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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


Fuel surcharge not to be added for determining basic fare as commission paid on air fare only

November 21, 2023 924 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that demand of service tax under rule 6(7) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 by adding the amount of fuel surcharge to the air fare for the purpose of determining the basic fare unsustainable as commission was paid on air fare only and not on air fare plus fuel surcharge.

Services in the Form of Receipt of Patent Registered Outside India are not liable to Service Tax

November 20, 2023 687 Views 0 comment Print

Services in the Form of Receipt of Patent Registered Outside India not liable to Service Tax – CESTAT, Ahmedabad. Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. entered into a Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreement with Swiss company for development and commercialization of recombinant human erythropoietin. Technology Know-how Transfer Agreement with UK’s Biocam Ltd.

Service Tax Liability on Government Guarantee Commission for Irrevocable Debt Market Fundraising

November 20, 2023 1017 Views 0 comment Print

Since raising of finance for day-to-day operations by assessee was squarely covered within the scope of the definition of ‘support service’ and thus assessee was liable to discharge service tax on the Guarantee commission paid to Government of Karnataka or raising funds from the debt market.

Laying of pipeline doesn’t fall under Industrial or Commercial Construction Service

November 20, 2023 1386 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that service of laying of pipeline for Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board (GWSSB) is not falling under the service of industrial or commercial construction service.

Pest control contract: Kerala HC Rejects Service Tax Refund & VAT Demand Plea

November 20, 2023 885 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court modifies VAT Tribunal’s decision in Gaiagen Technologies case. Ruling clarifies service and works contract, directs fresh assessment. Read more.

Excavation of Lignite and overburden Removal of Materials are Classifiable under ‘Mining Service’ and Not in ‘Site Formation Service’: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand

November 18, 2023 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Dholu KCL JPF wins CESTAT Ahmedabad case! Quashing service tax demand, tribunal rules removal of overburden during lignite mining as ‘Mining Service.

Drilling, testing & completion of exploratory oil wells taxable w.e.f. 01.06.2007

November 14, 2023 1038 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata rules in favor of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, categorizing drain hole drilling in oil wells as “mining services” from June 2007, rejecting service tax claims.

Commissioner (A) lacks authority to condone appeal filing delays beyond one month

November 13, 2023 3909 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court rules Commissioner (Appeals) lacks authority to condone delays beyond one month for Service Tax Appeals. Full analysis of Vattiyoorkavu Bank vs. Commissioner of Appeals.

Cenvat Credit cannot be rejected if such order is beyond the Scope of SCN

November 13, 2023 1377 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai sets aside the order rejecting Cenvat credit, stating that the assessment was based on presumption and the burden of proof was not discharged.

Service Tax on fabrication work for Indian Railways: CESTAT Directs Re-adjudication

November 12, 2023 492 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata’s ruling in the case of Commr. of CGST & Central Excise vs. Calcutta Springs Ltd. regarding service tax demand on fabrication works for Indian Railways without corroborative evidence.

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