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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 816 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 537 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 624 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 1617 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 1035 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 1467 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 75702 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 3114 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 2220 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 2169 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Extended Limitation Can’t Be Invoked for Bona Fide Service Tax Dispute: Chhattisgarh HC

Service Tax : Chhattisgarh HC upheld CESTATs order restricting service tax demand to the normal period under Section 73(1), finding the dispute ...

July 19, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Meeting Fees to Whole-Time Directors: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi allowed the appeal and held that meeting fees paid to whole-time directors are not liable to service tax under the Re...

July 19, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Proportionate CENVAT Credit Reversal Required for Own Investment Activity: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi upheld reversal of proportionate CENVAT credit on common input services used for taxable services and investment in s...

July 19, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Revenue Appeals Below ₹60 Lakh Monetary Limit Dismissed: CESTAT Mumbai

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai dismissed Revenue's service tax appeals as the disputed amounts in each appeal were below the ₹60 lakh monetary li...

July 19, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit refund Allowed on Investment Advisory Service Export: CESTAT Mumbai

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai restored refund of unutilized CENVAT credit, holding investment advisory services provided to an overseas entity qua...

July 19, 2026 54 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 2040 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 981 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 843 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 897 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 2238 Views 0 comment Print


Departmental Interaction/Professional Interaction with Service Tax Officers

August 5, 2013 1397 Views 0 comment Print

Though the law and procedures under both service tax and central excise are made user friendly, assessee are still finding difficulties in interaction with the department officials. This may be because of lack of awareness of related law or the psychological image about the department. Sometime because of the fear in the minds of assessee about the probable disputes

VCES – History, Need, Practical Problems, Clarifications / Issues Given By ICAI

August 5, 2013 3572 Views 0 comment Print

1. HISTORY OF VARIOUS OTHER SCHEMES Under Direct & Indirect Taxes The problem of black money corroding the economy of the country is not a new or recent problem. It has been there almost since the Second World War and it has been continuously engaging the attention of the Government. The Government has adopted various […]

Procedure for availing the VCES scheme

August 3, 2013 8104 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 provides the service tax defaulters  with a golden opportunity to pay all  ‘tax dues’ from the period 01.10.2007 to 31.12.2012 without interest, penalty and other legal proceedings including prosecution.  For which such Assessees can Apply on or before 31.12.2013 in the prescribed format. Procedure for availing the VCES […]

CHA and C&F Services Rendered At Port Are Eligible Inputs To Exporter?

August 3, 2013 6230 Views 0 comment Print

Time and again a question arises as to whether input service includes services rendered for outward transportation up to place of removal, and the answer is positive. It was held in the case of Commissioner of Central Excise, Vadodara Vs Inox India Ltd., (CESTAT-Ahmedabad 2013, 35 taxmann.com 94) that the exporter respondent is eligible to avail cenvat credit on the service tax paid on CHA and C&F Agent services

New user-friendly features, Tips to File & Due Date for Oct 12 – Mar 13 ST-3 Return

August 2, 2013 2664 Views 0 comment Print

Previously, the assessees were able to view the filed returns using the option, ‘View Original ST3’. This facility has been enhanced with a new feature by displaying in the return, the list of error codes (with corresponding error messages). This will help the assessees to know about the errors so that they can exercise the option of filing Revised return by rectifying the errors. This facility will be made available shortly and the exact date will be intimated on ACES website.

Download Service Tax return (ST-3) for Oct,12 to March,13

July 31, 2013 52038 Views 4 comments Print

Service Tax return (ST-3) for the period October’12 to March’13 is now available for e-filing. Please download the offline utility from http://acesdownload.nic.in/ or from ‘DOWNLOADS’ Section of ACES website. The online version of the return will be made available shortly and the exact date will be intimated on ACES website.

Clarifications on Services Provided by Restaurants

July 29, 2013 14278 Views 0 comment Print

Issue No 1 : Is the VAT imposed by States required to be included for the Purpose of Service Tax? Answer: For the Purpose of Service Tax State VAT has to be excluded from the Taxable Value. issue No 2: Is the Serving of Food And/or Beverages by way of Room Service liable for Service Tax?

PPT on Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013

July 28, 2013 6507 Views 0 comment Print

CA Bimal Jain Eligible Person: – • Non Filers/ Stop Filers • No Notice or an Order U/S 72 (Best Judgment) or U/S 73 (Taxes not levied/ not paid or short levied/ short paid or erroneously refunded) or U/S 73A (ST collected to be deposited with CG) has been issued or made before the 1-3-2013 […]

Amendment in Exemption from Service Tax/Refund of Tax Paid by SEZ –Developers/Units

July 25, 2013 6255 Views 3 comments Print

Central Board of Excise and Customs, Ministry of Finance has rescinded Notification No. 40/2012-ST dated 20th June 2012 and introduced new Notification No. 12/2013-ST dated 01-07-2013. 1. As per this Notification where the specified services received by the SEZ unit or the Developer are used exclusively for the authorised operations, the person liable to pay […]

No Service tax on notional interest on security deposit for rented premises

July 24, 2013 4651 Views 0 comment Print

In this context the Appellant contended that security deposit has no nexus with the area of the property rented out. It is charged as six months’ rent and therefore, it cannot be said that the notional interest has influenced the consideration received for the services rendered.

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