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Latest Articles


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 111 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 150 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 2133 Views 0 comment Print


Levy of service tax on educational institutions- regarding

January 31, 2009 7042 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 107/01/2009 – ST   New Delhi, dated 28th January 2009 F.No137/23/2007- CX.4 Government of India , Ministry of Finance , Department of Revenue , Central Board of Excise and Customs Subject: Levy of service tax on educational institutions- regarding Various educational institutions impart training and conduct courses in different fields. Many of these institutions […]

Service Tax Circular on applicability of service tax on activities carried out by builders / promoters / developers

January 31, 2009 6794 Views 0 comment Print

Construction of building complexes, having more than twelve residential units is subject to service tax under the category of „Construction of Complex Services.? In the past, various views have been expressed on the applicability of the service tax in cases where an agreement of sale is entered into between the builder and the buyer of a unit in a residential complex, as mentioned below

Notification No. 6/2009 – Service Tax, Dated: 30.01.2009

January 30, 2009 2175 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 6/2009 – Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) as made applicable to service tax by section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby directs that the powers exercisable by the Central Board of Excise and Customs under the provisions of section 83

Imposition of service tax on Builders – regarding

January 29, 2009 12039 Views 1 comment Print

Circular No. 108/02/2009 – ST Dated 29th January 2009 Construction of residential complex was brought under service tax w.e.f.01.06.2005. Doubts have arisen regarding the applicability of service tax in a case where developer / builder/promoter enters into an agreement, with the ultimate owner for selling a dwelling unit in a residential complex at any stage of construction (or even prior to that) and who makes construction linked payment.

Dubai cancels 1,500 work permits & Visas daily

January 25, 2009 483 Views 0 comment Print

An average of 1,500 work permits and visas are being canceled in Dubai each day as companies lay off employees in the wake of the global financial crisis. The number is expected to rise in coming months as thousands of labor complaints currently logged at the Ministry of Labor get processed. Adding to that figure […]

Infosys gets notice to pay service tax of Rs 33 cr

January 25, 2009 600 Views 0 comment Print

We have issued showcause notice as the company has not paid service tax on the underwriting commission paid by Infosys towards American Depository Receipt (ADR) for the years 2003, 2005 and 2006, said a senior tax official from service tax department.

Rent-A-Cab Scheme Operator’s Services

January 17, 2009 5920 Views 0 comment Print

Are you a cab operator??? Are you aware that there is service tax liability on Rent-A-cab service? In this article we have made an attempt to provide a brief of this entry.

SIM card: Is it a Goods or service?

January 17, 2009 14341 Views 0 comment Print

What is a SIM Card?  A SIM card is a portable memory chip used in some models of cellular telephones. Features of SIM Card SIM holds personal identity information, cell phone number, phone book, text messages and other data. It can be thought of as a mini hard disk that automatically activates the phone into […]

Notification No. 05/2009 – Service Tax, dated 15-01-2009

January 15, 2009 688 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 5/2009 – Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1A) of section 86 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) , the Board hereby further makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 19/2007-Service Tax, dated the 12th May, 2007, namely:-

Notification No. 04/2009 – Service Tax, dated 15-01-2009

January 15, 2009 510 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 4/2009-Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1A) of section 86 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) , the Board hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 18/2007-Service Tax, dated the 12th May, 2007, namely:- in the said notification, in the Table, for serial number 21 and the entries relating thereto,

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