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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 591 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 1101 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 1227 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 1017 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 948 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 1014 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 72438 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 2664 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 1737 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 1632 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Car Booking Cancellation Charges

Service Tax : CESTAT set aside demand of service tax on amounts received as booking cancellation charges, price difference & corporate discount,...

July 4, 2024 54 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax on foreign commission payable under RCM from 18.04.2006 

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that that service tax on commission paid to foreign commission agents is payable under reverse charge only ...

July 4, 2024 327 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Convenience fee & cancellation charges for services to Airlines under BAS

Service Tax : CESTAT quashes service tax demand against Yatra Online Pvt Ltd, ruling that convenience and cancellation fees are not connected to...

July 4, 2024 81 Views 0 comment Print

Attachment Order under Customs Act for Service Tax Recovery is invalid

Service Tax : Zest Buildtek Promotors Vs Deputy Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (Madras High Court)Issuance of attachment order under provi...

July 3, 2024 213 Views 0 comment Print

No Service tax on interest income from overdraft & cash credit facilities: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax : Read the detailed analysis of Assam Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd vs Commr. of CGST (CESTAT Kolkata) where Kolkata CESTAT ruled that n...

June 30, 2024 135 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 1608 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 546 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 474 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 486 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 1251 Views 0 comment Print


Service Tax Refund cannot be denied on hyper-technical ground

December 14, 2020 1407 Views 0 comment Print

Kronos Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of CGST (Appeals) (CESTAT Allahabad) Appellant had taken a categorical stand that the debit was made on 05.03.2014, i.e. prior to filing of the refund claim. The Revenue is not disputing the said debit entry but is adopting a hyper technical view that such debit entry was reflected […]

CESTAT allowed Interest on service Tax amount already deposited to ‘Sourav Ganguly’

December 14, 2020 1125 Views 0 comment Print

Sourav Ganguly Vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Kolkata) It transpires from the records that after the passing of the order dated November 12, 2012 by the Commissioner, the appellant deposited the confirmed demand of Rs. 1,51,66,500/- on February 26, 2014 and subsequently also deposited an amount of Rs. 50 lacs on March 21/26, 2014 […]

Service tax on commission received in convertible foreign currency

December 14, 2020 7800 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had no liability to pay service tax on the commission received in convertible foreign currency as the only requirement after the amendment in rule 3 (2) of the Export Service Rules 2005 was that the service recipient should be situated outside India and consideration should be received in foreign currency which both are satisfied. 

Service Tax on salary paid to ‘secondee’, to parent company under RCM

December 10, 2020 1053 Views 0 comment Print

M/s  Nektar Therapeutics (India) Pvt Ltd vs Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Hyderabad) The short issue, therefore, arising for our consideration is whether the reimbursement of salary paid to the ‘secondee’, to the parent company, Nektar USA amounted consideration for provision of manpower recruitment and supply agency services, within the meaning […]

No Service Tax on commission from foreign companies in convertible foreign exchange

December 8, 2020 3039 Views 0 comment Print

Wintech Taparia Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Delhi) The appellant has not contended that it is not rendering a service under the category BAS. What is, however, contended by the appellant is that the services rendered by the appellant qualify as export of service under the 2005 Rules and, therefore, the appellant would not […]

Cenvat Credit admissible on advertisement services

November 25, 2020 1500 Views 0 comment Print

Kandhari Beverages P Ltd Vs C.C.E. (CESTAT Chandigarh) In the case before High Court, the advertisement expenses were incurred by Coca Cola India and High Court had held that expenses towards advertisement services are part of the cost incurred for production of the finished product, and hence these services are to be treated as input […]

No service tax on internet based trading software licensing prior to 16.05.2008

November 24, 2020 549 Views 0 comment Print

Religare Technova Global Solutions Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) Conclusion: Since the activities undertaken by assessee were covered under the Information Technology Services as taxable under Section 65(105)(zzzze) with effect from May 16, 2008  and prior to 16-5-2008, even the services rendered by assessee was excluded from the scope of consulting engineer’s […]

Adjudication Order Considered as Vague if Show Cause Notice Traverses beyond its Scope

November 12, 2020 7011 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the show cause notice indicate the exact amount of service demanded in the respective services under Service Tax? An adjudication order without a proposal and made in pursuant of a vague show cause notice cannot be sustained.

Sabka Vishwas Scheme – Amount in arrears – Deposits to be adjusted after determination of amount payable

November 10, 2020 1017 Views 0 comment Print

Solamalai Automobiles Private Limited vs The Designated Committee (Madras High Court) The Madras High Court has held that for cases falling under ‘Amount in arrears’ category under the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019, the deposits  should   be adjusted after the determination of the amount payable. Department’s contention that the sum paid was to […]

Rule 6(3) of CCR inapplicable if wrongly taken credit was reversed subsequently

November 10, 2020 9216 Views 0 comment Print

ST – Where Cenvat credit wrongly taken is subsequently reversed, it is tantamount to non-availment of credit – Rule 6(3) of Cenvat Credit Rules (CCR)is inapplicable in such circumstances: CESTAT Kolkata

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