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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 Chennai Quashes BSNL’s Service Tax Demand for Telecom Services

July 28, 2023 1113 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai grants relief to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) by quashing the demand for service tax on telecom services for the period 01.06.2008 to 31.03.2011 due to the non-inclusion of an Explanation in Rule 5(1) of the Service Tax Rules.

CESTAT Upheld service tax demand deletion Due to Limitation

July 28, 2023 693 Views 0 comment Print

The CESTAT Chandigarh upheld the deletion of service tax on installation commissioning services on the ground of limitation. The case involved Himachal Futuristic Communication Limited.

Service tax paid on services received from overseas service providers in foreign countries duly refundable

July 27, 2023 1794 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that service tax paid on services received from overseas service providers in foreign countries duly refundable as the same cannot be fastened with the liability of service tax as a ‘deemed service provider’ in India.

No service tax is to be levied on renting immovable property when sharing profits

July 27, 2023 1536 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT set aside the order demanding service tax on rental property and held that, income received from rent by assessee is not subject to levy of service tax.

Service Tax on payments for CAMPA & NPV Clearances by Forest Department

July 26, 2023 5328 Views 0 comment Print

Whether payment made to the CAMPA Fund under the head Net Present Value (NPV), Compensatory afforestation, etc. to the Forest Department for obtaining various clearances for diversion of forest land for non-forestry purposes (mining) is a ‘Declared Service’ provided by the Government under Section 66E(e) so as to attract Service Tax liability under RCM.

Tax discharged by service recipient cannot again be demanded from service provider

July 26, 2023 2046 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Delhi judgment on Aadarsh Sri Sai Manpower Solution vs Commissioner, addressing service tax liability discharge, penalties, and key legal insights.

Refund granted to DICGC as premium paid by bank considered as inclusive of tax

July 26, 2023 984 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai allowed the refund claim filed by Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporations (DICGC) by considering premium amount paid by bank as inclusive of tax.

Excess Baggage Charges Taxable as Air passenger transport: CESTAT Delhi

July 25, 2023 1170 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that the collection of excess baggage charges would be leviable to service tax under the category of transport of passengers by air and not under transportation of cargo by air.

Modular Employment Scheme: Outside Ambit of Service Tax

July 25, 2023 486 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that the modular employment scheme is a vocational training programme and vocational training activity is outside the ambit of service tax, as exempted vide Notification No. 24/2004-ST dated 10.09.2004.

Service tax not leviable on income earned via buying and selling space on ships

July 24, 2023 1770 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that buying and selling space on ships does not amount to rendering a service and any profit or income earned through such transactions would not be leviable to service tax.

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