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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


Notification No. 30/2006-ST, dated 11-11-2006

November 11, 2006 400 Views 0 comment Print

Appoints Special Adjudicators Date: 11th  November, 2006 Notification No. 30 /2006-Service Tax G.S.R. (E).- 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 Commissioner of Service Tax, Mumbai, […]

Circular No. 88/06/2006-ST dated 06.11.2006

November 6, 2006 672 Views 0 comment Print

The e-payment of service tax has been made mandatory w.e.f . 1.10.2006, for all assesses who has paid Rs 50 lakh or more in the preceding financial year or in the current financial year

Circular No. 87/05/2006-ST dated 06.11.2006

November 6, 2006 3467 Views 0 comment Print

It has been brought to the notice of the Board that certain doubts have arisen in respect to activities undertaken by authorized motor vehicle dealers and service stations

Notification No. 29/2006-ST, dated 02-11-2006

November 2, 2006 1321 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in Service Tax Rules, 1994 Date: 2nd  November, 2006 Notification No. 29/2006 – Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994, namely :–      1. (1) […]

Circular No. 86/4 /2006-ST dated 01.11.2006

November 1, 2006 1425 Views 0 comment Print

Educational institutes like IITs and IIMs charge a fee from prospective employers like corporate houses / MNCs, who come to these institutes for recruiting candidates through campus interviews. A doubt has arisen as to whether these educational institutes fall in the category of ‘manpower recruitment or supply agency’ and accordingly, whether service tax is leviable on this fee.

Circular No. 85/3/2006-ST dated 17.10.2006

October 17, 2006 735 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax is leviable with effect from 1st May, 2006 on services provided by an aircraft operator to passengers embarking in India for international journey by any class, other than economy class, under section 65(105)(zzzo) read with section 66 of the Finance Act 1994. Board of Airline Representatives in India (BAR) have sought clarifications on the levy of service tax on the above mentioned service.

Notification No. 28/2006-ST, dated 30-09-2006

September 30, 2006 823 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in Service Tax Rules, 1994 Date: 30th September 2006 Notification No. 28/2006 – Service Tax  G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax Rules, […]

Notification No. 27/2006-ST, dated 21-09-2006

September 21, 2006 867 Views 0 comment Print

Making e-payment of service tax mandatory with effect from 01.10.06 for certain assessees Date: 21st September, 2006 Notification No. 27/2006-Service Tax G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to […]

Circular No. 84 /2/2006-ST dated 19.09.2006

September 19, 2006 1311 Views 0 comment Print

The issue is whether any club or association that enjoys exemption under the provisions of Income Tax Act on the ground of being a public charitable institution gets automatically excluded from levy of service tax under section 65(105)(zzze) read with section 65(25a) of the Finance Act, 1994

Notification No. 26/2006-ST, dated 28-07-2006

July 28, 2006 648 Views 0 comment Print

Appoints special adjudicators Date: 28th July, 2006 Notification No. 26/2006-Service Tax G.S.R. 447(E).-  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 Commissioner of Service Tax, Mumbai and […]

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