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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 798 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 525 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 618 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 1593 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 1020 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 1467 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 75669 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 3111 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 2211 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 2151 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Marketing Support Services to Overseas Recipient Qualify as Export of Service: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held marketing and administrative support services qualified as export of services, set aside Service Tax demand an...

July 10, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

Misstated Service Tax Appeal Limitation Justifies Remand for Delay Condonation: CESTAT Mumbai

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai held an incorrect appeal limitation stated in the Order-in-Original warranted remand, allowing delay condonation und...

July 10, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand Invalid Under Taxable Entry Not Proposed in SCN: CESTAT Mumbai

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai held that service tax cannot be confirmed under a new taxable entry not proposed in the show cause notice, and set a...

July 10, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Refund Remanded for Proof Tax Was Not Collected From Lessee: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata remanded a Service Tax refund claim, directing the lessor to prove tax was not recovered from the lessee and substa...

July 10, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Storage of Food Grains & GTA Liability Excluded from Service Tax: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax : CESTAT Kolkata held storage of food grains is excluded from taxable storage services and GTA liability rests on the freight-paying...

July 9, 2026 60 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 2022 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 972 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 840 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 888 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 2223 Views 0 comment Print


Notification No.1/2002-Service Tax, dated 01-03-2002

March 1, 2002 849 Views 0 comment Print

1st March , 2002 Notification No. 1/2002-Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 6, and clause (a) of sub-section (7) of section 7, of the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976), the Central Government hereby extends […]

Circular No. 40/03/2002 (Service tax) dated 21.02.2002

February 21, 2002 725 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.ST-40/03/2002-CX 21st February, 2002. F.No.137/24/99-CX.4 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs Subject: Introduction of Service Tax Code (STC) Number based on Permanent Account Number (PAN) allotted by the Income Tax – Instructions – regarding. In continuation of Board’s Circular No.35/3/2001-CX.4 (F.No.137/24/99-CX.4) dated 27.08.2001 on the […]

S.T. Circular No. 39/2/2002 dated 20th February, 2002

February 20, 2002 621 Views 0 comment Print

As defined under Section 65 (16) of the Finance Act, 1994 “C&F agent” means any person who is engaged in providing any service, either directly or indirectly, connected with the clearing & forwarding operations in any manner to any other person and includes a consignment agent. As per clause(j) to Section 65 (72), taxable service means, any service provided to a client by a clearing and forwarding agent in relation to clearing and forwarding operations in any manne

Circular No. 38/1/2002 (Service tax) dated 07.02.2002

February 7, 2002 897 Views 0 comment Print

S.T.Circular No.38/1/2002-CX 7th February, 2002. F.No.137/29/2001-CX.4 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs Sub. : Audit of Service Tax assesses/records Attention is invited to Board’s Circular No.19/13/96 dt.21.11.1996 wherein instructions were issued for auditing of assesses providing services relating to telephones, insurance and stock broking. The following […]

Notification No. 13/2001-Service Tax Dated: 27/12/2001

December 27, 2001 418 Views 0 comment Print

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 makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India

Notification No. 12/2001-Service Tax Dated: 20/12/2001

December 20, 2001 1048 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R. 907(E)-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 exempts the taxable service provided by a hotel as mandap keeper in such cases where services provided include catering services, that is, supply of food along with any service in relation to use of a mandap

Notification No. 11/2001-Service Tax Dated: 13/11/2001

November 13, 2001 718 Views 0 comment Print

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 further to amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such amendment, namely :-

Notification No. 10/2001-Service Tax Dated: 09/10/2001

October 9, 2001 598 Views 0 comment Print

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 further to amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994, except as respects things

Introduction of Service Tax Code Number based on PAN

August 27, 2001 2736 Views 0 comment Print

The STC number will be alphanumeric. The first part would be the 10-Character PAN issued by Income-tax authorities to the Service Tax assessees (hereinafter referred to as ‘concerned person’) to whom the STC Number is to be allotted. The second part would comprise of a fixed 2-Character alpha code (ST). This will be followed by numeric-code-001, 002, 003, ………. etc. Since all concerned persons requiring registration in terms of Rule 4 of Service Tax Rules, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) will be applying for allotment of STC Number, a centralized allotment will be done

Service Tax on 15 new services, opening of new Heads of Accounts

August 20, 2001 540 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to say that with the imposition of Service Tax on 15 new services with effect from 16.07.2001, heads of accounts for collection/ receipts/ refunds in relation to the following 15 services have been introduced by the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, C.B.E.C.. The same are listed herein below as Annexure – I. The Serial Codes and SCCD codes allotted have been mentioned against each new Heads of Accounts.

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