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Latest Articles


Service Tax Amendment In Finance Act, 2025

Service Tax : Finance Act, 2025 exempts service tax on reinsurance under crop insurance schemes for 2011-2017. Refund claims must be filed withi...

April 2, 2025 420 Views 0 comment Print

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 1716 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 1425 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 1887 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 1161 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 1170 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 73851 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 2799 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 1842 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 1767 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Service Tax Not Applicable on Payments for Police Deployment: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi rules on AVVNL’s service tax dispute involving police support, employee penalties, and tender non-compliance. Parti...

April 16, 2025 93 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax: CESTAT Hyderabad Rules Liquidated Damages Not Taxable

Service Tax : CESTAT Hyderabad rules liquidated damages to BHEL are not taxable under service tax law as they do not constitute payment for tole...

April 16, 2025 102 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tas on Amount Recovered Towards Penalties: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi rules penalty amounts for contract breaches are not 'services' under Finance Act, thus not liable to service tax....

April 11, 2025 147 Views 0 comment Print

Refund Rejection Set Aside by CESTAT; Additional Documents Not Fresh Claims

Service Tax : CESTAT held refund claims by Cerner Healthcare valid as original claims were timely and additional documents can't be treated as f...

April 11, 2025 90 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax component cannot form part of consideration for levy of entertainment tax

Service Tax : Karnataka High Court held that entertainment tax and service tax are independent of each other. Thus, for the purpose of levy of e...

April 11, 2025 57 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 1761 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 660 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 552 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 588 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 1521 Views 0 comment Print


Denial of refund treating service as not export service unjustified as service tax not demanded on output service by denying export status

February 21, 2023 780 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that as revenue has not demanded any service tax on output service by denying the export status, likewise revenue cannot deny refund by treating the services provided not to be export of service.

Value of free supply not includible in gross amount charged for levy of service tax

February 19, 2023 1032 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that the value of free supplies cannot be included in the gross amount charged for the purpose of levy of service tax.

Declarant subjected to audit as on 30th June 2019 is ineligible to avail benefit of SVLDR Scheme

February 18, 2023 780 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that declarant making voluntary disclosure for availing benefit of SVLDR Scheme is ineligible for applying under the scheme if it was subjected to audit as on 30th June 2019.

Department not allowed to take different stand as principles laid down in previous case already accepted

February 18, 2023 762 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that Revenue cannot take a different stand when the Revenue has accepted the principles laid down in a previous case. Accordingly, demand cannot be sustained.

Service tax not payable on additional incentive received by dealer for meeting certain targets

February 18, 2023 2595 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that additional incentive received by the dealer for meeting certain targets is in the form of trade discount and is not a payment for any service. Accordingly, service tax not leviable on the same.

HC grants relief in SVLDRS Scheme 2019 & directs to issue SVLDRS-4 & refund the amount

February 17, 2023 1476 Views 0 comment Print

Millenium Construction and Ors. Vs Designated Committee (Calcutta High Court) Honorable Calcutta High Court, Circuit bench at Jalpaiguri, in case no. WPA 3120 of 2022, order dated 08.02.2023 passed by the Honorable Justice Bibek Chaudhuri ,  quashed the penalty imposed on the petitioner and also directed to repay the amount and directed to issue the […]

10% redemption fine & 5% penalty of value of goods is appropriate in case of imports violating Exim Policy Provisions

February 17, 2023 3189 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal has taken view that redemption fine of 10% and penalty of 5% of value of imported goods, would be appropriate in case of imports violating Exim Policy Provisions.

Interest eligible if service tax refund is not sanctioned within three months from filing date

February 17, 2023 1860 Views 0 comment Print

Bombardier Transportation India Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T Vadodara II (CESTAT Ahmedabad) We find that there is no dispute that the appellant had initially filed the refund application on 13.06.2011. It is this refund claim which was rejected by the sanctioning authority and the matter had travelled up to this Tribunal. This tribunal vide […]

Classification of service cannot be challenged at service recipient end

February 17, 2023 942 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat Jhm Hotels Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) In the present case the cenvat credit was denied in respect of service received by the appellant from M/s. Indian Hotels Co.Ltd. on the pretext that the same is classifiable under Business Auxiliary Service which is not specified under Rule 6(5) of Cenvat Credit Rules, […]

Service tax on execution of work of awarded tenders by appointing sub-contractor

February 17, 2023 564 Views 0 comment Print

Sushee Infra Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Hyderabad) We observe that the arrangement herein is that the appellant being a service provider for services as that of site formation, mining etc. were being awarded the tenders floated by various Government departments for receiving the aforesaid activities. Apparently and admittedly in such scenario […]

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