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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


Co-owners treatable as independent service provider for threshold exemption under service tax: CESTAT Ahmedabad

July 24, 2024 735 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that co-owners are to be treated as independent service provider for calculating threshold limit of exemption under Notification Nos. 6/2005-ST dated 01.03.2005 and No. 8/2008-ST dated 01.03.2008.

Gujarat HC Directs Refund with Interest: Highlights Violations of Judicial Discipline

July 24, 2024 843 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court directs refund with interest under section 11B in Pankaj Bagri case, ruling on repeated rejection of service tax claims and judicial discipline.

Service with Material is work contract Service and taxable from 01.06.2007

July 24, 2024 522 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata ruled in favor of Shree Balaji Engicons, finding no service tax liability under “commercial construction service” for pre-2007 contracts.

CESTAT: Electroplating Considered Manufacture; No Service Tax Applicable

July 22, 2024 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the CESTAT Chandigarh order on M/s Daljeet Singh vs Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax. Electroplating deemed manufacturing, exempt from service tax.

CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Housekeeping for UN Agencies & Educational Institutions

July 22, 2024 495 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi set aside service tax demands on housekeeping services provided to UN agencies and educational institutions. Read the detailed case analysis here.

No Service Tax on Quality Assurance Charges for testing rifles: CESTAT Chennai

July 14, 2024 615 Views 0 comment Print

Amounts collected towards quality assurance charges for testing the rifles are fees prescribed for conducting the quality checks and are not liable to service tax

Mere Use of term ‘Fraud’ or ‘Willful Mis-statement’ doesn’t Justify Penalties

July 10, 2024 1305 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court in Paritosh Ghosh Construction Pvt. Ltd. held that Mere use of the terms fraud and willful mis-statement does not automatically trigger penalties. The adjudicating authority must establish facts related to fraud or willful mis-statements.

CESTAT allows adjustment of excess paid Service Tax against subsequent liabilities

July 10, 2024 1317 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Gulmohar Park Mall Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Excise And Service Tax (CESTAT Ahmedabad) where CESTAT upheld the adjustment of excess service tax towards subsequent liabilities.

Cenvat Credit can’t be denied for non-Mentioning of Service Tax Registration in Invoice

July 10, 2024 774 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Sai Consulting Engineers Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.-Ahmedabad (CESTAT Ahmedabad) where CESTAT rules on procedural lapses affecting Cenvat credit.

Service tax not payable on TDS paid on behalf of foreign service provider

July 10, 2024 576 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the detailed analysis of Indian Additives Ltd vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise. CESTAT Chennai rules no service tax on TDS paid for foreign service providers. Full text available.

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