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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 105 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


Right to use radio frequency spectrum leviable to service tax only from 14.05.2016

April 14, 2023 711 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that right to use radio frequency spectrum or its subsequent transfer covered under Clause (j) of Section 66E which was effective from 14.05.2016. Accordingly, compensation received during Financial Year 2015-2016 not leviable to service tax.

Rejection of SVLDRS-1 application alleging wrong Commissionerate unjustified

April 13, 2023 1239 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High court held that rejection of SVLDRS-1 application alleging wrong Commissionerate is unjustified as at the time of filing application, petitioner didn’t had option to file or change the Commissionerate.

No service tax on right to use of Mining of natural resources (Sand) assigned before 01.04.2016

April 13, 2023 2328 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of CGST & Excise Vs Broad Son Commodities Private Limited (CESTAT Kolkata) The facts of the case are that the Government of Bihar awarded to the respondent the right to use mining of minerals, oil or gas in respect of sand ghats of Patna, Bhojpur and Saran of the State of Bihar. The right […]

Machining of casting amount to manufacture, Service tax not payable

April 12, 2023 1197 Views 0 comment Print

Ramaben Parmar Vs C.S.T.-Service Tax (CESTAT Ahmedabad) As regard the service tax on the job work carried out by the appellant, we find that the appellant have converted the casting by process of machining into a parts which is used by the principal manufacturer in the manufacture of their product. The conversion from rough casting […]

HC quashes service tax notices issued after lapse of 10 years

April 12, 2023 1101 Views 0 comment Print

After lapse of 10 years second impugned notice dated 30th October, 2017 was issued to the Petitioner asking him to appear for hearing. The Petitioner filed an application dated 9th November, 2017 before the authority expressing its inability to collect documents after such a long lapse of time.

Service tax liability unsustainable as rendering of service in India not established

April 12, 2023 486 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that no documents are placed on record establishing that services are rendered in India, accordingly, service tax liability under management, maintenance or repair service unsustainable.

Service tax cannot be demanded on reimbursable expenses

April 12, 2023 846 Views 0 comment Print

Issue is as to whether service tax can be demanded on reimbursable expenses. CESTAT held that demand cannot sustain & requires to be set aside

Import of custom design on a blue print was import of service liable for service tax: SC

April 11, 2023 2955 Views 0 comment Print

SC held that declaration in bill of entry as goods and acceptance under Customs cannot be determinative of transaction and import of design and drawings in a paper was import of service liable for service tax under applicable provisions.

SVLDR Scheme covers not only tax but it also covers interest and penalty

April 10, 2023 1881 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that SVLDR Scheme covers not only tax but also interest, penalty. Hence, declaration under SVLDR in respect of notice issued for interest duly allowable.

Service tax not leviable on Banking and Financial Institution Services prior to 16.07.2001

April 8, 2023 1218 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that no service tax is leviable on Banking and Financial Institution Services prior to 16.07.2001. Accordingly, service tax not leviable on the agreements entered by the assessee with their clients prior to 16.07.2001.

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