erroneous. Accordingly, appeal of department dismissed.

SC Upholds Service Tax on Export Cargo Handling by Airports Authority

September 28, 2025 648 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court of India upheld the levy of service tax on the Airports Authority of India’s cargo handling services, dismissing the argument that export cargo was exempt.

Pre-SCN Consultation Mandatory for Service Tax Demands Over Rs. 50 Lakhs: Bombay HC

September 27, 2025 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC set aside high-value SCNs issued without prior consultation. Upholding binding CBIC Circulars, Court ruled that pre-consultation is mandatory for tax demands exceeding ₹50 lakhs, citing SC precedents.

CENVAT to be reversed as per rule 6(3) of CCR for common input services used for taxable and exempt service

September 17, 2025 717 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that in case common input services are used for providing both taxable and exempted services, proportionate amount of CENVAT credit must be reversed as per rule 6(3) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. Accordingly, demand confirmed to that extent.

Salary paid to directors is outside scope of service tax hence demand not sustained

September 17, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that any salary paid to the Directors of the Company for the service rendered by him as an employee of the company, is outside the scope of service. Accordingly, demand of service tax is not sustainable.

No Service Tax on Income Declared Under Income Tax Survey: CESTAT Delhi

September 16, 2025 783 Views 0 comment Print

The CESTAT ruled that a service tax demand cannot be based solely on income declared during an income tax survey without corroborating evidence of taxable services.

HC Remands Service Tax Order, Confirms Dropped Demands Cannot Be Reopened

September 15, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC has directed Ahlcons India Pvt. Ltd. to file an appeal with CESTAT, limiting pre-deposit amount and raising questions about re-confirming previously dropped demands.

Karnataka HC Remands Service Tax Demands Based on CBDT Data for Re-adjudication

September 15, 2025 879 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court set aside orders confirming service tax demands based on CBDT data and relegated cases back to authorities for fresh consideration.

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