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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 1602 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 1386 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 1797 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 1116 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 1395 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 73626 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 1821 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


Quashing of SCN on One Demand Doesn’t Restrict Adjudication on Other Demands: Delhi HC

Service Tax : The Respondent was engaged in the business of fabrication and fixing of aluminium utensils. Respondent had availed CENVAT credit o...

February 20, 2025 36 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC quashes duplicate service tax demand for same period

Service Tax : The Calcutta High Court quashes a duplicate service tax demand for the same period in Arjun Chettri vs Union of India & Ors, order...

February 17, 2025 147 Views 0 comment Print

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 8250 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 96 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 60 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 624 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


Service tax demand under reverse charge for IPR registered in foreign country unsustainable

September 5, 2023 705 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that service tax demand under reverse charge mechanism unsustainable in case the IPR is registered in any foreign country and is not registered in India.

CESTAT Sets Aside Tax Demand: Job Fabrication Not Manpower Recruitment Service

September 5, 2023 357 Views 0 comment Print

A deep dive into CESTAT Ahmedabad verdict in Hitech Industries Vs C.S.T.-Service Tax. The tribunal clarified that job fabrication does not fall under the category of Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service, setting aside Service Tax demand.

Restaurants Must Prove No AC for Service Tax Exemption: CESTAT Delhi

September 5, 2023 1647 Views 0 comment Print

Unpacking the CESTAT Delhi ruling on Gurukripa Yuvraj Veg & Non-veg Restaurant regarding service tax exemption based on AC facility. Key takeaways and implications.

Activity of loading, unloading of goods at port taxable under Cargo Handling Service

September 4, 2023 786 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that as the service charges are based on metric tons of the goods handled and not on the basis of wages of laborers deployed for the job, the activity of the loading, unloading of goods at port, cutting of bags, spreading of zola, cleaning of jetty is classified under Cargo Handling Service.

CESTAT, Mumbai lambasts Revenue for not depicting correct factual position

September 4, 2023 393 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai dismisses Revenue’s application for review against DHL Lemuir Logistics, criticizes incorrect factual representation.

Suppression Required to Invoke Extended period of limitation, for SCN Issuance

September 4, 2023 1080 Views 0 comment Print

For issuance of SCN involving extended period of limitation, suppression has to be brought on record which has not been done in this case by revenue.

Manufacture of Excisable Goods (Drugs) not Taxable under Business Auxiliary Service Tax

September 4, 2023 5496 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad order on Pharmanza India Pvt Ltd vs C.C.E. & S.T. case. Understand why manufacturing of drugs is not subject to business auxiliary service tax.

Service Tax penalty under Section 76 & 78 cannot be imposed simultaneously

September 3, 2023 2070 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad in M D Engineers Vs C.C.E. & S.T. held that Service Tax penalty under Section 76 and 78 cannot be imposed simultaneously.

Show cause notice should be adjudicated within a reasonable time

September 2, 2023 3204 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that show cause notice should be adjudicated within a reasonable time and there should not be an egregious, unjustified and unexplained inordinate delay.

Manufacturing of tugs and barges cannot be classified under Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service

September 2, 2023 408 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that activity of manufacturing of tugs and barges cannot be classified as supply of manpower and hence cannot be taxed under the category of Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service.

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