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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 111 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 150 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 2133 Views 0 comment Print


CESTAT Kolkata waives Penalty for Lack of Tax Evasion Evidence

October 2, 2023 528 Views 0 comment Print

Discover how CESTAT Kolkata ruled in favor of Guru Shipping & Clearing Pvt Ltd, waiving penalties due to a lack of evidence for tax evasion. Full text of the order.

SC stays HC Order on Service Tax for Commercial Property Rent in HDFC bank case

October 2, 2023 3879 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court stays the service tax order against HDFC Bank related to renting of immovable property for commercial purposes. Get insights into the case.

No Service Tax on Construction Work Contracts Prior to June 1, 2007: CESTAT

October 1, 2023 3513 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that here is no liability to pay tax under Commercial or Industrial Construction Service on construction of Dykes, Internal Roads and other civil miscellaneous works during the period under dispute which is prior to 01.06.2007

Service Tax Demand merely based on Calculation Sheets quashed by CESTAT

September 30, 2023 744 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Pearls Buildwell Infrastructure Limited vs. Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax, CESTAT Chandigarh quashes service tax demand due to insufficient evidence.

Taxable services provided for transmission and distribution of electrical energy is exempt from service tax

September 30, 2023 2844 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that all taxable services provided for the transmission and distribution of electrical energy are exempt from the liability to service tax during the impugned period. Accordingly, demand of service tax, interest and penalty set aside.

Service Tax: No Section 78 Penalty without Misrepresentation or Suppression of Facts

September 30, 2023 2094 Views 0 comment Print

In Scaria Thomas & Co vs. Commissioner of Central Excise & ST (CESTAT Ahmedabad) case, learn about the absence of penalty under Section 78 in service tax due to no misrepresentation.

CESTAT Orders Reconsideration on Merits as Commissioner (Appeals) Incorrectly Rejected Appeal

September 29, 2023 633 Views 0 comment Print

In Gidderbaha vs. Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise Ludhiana case, CESTAT orders reconsideration on merits due to improper rejection based on pre-deposit compliance.

PCA not liable to pay service tax under the heading “Club or Association Service”

September 29, 2023 675 Views 0 comment Print

In absence of evidence and PCA’s registration under Society Registration Act, tribunal found that PCA was not liable to pay service tax under Club or Association Service.

No Service Tax Under BAS on Compression of Natural Gas Classified as Manufacturing

September 29, 2023 729 Views 0 comment Print

Discover CESTAT Ahmedabad’s ruling on service tax for compression of natural gas as manufacturing activity. Learn about the case and its implications.

Issue requiring detailed analysis cannot be decided by rectifying original order

September 29, 2023 4692 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification of order was not made only on apparent error but issue in rectification of order was mixed question of law and fact that on which date service tax is leviable even Cenvat credit issue also involve a detailed scrutiny.

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