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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 576 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 1092 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 1197 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 1014 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 945 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 1011 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 72387 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 2661 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 1737 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 1629 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT should give proper reasons for arriving at a particular conclusion: Bombay HC

Service Tax : Bombay High Court remands HDFC Bank vs Commissioner of Central Excise case due to lack of observations in appellate order, indicat...

June 25, 2024 150 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax payable on Dial 100 Project for police/fire services

Service Tax : Explore the CESTAT Hyderabad's decision on EMRI Green Health Services' tax exemption for emergency response services, including po...

June 25, 2024 75 Views 0 comment Print

HC upheld Cestat’s rejection of 2727-day appeal delay due to insufficient medical evidence

Service Tax : Madras High Court dismisses Vision Holidays' petition to condone a 2727-day delay in filing a CESTAT appeal due to insufficient me...

June 21, 2024 204 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax Exemption for Private Race Tracks not for public use: CESTAT

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi rules no service tax exemption for race tracks not meant for public use in the case of Paramount Infraventures Pvt Lt...

June 16, 2024 129 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax on GTA Invalid Without Consignment Note: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi rules that service tax under GTA cannot be demanded without a consignment note, protecting businesses like Vaishnav M...

June 15, 2024 483 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 1605 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 534 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 474 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 483 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 1245 Views 0 comment Print


Trade Notice No. 50 CE ( Service Tax )/97 Dated 04.07.1997

July 4, 1997 477 Views 0 comment Print

Trade is hereby informed that in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (2) of Section 94 of the Finance Act,1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, hereby makes the following rules to further amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules ), mainly:- (i) These rules may be called the Service Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules,1997.

Trade Notice No. 51 CE (Service Tax)/97 Dated 04.07.1997

July 4, 1997 286 Views 0 comment Print

The Trade is hereby informed that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 88 of the Finance Act, 1997 (26 of 1997), the Central Government hereby appoints the 7th day of July, 1997, as the date on which the service tax on taxable services specified in sub-clauses (g) and (k), of clause (41) of section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) shall come into force.

Trade Notice No. 52 CE (Service Tax)/97 Dated 04.07.1997

July 4, 1997 379 Views 0 comment Print

The Trade is hereby informed that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby fully exempts from the levy of service tax, the value of taxable service rendered by a consulting engineer to a client in respect of any project based in a foreign country subject to the condition that the charges for such services are received in convertible foreign exchange.

Circular No. CE-20/41/ST/Trade Notice/97 Dated: 4.7.97

July 4, 1997 1810 Views 0 comment Print

Attention of the Trade is invited to this office Trade Notice No. 50 to 52 (service Tax)/97 dated 4.7.97 through which it has been informed about the imposition of service tax on the services rendered by Consulting Engineering and Man Power Recruitment Agency w.e.f. 7th July, 1997 in terms of Notification 23/97 to 25/97-ST dated 2.7.97- Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue.

Trade Notice No. 6/97-Service Tax Dated 1.7.97

July 1, 1997 1159 Views 0 comment Print

TRADE NOTICE NO. 6/97-SERVICE TAX DT. 1.7.97 Attention of the Trade/Public and all concerned, is invited to Section 88 of the Finance Act, 1997 which provides interalia for levy of service tax on services rendered by Mandap these services will come into force from 1.7.97 (Notification No. 19/97-Service Tax dt. 26.6.97 referred) Notification 20/97-Service Tax dated 26.6.97 has been issued to define the person responsible for collecting the Service Tax in relation to Air Travel Agents and Mandap keepers

Imposition of Service Tax on services rendered by Custom House Agents and Steamer Agents

June 6, 1997 5235 Views 0 comment Print

The expression Custom House Agent has been defined to mean a person licensed, temporarily or otherwise, under the regulations made under sub-section (2) of Section 146 of the Custom Act, 1962. A person is permitted to operate as a Custom House Agent, temporarily under regulation 8(1) and permanently Regulations, 1984

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