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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


CAG report on Non Compliance with Service Tax Rules and Regulations

July 22, 2014 4017 Views 0 comment Print

Executive summary of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013 Union Government, Department of Revenue, (Indirect Taxes – Service Tax), Report No. 6 of 2014 The Audit Report for the year ended March 2013 has been prepared for submission to the President of India under Article […]

Budget 2014 – Impact of Pre-Deposit for Appeal and Increase of Interest Rate on delayed service tax payment

July 18, 2014 2058 Views 0 comment Print

Jagdishkumar Gor 1.  Pre-deposit Made Mandatory in Appeal Procedures for Central excise, Customs & Service Tax. Significant amendment to Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and Section 129E & 129B of the Customs Act, 1962 and proposed Mandatory (1) 7.5% pre-deposit of duty demanded or penalty imposed or both for filing appeal before […]

Revised Rate of Interest in Service Tax

July 18, 2014 416418 Views 4 comments Print

Revised Rate of Interest w.e.f. 1.10.2014-Vide Notification No 12/2014-ST dated 11.7.2014, rate of interest to be charged on delayed payment of service tax has been enhanced w.e.f. 1.10.2014, based on period of delay. Thus, longer the delay period , higher would be the rate of interest payable. Accordingly, the rate of interest shall be as under :

Proposed Effects of Finance Bill, 2014 On Service Tax

July 18, 2014 6413 Views 0 comment Print

Over the last decade the service tax collections have shown tremendous growth, thus it is becoming more important to the Government Exchequer. After the introduction of Negative List based Service Tax regime, to broaden the tax base of service tax, only option available is to snip the negative list and the exemptions. Thus, the following new services have been brought into service tax net:

Further Amendment in Exemption from Service Tax/Refund of Tax Paid by SEZ –Developers/Units after Final Budget 2014-15

July 17, 2014 15224 Views 0 comment Print

Before discussing Notification No. 7/2014 –Service Tax dated 11-07-2014 came in response to Budget Speech of Shri Arun Jaitley, finance minster under Prime minister ship of   Shri Narendra Modiiji. I would like to bring to your attention previous position for exemption from Service Tax/Refund of tax paid by Special Economic Zones – Developers/Units. Central Board […]

Download Free e-book on Service Tax Updated till 15th July 2014

July 16, 2014 33743 Views 0 comment Print

Please find attached 9th Edition of the Book on Service Tax (incorporating changes upto 15th July 2014). The book contains: – Articles on Budget 2014 changes (refer Chapter 20) – Amended legal provisions aongwith recent judicial precedences – Forewords by Shri V K Garg (Ex-Joint Secretary, TRU)

Extending Advance Ruling to Resident Private Limited Companies

July 15, 2014 3232 Views 0 comment Print

As per provisions relating to Advance Rulings contained in section 23C of the chapter III A of central Excise Act, 1944, and similar provisions contained in Section 96A of the Finance Act, an applicant desirous of obtaining an advance ruling may make an application in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, stating the question on which the advance ruling is sought.

A Close Watch On Service Tax Defaulters

July 15, 2014 2913 Views 0 comment Print

The Government has enhanced the rate of interest to be charged on delayed payment of Service tax under Section 75 of Finance Act, 1994. This increase in the rate is based on period of delay rather a single increased rate for any period of delay.

Budget 2014 – Service Tax Amndments- Brief synopsis

July 14, 2014 11812 Views 0 comment Print

The government has proposed to levy Service Tax on Radio-taxis/cabs whether or not air-conditioned. Earlier the same was exempted from the purview of Service Tax as it was covered under the Negative list [Section 66D (o)].

Service Tax Exemption For Environmental Cause

July 14, 2014 4578 Views 2 comments Print

Biomedical waste is waste that is either putrescible or potentially infectious. Biomedical waste may also include waste associated with the generation of biomedical waste that visually appears to be of medical or laboratory origin (e.g., packaging, unused bandages, infusion kits, etc.), as well research laboratory waste containing biomolecules or organisms that are restricted from environmental release.

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