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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 135 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 96 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 144 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 2142 Views 0 comment Print


Reg. Withdrawal of appeals by Department before CESTAT/HC

June 22, 2016 2254 Views 0 comment Print

After reviewing the reports of the zones, it is noticed that some of the zones have changed their zone’s figures in respect of number of appeals identified for withdrawal before HC/CESTAT reducing the total number by around 400 Nos. The earlier reported figures were already taken up for presentation in the Chief Commissioners Conference.

Gist of New Service Tax Notifications effective from 1st June, 2016

June 20, 2016 15133 Views 1 comment Print

(i) Where a taxable service is exempt under any notification / special order or Service Tax is otherwise not payable, such service shall be exempt from levy of whole of KKC. (ii) KKC shall be leviable only on that portion / percentage of taxable service which is subject to Service Tax after availing abatement under Notification No. 26/2012-ST dated 20.06.2012. (iii) Value of taxable services for the purpose of KKC shall be determined as per Service Tax (Determination of value) Rules, 2016.

Major Take Aways from Annual Conference of Tax Administrators

June 19, 2016 2992 Views 0 comment Print

The take-aways from the Conference on the CBEC side are:- 1. Need for preparation for roll-out of GST with focus on IT and increased capacity building through training of officers. 2. Need to focus on Dispute Resolution: Identify 20 topmost litigated issues and examine from policy perspective whether any intervention is required.

Decoding HC Judgment: Service tax on Under Construction Flats

June 18, 2016 10015 Views 1 comment Print

CA Nikhil M. Jhanwar Decoding Judgment of Delhi HC on Service tax in case of Under-Construction Flats Real estate industry has been in limelight for reasons, right or wrong every season from economy to environment, from tax to transaction, from consumer to court. This time it struck chord with tax battle. We are discussing about […]

Tax Structure for Hotel & Restaurant with Examples

June 17, 2016 10576 Views 1 comment Print

Tax Details 1st June 2016 Rooms Tariff Luxury Tax 15.00% Service Tax 8.40% Swachh Bharat Cess 0.3% Krishi Kalyan Cess 0.3% Conference Hall Vat 12.5% Service Tax 9.8% Swachh Bharat Cess .35% Krishi Kalyan Cess .35% Luxury Tax 3% Service Charge 10% Restaurant Bills Vat 12.5% Service Tax 5.6% Swachh Bharat Cess 0.20% Krishi Kalyan […]

Take Aways & Tuck Shops- Taxable or Exempt under Service Tax?

June 17, 2016 9406 Views 0 comment Print

Food is made and pre packed at some other place and packed food items are shelved on tuck shops. Tuck shops provide packed food available to the customers, employees, guests or visiting public where they are opened. Premises are not the property of tuck shop. Tuck shops are merely retail outlets where air conditioners are not installed.

4 Amazing tax planning that you must look out for

June 17, 2016 16741 Views 3 comments Print

We have a lot of verdicts and planning’s as discussed above, but due to the length constraint of a single article, we will be sharing with you some more valuable articles in a near future, till then enjoy the above cases and save your lakh of hard earned money and spend it in something more valuable.

Relief from Indirect taxes to Food Processing Industries

June 16, 2016 7744 Views 1 comment Print

Basic necessity for a prosperous living for any human being is food, clothing & shelter. Out of these three, food contributes as a major necessity. Changing lifestyles and appropriate fiscal policies has given a considerable push to the food processing industries. I

Are Builders liable to Service Tax on Construction of Complex?

June 16, 2016 10843 Views 6 comments Print

When builders render services in relation to construction of complex, it is a case of composite contract with buyers of flats. No doubt service element is involved in the construction of complex and the levy is justified by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, but still no service tax can be charged by the builders from the buyers. The situation will become crystal clear when we have a glimpse at the background of this levy.

Exporters claiming Service Tax Refund to file additional documents

June 15, 2016 11419 Views 0 comment Print

At the outset, the relevance of the certificate has to be clearly understood. It is not a substitute for verification by the refund sanctioning authority. It will ensure diligence on the part of the claimant and the statutory auditor, which will make him eligible for a provisional payment of 80% of the claimed amount.

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