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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


Computer training not exempt from service tax during the period 10th Sept 2004 to 15th June 2005 – SC

September 20, 2010 582 Views 0 comment Print

The notification dt . 10th of September, 2004 was issued and made effective from the date of its issuance. The same did not include the concept of “computer training institute” within its ambit and under the aforesaid notification, exemption was only granted to vocational and recreational training institute. A computer training institute which is defined and was included in the notification dt . 20th June, 2003 was specifically excluded from the purview of the notification dt. 10th Sept ., 2004. The Central Government while doing so was fully conscious of the implication thereof and also of the fact as to what constitutes a computer training institute as defined in the notification dt. 20th June, 2003.

CBEC demands Special Audit report of telecom companies to examine service tax angle

September 18, 2010 534 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has asked the telecom department for copy of special audits that were undertaken on the books of all leading telecom companies to examine the service tax angle. Last year, the government ordered special

Service Tax – Legal provisions and procedures for recovery of arrears/demands

September 16, 2010 21883 Views 0 comment Print

Where any service tax has not been levied or paid or has been short-levied or short-paid or erroneously refunded, the Central Excise Officer may, within one year from the relevant date, serve notice on the person chargeable with the service tax which

Draft circular on arrear recovery manual for Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax

September 16, 2010 1967 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 70/2010 Feedback/Comments may be sent to Chief Commissioner (TAR) within two weeks at adc_tar@yahoo.com. Hard copy of the same may follow. PREFACE The arrears of revenue have been piling up over the years due to which it has been felt necessary to compile a ‘Hand Book’ of all legal provisions , including instructions, […]

Service Tax – Notification No. 48/2010 – Amends Notification No. 30/2005 – Power of central excise officers for the purpose of adjudication u/s 83A

September 11, 2010 1946 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 48/2010 – Service Tax, New Delhi, the 8th September 2010 G.S.R.    (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 83A of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, […]

Service Tax on Software – Tax on goods versus tax on service – constitutional validity – legislative competence of the central government

September 10, 2010 441 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent decision, Honourable Madras High Court has upheld the legislative competence of levy of service tax on software services by the central government

Point of taxation rule is a new milestone

September 8, 2010 817 Views 0 comment Print

If one was to trace the key milestones in the evolution of service taxation in the country, reference will have to be made of import and export rules for services. Equally important and which probably should have been introduced much earlier, are the

Service Tax disputes may cost government 500 crore

September 8, 2010 540 Views 0 comment Print

The government may lose over Rs 500 crore in service tax this year, as its decision to impose tax on eight new services and amend some existing ones has been challenged in three cases — copyright, immovable property and health check-up services provi

Service Tax – Notification No. 47/2010 – Exempts the taxable service of outdoor catering – Centrally assisted Mid-Day Meal Scheme

September 8, 2010 1413 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax – Notification No. 47/2010 – Exempts the taxable service of outdoor catering – Centrally assisted Mid-Day Meal Scheme New Delhi, the 3rd September, 2010 Notification No. 47/2010 – Service Tax G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter […]

Service Tax – Notification No. 46/2010 – Amendments in the Notification No. 19/2007- ST, dated the 12th May, 2007 – Appeals to appellate Tribunal

September 8, 2010 510 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax – Notification No. 46/2010 – Amendments in the Notification No. 19/2007- ST, dated the 12th May, 2007 – Appeals to appellate Tribunal Notification No. 46/2010-Service Tax New Delhi, the 3rd August, 2010 G.S.R. (E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1A) of section 86 of the Finance Act, 1994(32 of […]

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