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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 1590 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 1383 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 1779 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 1113 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 1392 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 1140 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 73611 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 2769 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 1818 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 1734 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Service Tax Cannot Be Levied Solely Based on ITR Data: Bombay HC

Service Tax : Bombay High Court rules that service tax cannot be imposed solely on income tax return data. The department may issue a fresh noti...

February 11, 2025 7632 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Refund Claims Must Cite Notification & Provision: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that refund claims must clearly specify the notification and legal provision under which they are sought. P...

February 11, 2025 84 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax payable only on service component in case of retreading tyres: Karnataka HC

Service Tax : Karnataka High Court held that in case of service of retreading tyres, service tax is payable only with respect to the service com...

February 11, 2025 48 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax is not chargeable on reimbursement of expenses: SC

Service Tax : Supreme Court upholds CESTAT's decision, ruling no service tax is applicable on reimbursement of expenses, as no service element e...

February 1, 2025 1398 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax Penalty If Tax dues Paid Before SCN: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that service tax with interest paid before a show cause notice (SCN) invalidates penalties under Section 78...

February 1, 2025 186 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 1731 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 621 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 525 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 558 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 1452 Views 0 comment Print


In absence of consignment note transport services in mines cannot be said to be GTA 

October 22, 2023 939 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules transporters in mines not considered Goods Transport Agency (GTA) without consignment notes, dismissing Service Tax liability for Ramco Cements.

No Service Tax on Non-Commercial Sports Complex Construction: Kolkata HC

October 21, 2023 600 Views 0 comment Print

Kolkata High Court recently ruled that services provided during construction of a non-commercial sports complex are exempt from service tax.

Bus Advertisement by TN State Transport Not an Advertising Agency services

October 21, 2023 585 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules that hiring space for ads on TN State Transport Corporation buses doesn’t qualify as advertising agency service, setting aside service tax demand.

Service Tax Refund eligible on Terminal Handling, GTA & CHA Services: CESTAT

October 21, 2023 393 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh allows the refund of service tax on specified services, including Terminal Handling Services, in favor of Matrix Clothing Private Ltd

Parking charges collected for providing parking space is liable to service tax

October 20, 2023 1215 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad held that parking charges collected for providing parking space is liable for inclusion in the value of Management, Maintenance or Repair services and accordingly, service tax is payable on the same.

Limitation Period Doesn’t Apply when Appellant discloses All in ST-3 Return

October 19, 2023 345 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the key details of Rama Colour Prints vs. Commissioner of Service Tax case, highlighting disclosure in ST-3 returns and limitation issues.

Extended period of limitation cannot be invoked as issue involved interpretation of law

October 19, 2023 2448 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that invocation of extended period of limitation unjustified as issue was mired in litigation and interpretation of law. Further, appellant is public sector undertaking and hence there is no scope of suppression with an intention to evade tax.

Services provided by IIT, Patna and NIT, Rourkela to government, governmental/ local authorities exempt from service tax

October 19, 2023 687 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that services provided by the educational institutions IIT, Patna and NIT, Rourkela to the Government/ local authorities/ governmental authorities are eligible for exemption from service tax.

Refund under Notification No. 41/2012-S.T.: CESTAT Orders Re-adjudication

October 19, 2023 318 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai directs re-adjudication in eShakti.com’s case concerning eligibility for refund/rebate under Notification No. 41/2012-S.T. Detailed analysis and implications.

Procuring sales orders for foreign steel mills serving customers in India is Export of Services

October 19, 2023 495 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai’s ruling in Arcelor Mittal case, classifying procuring sales orders for foreign steel mills serving customers in India as an export of service, leading to the quashing of a service tax demand.

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