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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


HC condones delay in appeal filing as wife not communicated order to Husband

September 12, 2023 714 Views 0 comment Print

Insight into Madras High Court decision to condone a 455-day delay in filing a Service Tax Appeal due to a communication gap between a husband and wife.

Cenvat credit eligible on input Services for Providing Output Service & Business Activities Unless Excluded

September 12, 2023 771 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Hyderabad’s ruling in Mentor Graphics India Pvt Ltd vs Commissioner of Central Tax Hyderabad regarding Cenvat credit eligibility for input services.

No Service Tax on Reimbursable Expenses: CESTAT Ruling

September 12, 2023 1164 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the CESTAT Chennai ruling in Paper and Allied Conversions vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise, focusing on service tax on reimbursable expenses.

No Service Tax on Free Repairs & Free Services during Warranty by Car Dealers

September 12, 2023 1515 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the legal implications of MGF Motors Ltd vs Commissioner of Central Excise on the non-imposition of service tax for free car repairs under warranty.

No Service Tax on Manpower Supply Before 16.06.2005: CESTAT Kolkata Ruling

September 12, 2023 423 Views 0 comment Print

In Mars Mountain Security Services vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax, CESTAT Kolkata clarified non-taxability of Man-Power services before June 16, 2005.

No service tax on services provided by SEZ developer to units in SEZ

September 12, 2023 966 Views 0 comment Print

A detailed analysis of the case between Hiranandani Builders and Commissioner of Service Tax-VII in CESTAT Mumbai. Learn how the Tribunal ruled that Revenue has no authority to collect service tax from SEZ Developers.

No Service Tax on Amadeus India Incentives/Commissions for CRS Developer Usage

September 12, 2023 1053 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of CESTAT Kolkata’s judgment in Nitco World Travels vs Commissioner of Service Tax. How it impacts the taxation on commission from Amadeus India.

Refund of unutilized Cenvat Credit admissible for export without payment of service tax

September 11, 2023 879 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that refund of unutilized Cenvat Credit of input services duly available even if there is export without payment of service tax.

Monies collected as tax even if wrongly done has to be deposited to Government

September 11, 2023 591 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that as per Section 73A(2) of the Finance Act, 1994 monies collected as a tax, even if wrongly done, has to be deposited to Government.

Merely right confirmed on party to sale of goods or service undertaken doesn’t make it a franchisee agreement

September 11, 2023 789 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that merely because by an agreement a right is confirmed on the party to the sale of goods or service undertaken was not ipso-facto bringing the agreement within the ambit of the franchisee.

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