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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 813 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 537 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 624 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 1617 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 1035 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 1467 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 75699 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 3114 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 2220 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 2166 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Audit Detection, Non-Filing of Returns Alone Don’t Prove Tax Evasion: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside the service tax demand, holding the extended limitation period was not invocable as suppression with inte...

July 18, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Set Top Boxes Allowed as Inputs to Dish TV: CESTAT Allahabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Allahabad set aside interest demand, holding set top boxes qualified as inputs and full CENVAT credit was admissible on rec...

July 17, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Imported Dredger Allowed as Input Under Rule 2(k): CESTAT Hyderabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Hyderabad allowed CENVAT credit on an imported dredger as input under Rule 2(k), set aside the credit demand and disposed o...

July 17, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Performance Bank Guarantee Invocation Quashed for Unrelated Earlier Contract Claim: Calcutta HC

Service Tax : Calcutta HC quashed invocation of a performance bank guarantee for recovery under an earlier contract and directed refund of the g...

July 17, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand on Government Works Contracts Set Aside on Limitation: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax :  CESTAT Kolkata set aside Service Tax demand, interest and penalty, holding issues in favour of the appellant on exemption or lim...

July 17, 2026 90 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 2040 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 972 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 840 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 897 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 2238 Views 0 comment Print


Service Tax Demand under CICS / CCS Inapplicable to Composite Contracts for Construction

November 6, 2023 1044 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai’s order on Visanthi & Co. vs. Commissioner of GST & Central Excise. Analysis of service tax demand for construction services.

GST Demand based on order which is already set aside by Tribunal is unsustainable

November 6, 2023 903 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that that de novo adjudication order has been set aside by the Tribunal and the subsequent demands raised through Section 73(1A) as well as its conformation having been based on the previous conformation orders, the same is liable to be set aside and we do so.

Review Proceedings Bound by Show-Cause Notice Grounds

November 6, 2023 1275 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai clarifies that review proceedings cannot exceed the grounds mentioned in the show-cause notice in Capgemini Technology Service India Ltd vs. Commissioner of CGST. Details of the case.

CBIC Circulars & Instructions Legally Binding on dept; Contravention Renders Actions Illegal

November 6, 2023 4038 Views 0 comment Print

Where the law prescribed a manner in which a power had to be exercised, then such power could be exercised only in such a manner. No prior notice was served during personal hearings therefore, alleged personal hearings were in contravention of the Circular as circulars or instructions issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) were legally binding on the department.

Service Tax Exempt for Admission/Enrollment Fees from Prospective Club Members

November 3, 2023 981 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Bangalore held that admission/ enrolment fee collected from prospective members of the club cannot be subjected to levy of service tax under the category of ‘Club or Membership Association Services’.  Accordingly, demand of service tax set aside.

Services rendered Abroad to Company situated outside India Qualify as Export of Services

November 3, 2023 1365 Views 0 comment Print

Services rendered by the respondents to M/s SB Plc, UK constitute export of service as the services were utilized by a company situated outside India and used outside India and the principal was located outside India with whom there was contract of service and such principal had paid for such services to the respondent in convertible foreign exchange.

TDS from Own Account not excludible from Gross Taxable Value

November 3, 2023 714 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Bangalore held that TDS amount paid to the Government by the appellant from his own account not to be included in the gross taxable value. Accordingly, service tax not leviable on the same.

Notification 41/2012-ST Covers Refund of Swachh Bharat & Krishi Kalyan Cess

November 2, 2023 1410 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that notification no. 41/2012-ST grants refund of service tax paid on the taxable services used for export of goods. The said refund includes refund of Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) and Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) too.

No Service Tax on Advance Club Membership Fees: CESTAT Ruling

November 2, 2023 1887 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about a CESTAT ruling regarding service tax on advance membership fees collected by clubs. Analysis and implications included.

Service of order by Speed Post cannot be deemed to be served in absence of proof of delivery: Section 37C of Central Excise Act-1944

November 2, 2023 8643 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Surya Prakash Gaur Vs Commissioner, Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi)- Service of order by Speed Post cannot be deemed to be served in absence of proof of delivery – Section 37C of Central Excise Act-1944

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