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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 108 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


HC explains exemption from service tax to SEZ Developer or Unit to carry on authorised operations

March 22, 2022 4644 Views 0 comment Print

GMR Aerospace Engineering Limited Vs Union of India (Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court) Hon’ble Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court in GMR AEROSPACE ENGINEERING LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS mentioned that as long as the services are used for authorized operations of the SEZ unit. the same should be exempted from the […]

CBDT condones delay in filing of Form-10 IC

March 22, 2022 13140 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the recent amendment to the Income Tax Act and how it affects domestic companies. Discover the benefits of filing Form-10 IC before the due date.

CESTAT allows 12% Interest on refund of deposit paid under Section 35F

March 21, 2022 5031 Views 0 comment Print

Elegant Developers Vs The Commissioner, Central Excise & CGST (CESTAT Delhi) It is observed that original Adjudicating Authority has awarded interest at the rate of five per cent. The said rate is the lowest rate in the amended Section 35FF. The amount in question is not an amount of duty but was an amount paid […]

One year section 11B limitation on refund claim not applicable due to overriding effect of CGST Act

March 17, 2022 3837 Views 0 comment Print

Jai Mateshwaari Steels Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner, CGST- Dehradun (CESTAT Delhi) Section 142(3) of CGST Act, provides that after the appointed day (30th June 2017) every claim for refund of any duty, tax, interest, etc., under the existing law shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the existing law and any amount […]

Discussion & finding of OIA cannot be regarded as amounting to a remand

March 17, 2022 3525 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, the observation made by the Commissioner (Appeals) in Para XXII,XXIII, II, XII, XXXVIII mentioned in the part (D) of discussion and finding of impugned OIA cannot be regarded as amounting to a remand.

Suppression of fact cannot be alleged when demand is based on information appearing in Balance Sheet

March 17, 2022 5508 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal has held that suppression of the fact can not be alleged when the demand is raised on the basis of information appearing in Balance Sheet. In view of the above, the appeal filed by the Department is liable to be dismissed and we do so.

Cenvat Credit of Service tax allowed on Trading activity prior to 01.04.20211

March 17, 2022 3432 Views 0 comment Print

Adani Energy Ltd Vs C.S.T. Service Tax (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The Cenvat credit on input services was denied on the ground that the input services were also used in PNG Sale i.e. trading activity. Since the input services were not used for providing of output services, the Cenvat credit used in such activity was denied. We […]

Service tax under RCM payable on Fee paid to stock exchange- Singapore

March 15, 2022 858 Views 0 comment Print

Dishman Pharmaceutical & Chemicals Ltd. Vs C.S.T.-Service Tax (CESTAT Ahmedabad) As regard the service tax demand on stock exchange fees, we find that no documentary evidence was produced to show that this is a statutory levy and the appellant have paid as reimbursement. It appears that the Stock Exchange has charged fees to the appellant […]

Prasar Bharati Cannot Retain Service Tax Collected From Customers when no tax was actually chargeable

March 14, 2022 2178 Views 0 comment Print

Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Vs Commissioner of Service Tax Delhi (CESTAT Delhi) In the present case, it is true that no service tax was chargeable on the activity of the appellant, viz., carrying the advertisements in its broadcast and telecast. Therefore, the Government cannot collect service tax. It is also true that Section […]

No Service Tax on Screening films in multiplex on Revenue Sharing basis: SC

March 13, 2022 5322 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Service Tax Vs Inox Leisure Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court upheld the order of CESTAT and held that Service Tax is not payable by Appellant on  Screening films in their multiplex on Revenue Sharing basis. Earlier CESTAT held that the appellant is not liable to pay Service Tax for Screening of […]

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