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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 813 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 537 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 624 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 1617 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 1032 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 75699 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 3114 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 2220 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 2166 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Audit Detection, Non-Filing of Returns Alone Don’t Prove Tax Evasion: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside the service tax demand, holding the extended limitation period was not invocable as suppression with inte...

July 18, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Set Top Boxes Allowed as Inputs to Dish TV: CESTAT Allahabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Allahabad set aside interest demand, holding set top boxes qualified as inputs and full CENVAT credit was admissible on rec...

July 17, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Imported Dredger Allowed as Input Under Rule 2(k): CESTAT Hyderabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Hyderabad allowed CENVAT credit on an imported dredger as input under Rule 2(k), set aside the credit demand and disposed o...

July 17, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Performance Bank Guarantee Invocation Quashed for Unrelated Earlier Contract Claim: Calcutta HC

Service Tax : Calcutta HC quashed invocation of a performance bank guarantee for recovery under an earlier contract and directed refund of the g...

July 17, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand on Government Works Contracts Set Aside on Limitation: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax :  CESTAT Kolkata set aside Service Tax demand, interest and penalty, holding issues in favour of the appellant on exemption or lim...

July 17, 2026 90 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 2040 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 897 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 2238 Views 0 comment Print


Statutory Compensation for Coal Block Cancellation Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Kolkata

July 4, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held compensation under the Coal Mines Act is not consideration for tolerating an act, setting aside service tax, interest and penalties.

Composite Cargo Handling Service Cannot Be Classified as GTA When Transportation Is Incidental: CESTAT Hyderabad

July 4, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad held that integrated cargo movement involving loading, containers and coordination was Cargo Handling Service, not mere transportation.

Mandi Roads Qualify for Service Tax Exemption as Public-Use Roads: CESTAT Delhi

July 4, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held roads inside Krishi Upaj Mandi qualify for service tax exemption as they are meant for use by farmers, traders and the general public.

Composite H&T Contracts Cannot Be Split to Levy GTA Service Tax Under RCM: CESTAT Ahmedabad

July 4, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that a composite handling and transportation contract cannot be artificially split to levy service tax under the GTA category.

Revenue-Sharing Arrangements on Principal-to-Principal Basis Not Taxable as BSS: CESTAT Chennai

July 4, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that revenue-sharing arrangements with restaurant operators did not constitute Business Support Service and set aside the service tax demand.

Composite Works Contracts Not Taxable Under ECIS Before 1 June 2007: CESTAT Hyderabad

July 4, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held composite works contracts were not liable to service tax before 1 June 2007, quashing the demand, interest, and penalties.

SVLDRS Benefit Denied as Service Tax Was Not Quantified Before 30 June 2019

July 3, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held SVLDRS relief unavailable as service tax was not quantified before 30 June 2019. Partial admission during inquiry was insufficient.

Service Tax Demand Quashed as Trading Turnover Was wrongly Treated as Taxable

July 3, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT set aside the Service Tax demand after finding that trading turnover was wrongly treated as taxable service and VAT records were ignored.

12% Interest Allowed as Service Tax Was Paid Under Mistake of Law: CESTAT Kolkata

July 3, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held Sections 11B and 11BB inapplicable as the refunded amount was not Service Tax, directing payment of 12% interest on delayed refunds.

Liquidated Damages & Compensation for Contract Breach Not Liable to Service Tax

July 2, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that penalties, liquidated damages and forfeiture of deposits recovered for contractual breaches are not consideration for a declared service under Section 66E(e). The service tax demand, interest and penalty were set aside.

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