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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


Tribunal directs Reconsideration of Service Tax on Construction Services Completed Before 2010

September 5, 2025 339 Views 0 comment Print

The CESTAT Mumbai has remanded a service tax dispute back to the original authority for a new adjudication. The case centers on whether tax liability is determined by the date a service is completed or the date payment is received.

Service Tax under RCM Not Payable on Services for Business Winding-Up: CESTAT Mumbai

September 5, 2025 573 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai ruled Lehman Brothers India not liable for service tax on winding-up services, setting aside refund rejection and allowing appeals.

SC Transfers Service Tax on Royalty & DMFT Cases to Avoid Conflicting HC Rulings

September 4, 2025 1209 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court has transferred multiple high court petitions regarding the levy of service tax on royalty payments, consolidating them for a unified hearing with a pending case.

Affiliation Fees – No Service Tax Can Be Demanded: CESTAT Delhi

August 29, 2025 951 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and penalties quashed.

Delay in Filing Service Tax Appeal No Bar, Matter Remanded with 25% Pre-Deposit

August 27, 2025 729 Views 0 comment Print

Court held writ petition maintainable despite appeal delay. Impugned service tax order treated as addendum to SCN. Fresh order to be passed if assessee deposits 25% of disputed tax within 30 days.

How to Claim TDS Refund for Google Ads in India

August 23, 2025 4899 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the process of deducting and claiming TDS on Google Ads payments in India. Understand key rules, deadlines, and the steps to get ad credits.

Service tax not leviable when transaction is of trading in land: Delhi HC

August 23, 2025 639 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that when the transaction is one of trading in land and no specific remuneration is fixed in the deal for acquisition of land, the same would not be liable to service tax. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Gauhati HC Allows Condonation of 265-Day Delay in Service Tax Appeal

August 18, 2025 540 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati High Court condoned a 265-day delay in a GST appeal filed by the Principal Commissioner against Numal Saikia, citing reasons presented in the application.

Delhi HC Waives Pre-Deposit in Service Tax Appeal, Citing ₹5.36 Crore Already Paid

August 10, 2025 609 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court allows MCM Construction to proceed with service tax appeal by waiving balance pre-deposit, citing substantial prior payments and judicial precedents.

Calcutta HC Dismisses Service Tax Writ for Petitioner’s Failure to Update Address

August 10, 2025 300 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition against a service tax order, ruling that the taxpayer was not entitled to relief after failing to notify authorities of an address change.

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