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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


Catering service to students in educational institution exempt from service tax

October 23, 2023 1794 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that the catering service provided to the students in the educational institution qualify for service tax exemption as per the notification no. 25/2012-ST dated 20.06.2012.

Transport of Goods with Loading and Shifting from Private Railway Siding to Stacking Yard Classified as GTA Service

October 23, 2023 4236 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata quashes the service tax demand on cargo handling service in the case of Usha Martin Limited vs. Commissioner of Central Excise. Details and analysis.

CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand in Facebook Payment Case

October 23, 2023 720 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad orders the refund of service tax demand on P. Ramesh Kumar for foreign exchange payments to Facebook, citing lack of evidence for business purposes. Full order details.

Choosing Not to Avail Conditional Service Tax Exemption is Legitimate for Assessee

October 23, 2023 888 Views 0 comment Print

Understand why the assessee chose not to avail of the Conditional Service Tax Exemption with this analysis of the arguments in Isgec Unit Dahej case. Alert: Notification No. 8/2005-ST dated 01.03.2005.

CESTAT Mumbai quashes Service Tax Demand on cost of advertisements for clients

October 22, 2023 807 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai has quashed service tax demands on the cost of advertisements in newspapers and magazines by Network Advertising Pvt. Ltd. Detailed analysis of the case.

CESTAT allows Refund of Excess Payment of Service Tax

October 22, 2023 387 Views 0 comment Print

In a case involving Competent Constructions vs. C.C.E & S.T., CESTAT Chandigarh allows the refund of excess service tax payment against adjustment towards other period liability.

Location of Recipient Doesn’t Solely Determine Place of Service

October 22, 2023 678 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent case, CESTAT Ahmedabad provides relief to Bajaj Herbals, ruling that no service tax is leviable on advertising agency services provided by foreign-based service providers for marketing. Get the full details here.

Service Tax penalty not justified if constitutional validity of levy is yet to be decided

October 22, 2023 852 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai has quashed penalties in a tax dispute case. Details of the case and the impact of pending constitutional validity challenge discussed.

No Service Tax on Renting of Immovable Property Before 01.06.2007: CESTAT

October 22, 2023 393 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata rules that service tax is not applicable to rent received for immovable property services prior to June 2007. Details of the case and the verdict explained.

No service tax on Composite works Contracts Pre-01.06.2007

October 22, 2023 381 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules no demand can survive against composite works contract contracts prior to 01.06.2007 in the case of Mertho Constructions vs. Commissioner of Central Excise.

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