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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


CESTAT quashes Confiscation, Fines & Customs Duty Demand Due to Lack of CLRI Report

September 11, 2023 471 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai sets aside confiscation, fines, and customs duty demands against Benign International due to a lack of CLRI report. Read for comprehensive analysis.

Charges levied by Foreign Bank Not Taxable under Banking & other Financial Services

September 11, 2023 1275 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules that Kadri Mills (CBE) Ltd. is not liable to pay tax on banking charges deducted by foreign banks. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the judgment.

LPG Stored in ‘Bullet’ Facility at customers premises Not falls under Storage and Warehousing Services

September 10, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

Exploring legal intricacies of Total Energies Marketing India Pvt. Ltd. vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise case ruled by CESTAT Chennai regarding LPG storage and service tax.

CESTAT allows Cenvat Credit on Capital Goods used for providing Output Service

September 9, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

A detailed analysis of the landmark CESTAT Kolkata ruling in Emta Coal Limited vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax. Understand the legal implications for Cenvat Credit on Capital Goods in the context of providing output services.

MMR Service will be Treated as Exempted Service When the Service Provider did not Receive full Convertible Foreign Exchange within the Time Period Provided under Statute: CESTAT

September 9, 2023 693 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that when there is doubt regarding documents, authority should seek clarification/explanation rather than relying on assumptions.

Omission of registration number purposefully makes invoice inadmissible document

September 9, 2023 801 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that as registration numbers were purposefully omitted, accordingly, the genuineness of the invoices are doubtful, the invoices are categorized as inadmissible document.

Cenvat eligible on material used in manufacture of barge which in-turn are used for providing output service

September 9, 2023 585 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that Cenvat Credit is admissible on any material used for construction of building or fabrication of any equipment which in turn used for providing output taxable service. Cenvat on material used in the manufacture of barges which are used for providing output service is admissible.

Service Tax on fees paid to USFDA -CESTAT upheld remand  order

September 9, 2023 693 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the CESTAT Ahmedabad decision regarding service tax on fees paid to USFDA for approval of medicaments. The matter is remanded for further examination.

Service tax payable on Corporate guarantee & credit protection guarantee service

September 8, 2023 1893 Views 0 comment Print

An analysis of Hindustan Construction vs. Commissioner of Service Tax case, covering service tax on corporate guarantees and credit protection fees.

No Service Tax on VAT-Paid Goods used in Auto Repairs: CESTAT Allahabad

September 8, 2023 1425 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that if Value Added Tax (VAT) is paid on goods used in repairs, no service tax can be levied on those goods.

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