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Latest Articles


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


Service Provider & Receiver must act in harmony for filling Refund claim of Service tax paid on non-taxable Service

May 1, 2015 1944 Views 0 comment Print

Facts of the case are that, Srinivasa Enterprises (‘the Petitioner’ or ‘the Assessee’) rented out its property to State VAT Department and collected Service tax thereon and paid same to Service Tax Department. Later on, the Assessee and State VAT Department came to know that renting of immovable property to State Government (VAT Department) was not taxable.

No Mandatory Pre-deposit for filing Appeal before CESTAT for any case instituted prior to August 6, 2014

May 1, 2015 1779 Views 0 comment Print

No Mandatory Pre-deposit for pursuing the Appellate remedy before the CESTAT as right of appeal for any case instituted prior to August 6, 2014 and such case is governed by the law prevailing at the date of institution of the suit or proceeding

No Recovery of Service tax under Section 87 of the Finance Act without issuance of SCN under Section 73 thereof

May 1, 2015 9944 Views 0 comment Print

A raid under Section 82 of the Finance Act was carried out in the premises of the Exman Security Services Pvt. Ltd. (the Petitioner) on March 25, 2014. Statement under Section 14 of the Excise Act was recorded of the Managing Director of the Petitioner wherein it was submitted that Service tax liability of the Petitioner exist but amount calculation will be provided later.

File Service Tax registration amendment before 31/05/2015

May 1, 2015 4151 Views 0 comment Print

All Service Tax registrants, except Government Departments, not having PAN based registration number shall file an amendment and obtain a PAN based registration on or before 31/05/2015. (refer Order no.1/2015-Service Tax dated 28/02/2015). E-mail and mobile number mandatory: The applicant shall quote the email address and mobile number in the requisite column of the application […]

Mere Remanding back the case by Tribunal without going into Merits not sufficient

April 30, 2015 1167 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of M/s.Thirumurugan Enterprises Vs The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, the Hon’ble Madras High Court held that remanding back the case by Tribunal, without going into merits and asking the adjudicating authority to re-adjudicate the matter will not suffice.

Service Tax Exemption to Bima, Jan Dhan Yojna and to Atal Pension Yojana

April 30, 2015 12548 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Exemption been extended vide Notification No. 12/2015-ST, Dated: April 30, 2015 to Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yogana and to Services by way of collection of contribution under Atal Pension Yojana (APY).

Service Tax Abatement Rate Chart from 01.04.2015

April 23, 2015 903624 Views 92 comments Print

CA Sandeep Kanoi Abatement in Service Tax was First Introduced Vide Principal Notification No. 26/2012-Service Tax, dated 20th June 2012 and subsequently been amended vide Notification No. 2/2013 – Service Tax, dated the 1st March, 2013, Notification No. 9/2013 – Service Tax, Dated: May 8, 2013, Notification No. 08/2014 – Service Tax Dated-11th July, 2014 […]

Reverse and Partial Reverse Mechanism Chart from 01.04.2015

April 22, 2015 341439 Views 48 comments Print

Reverse and Partial Reverse Mechanism Chart with effect from 01.04.2015 and The extent of service tax payable thereon by the person who provides the service and any other person liable for paying service tax for the taxable services

Service Tax Exemptions Withdrawn From 1st April, 2015

April 16, 2015 34743 Views 8 comments Print

(a) Withdrawal of certain exemptions under Notification No. 25/2012-ST. (i) Construction services provided to Government etc (Entry No. 12)- Clauses (a), (c) and (f) shall stand omitted. Construction, repair etc of the following services provided to the Government, a local authority, or a governmental authority are now taxable:

Cenvat credit on civil construction services for factory shed

April 15, 2015 22946 Views 0 comment Print

Cenvat credit allowed on civil construction services for construction of factory shed, which is falling under setting up of factory premises- Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi III, Gurgaon Vs. KML Molding [2015-VIL-171-CESTAT-DEL-CE]

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