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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


CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand as Mining Services Were Not Taxable Before 1 June 2007

May 31, 2026 1599 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that excavation, extraction, grading, and sorting of iron ore were mining-related activities and not Business Auxiliary Services. Since Mining Services became taxable only from 01.06.2007, no service tax could be levied for the prior period.

Service Tax Demand Quashed as Operation of Drinking Water Plants Qualified for Mega Exemption

May 31, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that operation and maintenance of drinking water plants for Nagar Nigams related to municipal water supply functions. The consideration received was therefore exempt under Entry 25 of Notification No. 25/2012-ST.

Coal Transportation Not Taxable as Mining Service as No Consignment Notes Were Issued: CESTAT Kolkata

May 31, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print

The dispute concerned whether coal transportation between mines and industrial facilities could be taxed as mining service. CESTAT held that the activity was transportation by road and, in the absence of consignment notes, fell under the Negative List and was not liable to service tax.

CESTAT Grants Cum-Tax Benefit as Service Tax Was Not Collected Separately: CESTAT Chennai

May 28, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

The CESTAT Chennai held that where service tax was not separately recovered from recipients, the gross receipts must be treated as inclusive of tax under Section 67(2) of the Finance Act, 1994. The matter was remanded for fresh quantification.

Telangana HC Dismisses Delayed Service Tax Challenge Filed After Four Years

May 28, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a service tax order due to an inordinate delay of nearly four years. The Court held that the petitioner could still pursue any statutory remedy available under the Finance Act, 1994.

CESTAT Remands Service Tax Case Due to Failure to File Grounds of Appeal in ST-4 Form

May 25, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai CESTAT remanded a service tax dispute after finding that the appellant failed to include grounds of appeal in the prescribed ST-4 form. The Tribunal held that proper pleadings are essential for meaningful appellate adjudication.

Refund Claim Cannot Be Rejected Without Examining Double Service Tax Payment and Credit Eligibility

May 25, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi set aside the refund rejection order after finding that issues relating to double payment of service tax and CENVAT credit eligibility required proper examination. The matter was remanded for de novo adjudication with an opportunity to produce supporting evidence.

Srvice tax exemption cannot be denied for late EXP-1 & EXP-2 form filing

May 24, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT ruled that the Department failed to consider ST-3 returns and service tax already discharged by the assessee. The Tribunal held that duplicate tax demands arising from erroneous calculations could not survive.

No Service Tax on Parent Company Cost Allocations as No Service Was Received: CESTAT Delhi

May 24, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that un-invoiced allocations made by a foreign parent company were not taxable as no services were rendered and no consideration was paid. The Tribunal ruled that mere cost allocation entries in internal systems cannot attract service tax.

CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand as SCN Failed to Specify BAS Sub-Clause

May 24, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai CESTAT set aside a service tax demand after finding that the Show Cause Notice failed to identify the relevant sub-clause under Business Auxiliary Services. The Tribunal held that such vagueness violated principles of natural justice and invalidated the entire proceeding.

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