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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


SCN after retrospective amendment is not sustainable

December 4, 2014 1355 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, demand of Service tax is raised against PSL Ltd. (the Appellant) as recipient of Goods Transport Agency (GTA) services for the period from November 16, 1997 to June 2, 1998, by issuing a Show Cause Notice dated July 31, 2007 i.e. after retrospective amendment

Input Service credit on Inputs lost during manufacturing

December 4, 2014 820 Views 0 comment Print

Inputs lost during manufacturing does not amount to receipt of Inputs in short quantity and accordingly whatever tax has been paid by Assessee on Inward Transportation service is entitled for Input Service credit

Time Limit for Adjudication in Service Tax

December 4, 2014 28810 Views 0 comment Print

Prior to Finance Act, 2014, Service Tax law does not provide for any provision which stipulates the time period within which adjudicating authority is bound to complete the adjudicating process and issue the demand order or adjudication order. The experience suggests that the officers take years together to complete the adjudication or even to issue orders after personal hearings are over

Check List for passing on upfront service tax exemption to SEZ Unit/Developer/Co-Developer

November 30, 2014 33801 Views 2 comments Print

Effective from 01.07.2013 in terms of service tax notification no 12/2013-ST, All SEZ Unit/ Developers/ Co-developers have to provide Form A2 authorisation from service tax authority for availing the upfront service tax exemption otherwise first pay service tax and claim refund of it from the Govt.

Can SEZ unit claim exemption from CVD when cleared to DTA based on an Exemption Notification

November 28, 2014 2321 Views 0 comment Print

Can SEZ unit claim exemption from CVD when cleared to DTA based on an Exemption Notification issued under Section 5A of CEA’1944 although when there is specific bar under Section 5A for SEZ units?

Dept. cannot adjust unconfirmed demand against refund payable to assessee

November 27, 2014 5860 Views 0 comment Print

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (the Appellant) filed refund claim of Rs. 11,79,720/- for the excess amount paid. The Appellant was issued a Show Cause Notice dated January 17, 2007 (SCN) to show cause as to why their refund claim of Rs. 11,79,720/- should not be rejected.

Service tax not leviable on discounts/ incentives as these are not consideration for any service rendered

November 27, 2014 21689 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Service tax levy is sustainable in respect of discounts/incentives received by the Advertising agency from the print/broadcast media in respect of advertisements placed by the said agencies on behalf of customers

Service tax paid but considered as not payable is to be treated as deposit & should be refunded

November 27, 2014 916 Views 0 comment Print

Roshan R Jaiswal (the Appellant) is a distributor for BSNL Prepaid Cellular services etc., and was registered with Service Tax Department under the category of ‘Franchise service’. Pursuant to issue of Show Cause Notice dated October 16, 2008, which was adjudicated vide Order-in-Original

Taxes paid on or after Match 1, 2013 would be eligible for VCES even if paid before May 10, 2013

November 21, 2014 1658 Views 0 comment Print

Sadguru Construction Co. (the Petitioner)is a partnership firm engaged in the business of construction. On March 8, 2013, preventive officers of the Service Tax Department conducted inquiry at the premises of the Petitioner regarding unpaid Service tax dues.

Mere rectification of defects in vehicles not taxable under Technical Inspection & Certification services

November 21, 2014 1517 Views 0 comment Print

Antony Garages Pvt. Ltd. (the Assessee) was engaged in manufacturing of body building of buses, trucks etc. and also undertook repair, maintenance and servicing of commercial vehicles. Tata Motors Ltd. (TML) sent vehicles, after manufacturing, to the Assessee under a works order

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