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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 1032 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 78 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 48 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


Facts, Terms & Intention of Parties Determine Sale or Works Contract: CESTAT Chennai

May 12, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai ruled that the BOOT water transmission agreement was a single indivisible works contract and not a trading activity. The Tribunal held that transfer of property in goods during execution did not convert the contract into sale of goods.

Service Tax Demand Set Aside as Taxable Value Fell Below Rs. 10 Lakh Threshold

May 12, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that the appellant was entitled to exemption under Notification No. 33/2012-S.T. as the taxable value of services remained below Rs.10 lakh. The Tribunal ruled that no service tax liability arose in such circumstances.

No Service Tax on Liquidated Damages for Delay in Contract Performance

May 12, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

The Hyderabad CESTAT held that amounts recovered from vendors for delayed performance of contracts cannot be treated as consideration for tolerating an act under Section 66E(e). The service tax demand on liquidated damages was set aside.

Service Tax Dispute on Courier & GTA Services Sent Back for Lack of Proper Findings

May 11, 2026 360 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that lower authorities failed to comprehensively verify courier invoices, consignment notes and tax payment records before confirming service tax demand. The matter was remanded for fresh adjudication.

Belated ST-3 Return Cannot Deny TRAN-1 Credit: Bombay HC

May 11, 2026 354 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that transitional CENVAT credit cannot be denied merely because ST-3 returns were filed late. The Court emphasized that substantive credit eligibility must be examined based on actual tax payment evidence.

Bareboat Charter of Dredgers Is Transfer of Right to Use Goods: CESTAT Chandigarh

May 11, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that hiring dredgers under bareboat charter agreements amounts to transfer of right to use goods and therefore cannot be taxed as supply of tangible goods service. The Tribunal quashed the entire service tax demand raised on reverse charge basis.

Pharma Job Work Held as Manufacturing Activity, Not Renting Service for Service Tax Levy

May 11, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad ruled that pharmaceutical conversion work carried out under a job work agreement amounted to manufacture and not renting of immovable property. The Tribunal held that such activity falls outside service tax levy.

Job Worker Entitled to CENVAT Credit if Principal Manufacturer Pays Duty on Final Goods: CESTAT Chennai

May 9, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that job work activities resulting in intermediate products do not attract reversal under Rule 6 of the CENVAT Credit Rules when the final dutiable products are cleared on payment of excise duty. The appeal against the service tax demand was accordingly allowed.

Extended Limitation Cannot Be Invoked as Service Tax Dispute Was Interpretational: CESTAT Chennai

May 9, 2026 411 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that the extended limitation period could not be applied where the dispute involved interpretation of exemption and export provisions. Since all transactions were disclosed in books and returns, the demand was held time-barred.

Prevention of Tropical Diseases Not Taxable as Event Management Services: CESTAT Bangalore

May 9, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that organising symposiums and providing support services for discussions on tropical diseases cannot be classified as Event Management Services. The order partially allowed the appeal while upholding tax on Scientific Consultancy Services.

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