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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


Option to avail or not avail Cenvat credit can be exercised on a contract-by-contract basis

May 15, 2024 612 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that option to avail or not avail Cenvat credit could be exercised on a contract-by-contract basis. Tribunal further clarified that centralised registration did not affect availment of benefits under notifications in question.

Services By Microsoft India To Microsoft Singapore qualifies as export of Services

May 15, 2024 1524 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh rules in favor of Microsoft India, stating services rendered to overseas entity are exports, exempting from service tax.

No service Tax on Sale of Coal Purchased from CIL to End users at 5% Margin

May 15, 2024 603 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant’s relationship with CIL was one of sale/purchase on a principal-to-principal basis. Therefore, appellant could not be held liable for service tax under BAS.

Pre-18.4.2006 Service Tax Demand on Foreign Services Unsustainable

May 15, 2024 447 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax demand on services from abroad before 18.4.2006 isn’t sustainable. Issuing authority must specify applicable sub-clause in notice.

CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Water Supply Agreement

May 14, 2024 1851 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Agreement with government for supply of water on the basis of volume of water drawn as same is not a case of assignment of right to use natural resources of government.

Delhi HC Restores Appeal on CESTAT Board Despite 9-Day Pre-Deposit Delay

May 14, 2024 726 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court restores an appeal on the CESTAT Board despite a 9-day pre-deposit delay. Full text of the judgment and its implications discussed.

No Service Tax on Outbound Tours Outside Indian Territory: CESTAT Delhi

May 9, 2024 1323 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Delhi ruling on Weldon Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd. vs Commissioner of Service Tax, revealing no service tax liability on outbound tours. Full analysis provided.

Kerala HC Orders Re-Adjudication: Delay in Audited Balance Sheet Production

May 8, 2024 420 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court orders re-adjudication in Kerala State Consumer Federation Ltd. vs Commissioner of Central Tax & Central Excise case due to delay in producing audited balance sheet. Full text judgment provided.

Service Tax Demand Without Proof, based on ST-3 Returns vs. Trial Balance differences unjustified

May 8, 2024 2430 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi ruled demand based solely on ST-3 returns vs. trial balance differences unjustified without proof of taxable services. Detailed analysis & conclusion provided.

Delhi HC issues notice where SCN is adjudicated upon after 11 years

May 7, 2024 2349 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court issues notice in the case of M/s Payworld Digital Services Pvt. Ltd. where Show Cause Notice (SCN) was adjudicated upon after 11 years. Detailed analysis and implications discussed.

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