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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 1389 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 7626 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 45 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


Latest Posts in Service Tax

Service Tax Cannot Be Levied Solely Based on ITR Data: Bombay HC

February 11, 2025 7626 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court rules that service tax cannot be imposed solely on income tax return data. The department may issue a fresh notice for income from other sources.

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

February 11, 2025 84 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that refund claims must clearly specify the notification and legal provision under which they are sought. Procedural lapses can lead to denial.

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

February 11, 2025 45 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that in case of service of retreading tyres, service tax is payable only with respect to the service component under the Finance Act. Service tax is not payable on the entire gross value. Hence, petition partly allowed.

Service Tax is not chargeable on reimbursement of expenses: SC

February 1, 2025 1398 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court upholds CESTAT’s decision, ruling no service tax is applicable on reimbursement of expenses, as no service element exists.

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

February 1, 2025 186 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that service tax with interest paid before a show cause notice (SCN) invalidates penalties under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994.

Service tax not leviable on allocation of head office expense by head office to branch

January 31, 2025 87 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that the allocation of head office executive and general administrative expenses by the head office of Standard Chartered Bank to India branch cannot be subjected to levy of service tax under the Finance Act, 1994.

Sovereign functions performed by ADDA is exempt from service tax: CESTAT Kolkata

January 23, 2025 324 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that Asansol Durgapur Development Authority [ADDA] performing sovereign functions on behalf of the State Government of West Bengal is exempt from service tax. Accordingly, service tax not leviable.

Allahabad HC Directs Refund of Service Tax to Aviation Students

January 21, 2025 72 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad HC directs Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi to address the service tax refund claims of aviation students in line with prior rulings.

Pre-June, 2019 Duty Quantification Validates SVLDR Application: Bombay HC

January 20, 2025 111 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC upholds SVLDR Scheme eligibility for duty quantified before June 30, 2019, despite post-deadline notice issuance in Bramhanand Kanojia case.

Bombay HC quashes reconsideration of SVLDRS application based on admitted tax liability  

January 17, 2025 408 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC quashes rejection of Santosh Bhandarkar’s SVLDRS application, orders reconsideration based on admitted tax liability under the Scheme.

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