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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 939 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


Notification No. 19/2007 – Service Tax, dated 12-05-2007

May 12, 2007 722 Views 0 comment Print

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Part-II Section 3 sub-section (i) Extraordinary]  Govt of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Notification No. 19/2007-Service Tax CBEC constitutes committee of   Commissioners of Central Excise under Section 86(1A) of the Finance Act 1994 for the purpose of sub section 2 A of the said section […]

Notification No. 18/2007 – Service Tax, dated 12-05-2007

May 12, 2007 498 Views 0 comment Print

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Part-II Section 3 sub-section (i) Extraordinary] Govt of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Notification No.18 /2007-Service Tax CBEC constitutes committee of Chief Commissioners of Central Excise under Section 86(1A) of the Finance Act 1994 for the purpose of sub section 2 of the said section […]

Notification No. 17/2007 – Service Tax, dated 12-05-2007

May 12, 2007 495 Views 0 comment Print

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Part-II Section 3 sub-section (i) Extraordinary] Govt of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Notification No. 17 /2007-Service Tax Appointment of Chief Commissioners of Customs to act as Chief Commissioners of Central Excise for the constitution of Committees under Section 86 (1A) of the Finance Act […]

Circular No. 93/04/2007-ST dated 10.05.2007 & Corrigendum

May 10, 2007 3106 Views 0 comment Print

It was decided to undertake review of circulars/clarifications/ instructions issued by the Central Board of Excise & Customs/Director General (Service Tax) from time to time since the introduction of Service Tax in 1994. Circulars/clarifications/instructions have been issued from time to time to explain the scope of statutory provisions, for removal of doubts, to prescribe special procedures and on matters of interpretations.

Service Tax – Applicant seeks ruling on a running pilot project with employees already in place – Advance Ruling can be sought only on a service proposed to be provided

May 1, 2007 1607 Views 0 comment Print

The definition of advance ruling referred to above, makes it abundantly clear that it is concerned with determining a question of law or fact in relation to a service which is proposed to be provided by an applicant. The applicant admits in its affidavit that it has been providing investment research services since June, 2005 to the holding company (though claimed to be provided on a trial run basis) and is being paid for such services as per the agreement of December, 2005.

Notification No. 16/2007 – Service Tax, dated 19-04-2007

April 19, 2007 1470 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 83A of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), read with rule 3 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the officers of Central Excise specified in Column (2) of the Table below

Notification No.15/2007 – Service Tax, dated 04-04-2007

April 4, 2007 561 Views 0 comment Print

TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY DATED THE 4TH APRIL, 2007 14 Chaitra, 1929 (Saka) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Regarding service tax payable on services provided by tour operator New Delhi, the Date: 4th April, 2007. 14 Chaitra, 1929 (Saka) […]

Notification No. 14/2007-Service Tax dated 2nd April, 2007

April 2, 2007 843 Views 0 comment Print

TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II SECTION 3 SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY DATED THE  2ND  APRIL, 2007 12 CHAITRA, 1929 (SAKA) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) *** Amends the Service Tax Rules, 1994 New Delhi, the Date: 2nd April, 2007 12 Chaitra, 1929 (Saka) Notification No. 14/2007-Service […]

Circular No. 92/3/2007-ST dated 12th March, 2007

March 12, 2007 600 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax is leviable on foreign exchange (forex) broking service under the category of ‘banking and other financial service’. In terms of the provisions of the Finance Act, 1994, foreign exchange broker includes a money changer (authorized dealer of foreign exchange). In this context, a question has arisen as to whether the service provided by a money changer in relation to exchange of foreign currency is a forex broking service for applicability of service tax levy under ‘banking and other financial services’.

Circular No. 91/2/2007-Service Tax dated 12th March, 2007

March 12, 2007 1248 Views 0 comment Print

The interconnection service is provided by one telegraph authority to another to enable the telephone subscribers of these telegraph authorities to connect with each other. Interconnection in technical terms means the commercial and technical arrangements under which service providers connect their equipment, networks, and services to enable their customers to have access to the customers, services, and networks of other service providers. For providing interconnection, the telegraph authority collects interconnect usage charges (IUC).

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