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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


Service Tax Order No. 5/1/97 Dated 25.07.1997

July 25, 1997 741 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax – Appointment of Central Excise Officers for the purpose of assessment and collection of service tax – regarding

Notification No. 35/97-Service Tax, Dated: 25.07.1997

July 25, 1997 877 Views 0 comment Print

Explanation-For the purposes of this notification, the expression “rural areas” mean the area comprised in any village, and includes the area comprised in any town, the population of which does not exceed twenty thousand or such other figure as the Central Government may specify from time to time.

Notification No. 34/97-Service Tax, Dated: 25.07.1997

July 25, 1997 877 Views 0 comment Print

Provided that the said exemption shall apply only in cases where the pandal or shamiana contractor also provides catering services, that is, supply of food and the bill issued for this purpose indicates that it is inclusive of charges for catering service.

Notification No. 33/97-Service Tax, Dated: 25.07.1997

July 25, 1997 913 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 taxable services provided by an outdoor caterer from the service tax leviable on the gross amount charged from the client in relation to catering service provided on a railway train to the client by such caterer.

Notification No. 32/97-Service Tax, Dated: 25.07.1997

July 25, 1997 1015 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 by an outdoor caterer from the service tax leviable on the gross amount charged from the client for services in relation to catering by such caterer if such caterer is located within the premises of any academic institution or medical establishment and is providing such services only within such premises.

Notification No. 31/97-Service Tax, Dated: 25.07.1997

July 25, 1997 850 Views 0 comment Print

Provided tat the said exemption shall apply only if the outdoor caterer providing catering services is located within the premises of any office, factory or similar establishments and is providing such services only within such premises.

Notification No. 30/97-Service Tax, Dated: 25.07.1997

July 25, 1997 997 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 taxable service provided by an outdoor caterer from so much of the service tax liviable on such caterer, as is in excess of the amount of service tax calculated on fifty per cent. Of the gross amount charged from the client by such caterer for the services provided in relation to catering.

Notification No. 29/97-Service Tax, Dated: 25.07.1997

July 25, 1997 652 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R.416(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by 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, namely.

Notification No. 28/97-Service Tax, Dated: 25.07.1997

July 25, 1997 1171 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R.416(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 88 of the Finance Act, 1997 (26 of 1997), the Central Government hereby appointes the 1st day of August, 1997, as the date on which the service tax on taxable services specified in sub-clause (n) and (o) of clause (41) of section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) shall come into force.

Service Tax Order No. 4/1/97 Dated 11.07.1997

July 11, 1997 651 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 3 of Service Tax rules, 1994, the Central Board Excise and Customs hereby makes the following amendment in Order No. 3/3/94 Service Tax Rules (3) dated the 11th October, 1994: in the opening paragraph, in the Table under the column titled “Assesse”, for the sub-clauses (vi) and (iv) against Serial No. 2 and 4 respectively, the following shall be substituted

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