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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 87 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


Interest demand cannot sustain in absence of tax liability

September 19, 2023 2130 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that as there is no tax liability on the advance amount received by the appellant, demand of interest thereon unsustainable.

No Service Tax on Mark-up for Domestic Travel: CESTAT Chennai

September 19, 2023 738 Views 0 comment Print

Analyze CESTAT Chennai order in Hi Tours Mamallapuram Private Limited vs. Commissioner of Service Tax, focusing on non-taxability of mark-up for booking domestic travel tickets.

Service Tax leviable on Actual, Not Provisional, Transportation Charges: CESTAT

September 19, 2023 669 Views 0 comment Print

Analyze the CESTAT Kolkata order in Jai Balaji Industries Limited vs. Commissioner of Central Excise, highlighting the issue of levying Service Tax on actual transportation charges, not on provisions.

Cenvat Credit utilisation for payment of service tax is permissible: CESTAT

September 19, 2023 1650 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of CESTAT Ahmedabad’s ruling on eligibility to use Cenvat credit for service tax payment when engaged in both manufacturing and services. Case details and conclusion.

Availment of Cenvat Credit and refund thereof doesn’t require registration of premises

September 18, 2023 1368 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that the registration of the premises is not a pre-condition for availment of cenvat credit and thereof consequently the refund.

Marketing & support services provided in India on direction of foreign Company is export of service

September 16, 2023 2859 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT set aside demand order passed by Adjudicating Authority and held that, marketing, sales promotion, and technical pre-sales support service provided by assessee to Indian customer on direction of foreign company tantamount to ‘export of service’.

Denial of refund claim merely because taxable service not mentioned in list approved by SEZ unjustified

September 16, 2023 903 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad held that denial of refund claim of service tax under notification no. 9/2009-ST dated 03.03.2009 as taxable service in respect of which refund is claim is not mentioned in the list of specified service approved by SEZ authority unjustified.

CESTAT quashes penalty on CISF due to lack of clarity on service tax liability

September 16, 2023 1071 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad quashes penalty on Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) due to lack of clarity on service tax liability. Learn more in this article.

Service Tax Not Leviable on Year-End Media volume Discounts: CESTAT

September 16, 2023 945 Views 0 comment Print

An in-depth look at the CESTAT Mumbai ruling in the case of Commissioner of Service Tax-VI Vs Group M Media (I) Pvt. Ltd. concerning service tax on media volume discounts.

No Service Tax on Recharge Coupon/Mobile Connection Handling commission from BSNL

September 15, 2023 2523 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of CESTAT Chandigarh’s ruling in S. R. Medical Agencies vs. Commissioner of Central Excise regarding service tax on BSNL commission. Learn about the implications.

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