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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


Service Tax –Commission received in advance cannot be considered as payment for service even prior to actual rendering of service

December 25, 2011 1017 Views 0 comment Print

Explanation to Rule 6(1) of the Service Tax Rules provide that for removal of doubt, it is clarified that in case the value of taxable service is received before providing of the said service, then the service tax is required to be paid on the value of the service, then the service tax is required to be paid on the value of the service attributable for the relevant month or quarter as the case may be. Ld. Chartered Accountant for the appellants has also drawn our attention to the fact that the said explanation ceased to be on the statute book from 12 th September, 2007.

Service Tax – If dispute involved was of technical nature then penalty not imposable

December 25, 2011 2207 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee did not file ST-3 returns declaring the correct taxable value as prescribed. We find that the Joint Commissioner had held that the assessee was not liable to pay service tax on demurrage and handling charges with respect to export cargo/baggage in appellants’ own case. The Commissioner has refrained from confirming the demand for extended period. The circumstances clearly show that the appellant had not attempted to evade service tax due. Moreover, the liabilities confirmed followed interpretation of provisions which could also accommodate the view held by the appellants.

Outward transportation of finished goods from the place of removal covered by definition of ‘input service’ upto 31.03.2008, service tax paid thereon eligible as CENVAT Credit

December 20, 2011 3128 Views 0 comment Print

Outward transportation of finished goods from the place of removal covered by definition of ‘input service’ upto 31.03.2008, service tax paid thereon eligible as CENVAT Credit – CESTAT Larger Bench decision in ABB Ltd & Ors to this extent legal and valid till 01.04.2008 – No merit in Revenue Appeals. Revenue Appeals rejected.

Regarding Service Tax Refund to exporters through the Indian Customs EDI System (ICES)

December 18, 2011 7235 Views 0 comment Print

CIRCULAR NO 149/18/2011-ST So far Service Tax Refund (STR) was made available to exporters (other than SEZ Units/Developers) on specified services used for export of goods covered in Notification 17/2009-ST dated 07.07.2009 (as amended) subject to certain conditions. In this connection, Honourable Finance Minister, had stated in his Budget Speech that

Documents required for Service Tax Registration – CBEC

December 16, 2011 7374 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby specifies the following documents that are required to be submitted by the person who has made an application for registration under Rule 4(1) of the Rules ibid: (a) Copy of Permanent Account Number (PAN) (b) Proof of Residence (c) Constitution of the Applicant. (d) Power of Attorney in respect of authorised person (s).

Adjustment of service tax paid under wrong accounting code allowed

December 15, 2011 4664 Views 0 comment Print

Plea of the assessee that while making the payment wrong service tax code relating to erection, installation and commissioning, indicated merits to be considered and having regards to facts of the case and Board’s Circular No. 58/7/2003-ST, dated 20.05.03 issued from F.No.l59/2/2003-CX-4 and therefore adjustment of payment in the correct account code are allowed. If so, the Board’s circular dated 20.05.03 (referred supra) as a payment should be admissible. .

Clarification on levy of service tax on distributors/sub-distributors of films & exhibitors of movie – regarding

December 14, 2011 14314 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 148/17/2011 – ST dated 13.12.2011: CBEC has clarified the taxability of profit/revenue sharing arrangement in case of distribution of films and exhibition of movies in the following manner:i. Where the arrangement between the distributor/sub-distributor/area distributor and the movie exhibitor/theatre owner in exhibiting the film produced by the producer (the original copyright holder) is on principal to principal basis, service tax liability would be as under:

Electrical equipment industry body demands extension of service tax exemption to all power projects

December 14, 2011 852 Views 0 comment Print

Ahead of the 2012-13 Union budget, electrical equipment industry body IEEMA has demanded extension of service tax exemption to all power projects, including generation, transmission and distribution. Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) has demanded extension of exemption to all power projects in line with other infrastructure projects like roads, airports, ports, a release issued here today stated.

Transport of Goods by Rail Service – Exemption to transport of Goods by rail – Amendment in Notification No. 7/2010-ST, dated 27-2-2010 – Exemption extended till 1-4-2012

December 12, 2011 1541 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 49/2011-ST., dated 30-12-2011 Section 65(105) (zzzp) of the Finance Act, 1994 – Transport of Goods by Rail Service – Exemption to transport of Goods by rail – Amendment in Notification No. 7/2010-ST, dated 27-2-2010 – Exemption extended till 1-4-2012

No service tax on late payment charges by stock investors if shown separately in the account statement

December 11, 2011 1107 Views 0 comment Print

Stock market investors would not have to pay any service tax on any late payment charges paid by them to their brokers, provided such fines are shown separately in the account statement. The Ministry of Finance has clarified the matter to the capital market regulator Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India), which in turn has informed the stock exchanges about the same.

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