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No Service Tax payable on freight margin recovered from customer in case of outbound shipments

Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...

May 30, 2024 1602 Views 0 comment Print

Credit cannot be denied due to incorrect description of Service on invoices when Service Tax has been correctly paid

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai, in Tata AIG case, rules credit can't be denied for incorrect service description on invoices when correct service t...

December 16, 2023 1386 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on CHA’s Reimbursable Expenses: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...

December 8, 2023 1800 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of Corporate Guarantee: CESTAT’s Verdict Challenged in SC

Service Tax : Dive into the legal battle over corporate guarantees' taxability as Business Auxiliary Service. Explore the CESTAT's decision, the...

November 22, 2023 1116 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Advance Club Membership Fees: CESTAT Ruling

Service Tax : Learn about a CESTAT ruling regarding service tax on advance membership fees collected by clubs. Analysis and implications include...

November 2, 2023 1395 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 1140 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 73626 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 2769 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 1821 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 1734 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


KLE Society’s Services to University of Sains Malaysia Qualify as ‘Export of Services’

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore rules KLE Society's services to Malaysian university qualify as export of services, overturning a substantial ser...

February 21, 2025 30 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax not leviable on distributor of lottery tickets: SC

Service Tax : Supreme Court held that activity of lottery distributor doesn’t constitute a service and hence imposition of service tax on dist...

February 21, 2025 81 Views 0 comment Print

Quashing of SCN on One Demand Doesn’t Restrict Adjudication on Other Demands: Delhi HC

Service Tax : The Respondent was engaged in the business of fabrication and fixing of aluminium utensils. Respondent had availed CENVAT credit o...

February 20, 2025 51 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC quashes duplicate service tax demand for same period

Service Tax : The Calcutta High Court quashes a duplicate service tax demand for the same period in Arjun Chettri vs Union of India & Ors, order...

February 17, 2025 156 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Cannot Be Levied Solely Based on ITR Data: Bombay HC

Service Tax : Bombay High Court rules that service tax cannot be imposed solely on income tax return data. The department may issue a fresh noti...

February 11, 2025 8289 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 1731 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 624 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 525 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 558 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 1452 Views 0 comment Print


Order passed without giving opportunity to petitioner is remanded back to AO by HC

April 21, 2023 357 Views 0 comment Print

order has been passed without any giving opportunity to the petitioner to produce the relevant documents which were in his custody, is being set aside and the matter is being remanded back to the Assessing Officer to pass a fresh order after giving one opportunity to petitioner

Cenvat Credit as per books cannot be rejected without issuing SCN

April 21, 2023 561 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that unless CENVAT Credit availed by the appellant has not been recovered by way of issue of show cause notice invoking Rule 14 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, the CENVAT Credit available on the books of account cannot be rejected when it is accumulated on account of export of Service.

Service Tax & Penalty imposed in absence of Consignment note related to GTA: HC allows one more opportunity

April 19, 2023 765 Views 0 comment Print

Treveni Cargo Movers Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India and Others (Punjab and Haryana HC) On asking of the Court, Mr. Rishabh Kapoor, Advocate-Sr. Standing counsel-CBIC, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent(s) and states that in the absence of production of consignment notes, the impugned order which is an appealable order, has been correctly […]

No service tax on Construction of Complex Services by co-op housing society to its members 

April 19, 2023 867 Views 0 comment Print

The issue on merit that whether the service of construction of complex provided by the appellant’s cooperative housing society to its members is eligible to service tax or otherwise has been settled in favour of the appellant. It was informed by the learned counsel that the Hon’ble High Court’s judgment (supra) has been accepted by the revenue.

No Service Tax if completion certificate issued before July 01 2010 for Mall construction

April 19, 2023 717 Views 0 comment Print

H.C. Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner, Central Excise & CGST Alwar (CESTAT Delhi) As regards the second submission regarding the certificate dated March 31, 2010 issued by the Regional Manager, RIICO, a perusal of the said certificate would show that it was issued by the Regional Manager RIICO in connection with the commercial plot allotted […]

Service Tax not leviable on Ocean Freight: Calcutta HC

April 19, 2023 798 Views 0 comment Print

LCL Logistix India Private Limited Vs Union Of India And ANR. (Calcutta High Court) This intra-Court appeal filed by the appellant/writ petitioner is directed against the order dated 19th January, 2017 in WP No.3 of 2017. In the said writ petition, the appellant had challenged the order passed by the Commissioner, Service Tax (ii), Commissionerate, […]

HC reduces Pre-Deposit For Filing Appeal considering liquidity crunch

April 19, 2023 978 Views 0 comment Print

G.S. Promoters Pvt. Ltd Vs Commissioner Of Central Excise And CGST (Delhi High court) The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, seeking waiver of pre-deposit of 7.5% of duty for maintaining an appeal against the order-in-original dated 26.11.2021, passed by the Commissioner, Adjudication, Central Tax, GST, Delhi East. Court is unable to accept that […]

Service tax exemption on services in SEZ to Main contractors who are neither SEZ Unit nor SEZ developer

April 19, 2023 1521 Views 0 comment Print

B T Patel & Co Vs C.C.E. & S.T.-Rajkot (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT find that the learned Commissioner in denying the exemption by made a strict interpretation of language of the notification no. 4/2004-ST dated 31.03.2004 though as per the language of the exemption of service provided to SEZ developer or to the unit in SEZ. […]

Service tax small scale exemption allowed as appellant not taken any Cenvat credit

April 19, 2023 813 Views 0 comment Print

Harish Tex Mach Pvt Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST (CESTAT Ahmedabad) In terms of Notification No. 6/2005-ST, the exemption was provided upto the aggregate value of Rs. 4 lakh in the year 2005-06, 2006-07 and Rs. 8 Lakh in the year 2007-08 and 2008-09. Accordingly, the value of taxable services of the […]

Documentation services not liable to Service tax prior to 1st May, 2006

April 19, 2023 510 Views 0 comment Print

Demand on documentation services raised under Steamer Agent Services, in fact, it is Business Support Services, which came into effect from 01.05.2006, Therefore, documentation services are not liable to service tax prior to 1st May, 2006.

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