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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 687 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 471 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 561 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 1449 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 957 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 1455 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 75495 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 3069 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 2169 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 2109 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Service Tax Demand Quashed as Iron Ore Excavation and Grading Held to Be Mining Service

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that excavation, extraction, grading, and sorting of iron ore are mining-related activities taxable only und...

June 2, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Sets Aside Sponsorship Service Tax Demand as Tax Was Already Paid by Service Provider

Service Tax : The Tribunal held that service tax cannot be demanded again when the service provider has already collected and deposited the tax....

June 2, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand Set Aside as Screening & Grading of Iron Ore was Mining Service not BAS

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that screening and grading of iron ore are mining-related activities covered under the taxable category of M...

June 2, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

67% Abatement Cannot Be Denied Merely Because It Was Not Claimed in ST-3 Returns: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax : The dispute concerned denial of 67% abatement on construction and works contract services involving supply of materials. CESTAT he...

June 1, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

Cenvat Credit Reversal Upheld as Trading Activity Was Not a Taxable Service: CESTAT Bangalore

Service Tax : The Tribunal held that Cenvat credit is available only in relation to taxable services and not for trading activities. The case wa...

June 1, 2026 87 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 1974 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 948 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 798 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 855 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 2136 Views 0 comment Print


Mere omission to fulfill tax liability not amounts to fraud or misrepresentation

August 24, 2018 2295 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Central Tax GST Vs Team HR Services Ltd. (Delhi High Court) The mere advertence to the possibility of service tax – without any material or evidence – or even a finding that such service tax had been collected by the assessee during the past, cannot per se amount to a conclusion that it […]

Limitation Law not applies to Service Tax Refund Applications where Tax was paid by Mistake

August 22, 2018 12063 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. 3E Infotech Vs Customs (Madras High Court) we are of the opinion, that when service tax is paid by mistake a claim for refund cannot be barred by limitation, merely because the period of limitation under Section 11B had expired. Such a position would be contrary to the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court, […]

Service Tax under GTA: Debit Note can’t be treated as Consignment Note

August 21, 2018 1971 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Rathi Tiles Pvt. Limited Vs CCE (CESTAT Delhi)  The question which has been decided by the lower authorities is whether the appellant is liable to pay service tax by considering such debit notes as consignment notes. I have perused the various case laws cited by both The issue which stands settled in the various […]

Helicopters Hire services Amount to ‘Supply of Tangible Goods Service’

August 20, 2018 7854 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Escorts Limited Vs CST (CESTAT Delhi) It is not in dispute that the appellant is in possession of permit to operate ‘Non-scheduled Air Transport Services and have been permitted to use Bell-407 helicopter with the sitting capacity of six persons. The permit further stipulate that it is for passenger services and has been renewed […]

Leasing stalls and land not fall under business exhibition services

August 20, 2018 927 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Karnataka Exhibition Authority Vs C.C.,C.E.& S.T (CESTAT Bangalore) Karnataka Exhibition Authority had leased out the land having stalls, by way of tender”. We are of the considered view that leasing stalls and land will not fall under the category of „business exhibition services‟as held by the Revisionary Authority. The learned Departmental Representative has relied upon […]

No Service Tax on Leasing of water bodies for fishing rights

August 20, 2018 3204 Views 0 comment Print

Department of Fisheries Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) Leasing of water bodies for fishing purposes is same as leasing of vacant land for aquaculture and therefore, same is fully covered under the exclusion clause of Section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994 and hence not leviable to Service tax. Thus, […]

Service Tax Payable on Fees retained on Courses Run through affiliated centers

August 20, 2018 726 Views 0 comment Print

The appellant has developed a course relating to Diploma in Advance Software Technology. Such course has been run through affiliated centers and out of the fee charged from the students, 25 per cent of the fees has been retained by the appellant. Revenue’s case is that Service Tax is liable to be paid on the said amount retained, under the category of Franchise Services.

Snack provided while performing ‘Mandap keeper’ service cannot be equated to a satisfy meal

August 20, 2018 777 Views 0 comment Print

Woodlands Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Vs C.C.E & C.S.T. (CESTAT Bangalore) A snack cannot be equated to a high tea; for that logic, it comes rarely closer to a ‘substantial and satisfying meal’. Therefore, it is to be concluded that snack cannot fulfill the conditions of the food being substantial and satisfying. Therefore, we are of the […]

Service Tax Payable on Parking Space Sale by Builder in Residential Complex

August 20, 2018 4422 Views 1 comment Print

As per the definition of the Residential Complex Construction Services, parking space stands specifically included in the definition, thus leading to the inevitable conclusion that parking space is a part of the construction of Residential Complex Service and a separate consideration received by the appellant towards such parking charge would form part of the excisable value of the taxable services.

Cenvat credit eligible on commission /brokerage on sale of flats

August 20, 2018 2028 Views 0 comment Print

The respondent/assessee is engaged in providing the “construction of residential complex services, real estate agent services and business support services”. During the course of audit of records of the respondent/assessee it was observed that the assessee had availed Cenvat credit of service tax paid on “commission/brokerage on sale of flats” amounting to Rs. 40,56,453/- during the period from July 2013 to September 2015. Accordingly, a show cause notice was issued to the respondent/assessee as to why

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