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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 1590 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 1383 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 1779 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 1113 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 1392 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 73611 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 1818 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


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 7632 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Refund Claims Must Cite Notification & Provision: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that refund claims must clearly specify the notification and legal provision under which they are sought. P...

February 11, 2025 84 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax payable only on service component in case of retreading tyres: Karnataka HC

Service Tax : Karnataka High Court held that in case of service of retreading tyres, service tax is payable only with respect to the service com...

February 11, 2025 48 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax is not chargeable on reimbursement of expenses: SC

Service Tax : Supreme Court upholds CESTAT's decision, ruling no service tax is applicable on reimbursement of expenses, as no service element e...

February 1, 2025 1398 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax Penalty If Tax dues Paid Before SCN: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that service tax with interest paid before a show cause notice (SCN) invalidates penalties under Section 78...

February 1, 2025 186 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 621 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


Co-owners treatable as independent service provider for threshold exemption under service tax: CESTAT Ahmedabad

July 24, 2024 351 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that co-owners are to be treated as independent service provider for calculating threshold limit of exemption under Notification Nos. 6/2005-ST dated 01.03.2005 and No. 8/2008-ST dated 01.03.2008.

Gujarat HC Directs Refund with Interest: Highlights Violations of Judicial Discipline

July 24, 2024 393 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court directs refund with interest under section 11B in Pankaj Bagri case, ruling on repeated rejection of service tax claims and judicial discipline.

Service with Material is work contract Service and taxable from 01.06.2007

July 24, 2024 198 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata ruled in favor of Shree Balaji Engicons, finding no service tax liability under “commercial construction service” for pre-2007 contracts.

CESTAT: Electroplating Considered Manufacture; No Service Tax Applicable

July 22, 2024 438 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the CESTAT Chandigarh order on M/s Daljeet Singh vs Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax. Electroplating deemed manufacturing, exempt from service tax.

CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Housekeeping for UN Agencies & Educational Institutions

July 22, 2024 201 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi set aside service tax demands on housekeeping services provided to UN agencies and educational institutions. Read the detailed case analysis here.

No Service Tax on Quality Assurance Charges for testing rifles: CESTAT Chennai

July 14, 2024 381 Views 0 comment Print

Amounts collected towards quality assurance charges for testing the rifles are fees prescribed for conducting the quality checks and are not liable to service tax

Mere Use of term ‘Fraud’ or ‘Willful Mis-statement’ doesn’t Justify Penalties

July 10, 2024 930 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court in Paritosh Ghosh Construction Pvt. Ltd. held that Mere use of the terms fraud and willful mis-statement does not automatically trigger penalties. The adjudicating authority must establish facts related to fraud or willful mis-statements.

CESTAT allows adjustment of excess paid Service Tax against subsequent liabilities

July 10, 2024 759 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Gulmohar Park Mall Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Excise And Service Tax (CESTAT Ahmedabad) where CESTAT upheld the adjustment of excess service tax towards subsequent liabilities.

Cenvat Credit can’t be denied for non-Mentioning of Service Tax Registration in Invoice

July 10, 2024 291 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Sai Consulting Engineers Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.-Ahmedabad (CESTAT Ahmedabad) where CESTAT rules on procedural lapses affecting Cenvat credit.

Service tax not payable on TDS paid on behalf of foreign service provider

July 10, 2024 297 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the detailed analysis of Indian Additives Ltd vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise. CESTAT Chennai rules no service tax on TDS paid for foreign service providers. Full text available.

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