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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 687 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 471 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 558 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 1449 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 957 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 1455 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 75495 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 3069 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 2169 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


Service Tax Demand Quashed as Iron Ore Excavation and Grading Held to Be Mining Service

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that excavation, extraction, grading, and sorting of iron ore are mining-related activities taxable only und...

June 2, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Sets Aside Sponsorship Service Tax Demand as Tax Was Already Paid by Service Provider

Service Tax : The Tribunal held that service tax cannot be demanded again when the service provider has already collected and deposited the tax....

June 2, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand Set Aside as Screening & Grading of Iron Ore was Mining Service not BAS

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that screening and grading of iron ore are mining-related activities covered under the taxable category of M...

June 2, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

67% Abatement Cannot Be Denied Merely Because It Was Not Claimed in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax : The dispute concerned denial of 67% abatement on construction and works contract services involving supply of materials. CESTAT he...

June 1, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Cenvat Credit Reversal Upheld as Trading Activity Was Not a Taxable Service: CESTAT Bangalore

Service Tax : The Tribunal held that Cenvat credit is available only in relation to taxable services and not for trading activities. The case wa...

June 1, 2026 87 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 948 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 855 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


Service tax payable on commission for disbursement of EPF and ESI

May 4, 2023 810 Views 0 comment Print

State Bank of India Vs C.C. E. & S.T.–Surat (CESTAT Ahmedabad) find that the services provided by the appellant are in relation to the disbursement of EPF and ESI. Notification No. 13/2004-ST dated 10.09.2004 provides following exemption: “…. exempts taxable service provided by a banking company or a financial institution including a non-banking financial company, […]

Royalty payment for IPR services not liable to Service tax on RCM

May 4, 2023 1254 Views 0 comment Print

The dispute in the present case is relating to the liability of the appellant under IPR service on Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM).

Substantive benefit under SVLDR scheme cannot be denied for technical reasons

May 4, 2023 1620 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High court held that SVLDR scheme is a dispute resolution scheme. The substantive benefit under the scheme cannot be denied for technical reasons.

Appointment of CAA in respect of SCNs issued to M/s A.K. Construction Co.

May 4, 2023 948 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s A.K. Construction Co. vide Order No. 07 /2023-Service Tax Dated: 4th May, 2023. CBIC-240137/3/2023-SERVICE TAX SECTION-CBEC F.No. CBIC-240137/3/2023-SERVICE TAX SECTION-CBEC Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs CX & ST Wing, New Delhi […]

Appointment of CAA in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Hi-tech Equipment Services

May 4, 2023 798 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Hi-tech Equipment Services vide Order No. 06/2023- Service Tax Dated: 4th May, 2023. F.No. CBIC-2401 37/3/2023-SERVICE TAX SECTION-CBEC Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs CX & ST Wing Order No. 06/2023- Service […]

Whether interest on Cenvat credit wrongly availed but not utilized is payable?

May 4, 2023 1137 Views 0 comment Print

Deep Industries Limited Vs C.S.T. Service Tax (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The limited question needs to be answered in this matter is whether interest on the amount of Cenvat credit availed but not utilized is recoverable or otherwise. The recovery of interest on the inadmissible Cenvat credit has been directed under Rule14 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, […]

Appointment of CAA in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Subhash Earthmovers

May 4, 2023 855 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Subhash Earthmovers vide Order No. 05/2023-Service Tax Dated: 4th May, 2023 F.No. CBIC-240137/3/2023-SERVICE TAX SECTION-CBEC Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs CX & ST Wing New Delhi Order No. 05/2023-Service Tax | […]

Service Tax Liability of Sub-Contractor not cease on tax payment by main contractor

May 4, 2023 1509 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that Service Tax liability of a sub-contractor would never cease, even when the main contractor remits Service Tax.

Service Tax is not payable on liquidated damages

May 3, 2023 2514 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that amount received in the form of penalty amount, forfeiture of earnest money deposit and liquidated damages is not leviable to service tax.

Service Tax not leviable on Incentives for achieving Sales Targets

May 3, 2023 1989 Views 0 comment Print

Incentive received for achieving sales target is in the form of a trade discount and same cannot be considered as a service under business auxiliary service category for levy of service tax

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