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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 84 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


Validity of circular 80/10/2004-ST not examined as notice issued on same matter be adjudicated by designated officer

August 20, 2023 1005 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that validity of circular no. 80/10/2004-ST dated 17 September 2004 cannot be examined vide the present petition as the same is already subject matter of contention in the show cause notice issued to one of the petitioner’s member M/s. Transocean Offshore International Ventures Ltd. and hence designated officer will adjudicate the same.

Site formation activity before sell of land is taxable under ‘Site formation and clearance service’

August 18, 2023 1839 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that site formation activity done after obtaining General Power of Attorney (GPA) but before selling the land is leviable to service tax under the category of ‘Site formation and clearance service’.

Tour operator Services for carrying out Hajj Pilgrimage is exempt from service tax

August 18, 2023 2877 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that service tax is not chargeable on the services provided in respect of tour undertaken for carrying out Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia by Indian pilgrims considering these as export of service.

Contract involving both supply of raw material and provision of service is works contract taxable from 01.06.2007

August 17, 2023 1182 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that single invisible contract involving supply of raw material and construction activity is classified under works contract hence taxable only from 01.06.2007. However, in case of divisible works contract clearly defining value of service portion and raw material is classifiable under ‘Commercial and Industrial Construction’ prior to 01.06.2007.

Fees paid to Ishant Sharma by Knight Riders is for playing cricket hence service tax not leviable

August 17, 2023 768 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that player fees paid to Ishant Sharma by M/s. Knight Riders Sports Private Limited under the contract is for the activity of playing cricket and not for any promotional activity. Hence, service tax not leviable on the same under ‘Business Support Service’.

Extended period invocable as intention to evade payment of tax established

August 16, 2023 1098 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that extended period of limitation rightly invoked as collection of service tax but withholding the same without remitting to appropriate Government account establishes intention to evade payment of tax.

No Service Tax on Commodity Auctioneer Commission Received by Co-op Society

August 15, 2023 432 Views 0 comment Print

Ruling on service tax demand under ‘Auctioneer’ Service on commission by a cooperative society in conducting action. Details on the CESTAT Chennai’s verdict.

Service tax not leviable on penal interest and bounce charges

August 14, 2023 1926 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT set aside impugned order and held that the assessee is not receiving penal interest and bouncing charges as a consideration for tolerating an act. Thus, service tax cannot be demanded.

Demand sustained as rendering of Broadcasting Service disguised under cover of uplinking service

August 14, 2023 642 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that agreement entered that the appellant is providing uplinking service for ‘SS Music channel’ and ‘Sur Sangeeth Channel’ is only a sham document. Appellant has disguised the rendering of Broadcasting Service under cover of uplinking service. Hence, service tax demand invoking extended period of limitation sustained.

Unspecific Show-Cause Notice: CESTAT set-aside Service Tax demand

August 13, 2023 1449 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Jagjeet Singh Parwana vs Commissioner of Central Excise case. Non-specific show-cause notice’s impact on Service Tax demand set aside by CESTAT Chandigarh.

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