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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 1590 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


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 36 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 57 Views 0 comment Print

Sanitation Services to Government Hospitals Exempt Under Notification No. 25/2012-ST: CESTAT Hyderabad

Service Tax : Sanitation Services to Government Hospitals Exempt Under Notification No. 25/2012-ST: CESTAT Hyderabad...

July 9, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

Reversal of Cenvat Credit Satisfies Exemption Conditions: CESTAT Hyderabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Hyderabad held that reversal of Cenvat credit satisfies Notification No. 12/2003-ST conditions and remand directions cannot...

July 9, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Ancillary Electricity Distribution Services and Liquidated Damages Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that ancillary electricity distribution services and liquidated damages are not liable to service tax, while sus...

July 8, 2026 120 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. 2/2000-Service Tax, Dated: 01.03.2000

March 1, 2000 529 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 exempts the taxable services provided to any person, by a mechanised slaughter house in relation to the slaughtering of bovine animals, from the whole of service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.

Notification No. 1/2000-Service Tax, Dated: 09.02.2000

February 9, 2000 508 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 exempts the taxable services provided, by Government of Rajasthan under Group Personal Accident Scheme, to its employees in relation to general insurance business, from whole of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.

Notification No. 6/99-Service Tax, Dated: 09.04.1999

April 9, 1999 2431 Views 0 comment Print

Provided that nothing contained in this notification shall apply when the payment received in India in convertible foreign exchange for taxable services rendered is repatriated from or sent outside India.

Notification No. 5/99-Service Tax, Dated: 28.02.1999

February 28, 1999 955 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 rescinds the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in Column (2) of the Table hereto annexed.

Notification No. 4/99-Service Tax, Dated: 28.02.1999

February 28, 1999 724 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 exempts the taxable service provided to any person by a consulting engineer in relation to computer software, from the whole of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.

Notification No. 3/99-Service Tax, Dated: 28.02.1999

February 28, 1999 544 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 exempts the taxable services provided to any person by a rent-a-cab scheme operator in relation to renting of cabs, from the whole of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.

Notification No. 2/99-Service Tax, Dated: 28.02.1999

February 28, 1999 769 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 exempts the taxable services specified in sub-section (48) of section 65 of the said Act, provided to any person in respect of which payment is made in convertible foreign exchange from the whole of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.

Notification No. 1/99-Service Tax, Dated: 28.02.1999

February 28, 1999 835 Views 0 comment Print

Where an assessee is providing taxable service from more than one premises or office and has a centralised accounting system in respect of such service rendered to clients from each such premises or office at any one premises or office, the Commissioner of Central Excise may permit such assessee to registering only the premises or office from where such centralised accounting is done, if he is satisfied that such registration shall not be detrimental to the interest of revenue.

Notification No. 50/98-Service Tax, Dated: 15.06.1998

June 15, 1998 598 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 exempts the taxable services provided by a tour operator to the Diplomatic Missions specified in column (2) of the Schedule hereto annexed from the whole of service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.

Notification No. 49/98-Service Tax, Dated: 02.06.1998

June 2, 1998 931 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 exempts the taxable services provided.

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