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No Service Tax payable on freight margin recovered from customer in case of outbound shipments

Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...

May 30, 2024 1089 Views 0 comment Print

Credit cannot be denied due to incorrect description of Service on invoices when Service Tax has been correctly paid

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai, in Tata AIG case, rules credit can't be denied for incorrect service description on invoices when correct service t...

December 16, 2023 1131 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on CHA’s Reimbursable Expenses: CESTAT Ahmedabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...

December 8, 2023 1272 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of Corporate Guarantee: CESTAT’s Verdict Challenged in SC

Service Tax : Dive into the legal battle over corporate guarantees' taxability as Business Auxiliary Service. Explore the CESTAT's decision, the...

November 22, 2023 1029 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Advance Club Membership Fees: CESTAT Ruling

Service Tax : Learn about a CESTAT ruling regarding service tax on advance membership fees collected by clubs. Analysis and implications include...

November 2, 2023 984 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 1017 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 72600 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 2670 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 1749 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 1644 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Service tax exemption to Development Course by National Skill Development Corporation needs reconsideration: Karnataka HC

Service Tax : Petitioner states that mega Exemption Notification No.25/2012 as amended by notification No.13/2013 provides for exemption in case...

July 29, 2024 27 Views 0 comment Print

Services being part of mining operations are taxable only from 01.06.2007: Calcutta HC

Service Tax : Calcutta High Court held that coal cutting or mineral extraction and lifting them up to the pithead are essential integral process...

July 29, 2024 27 Views 0 comment Print

Condition for refund imposed in Finance Act unjustified as SEZ unit exempt from service tax under SEZ Act: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that SEZ unit is exempted from payment of service tax in terms of provisions of SEZ Act. Accordingly, condition ...

July 26, 2024 144 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa HC Allows to File Reply to Service Tax Demand Issued Without Opportunity

Service Tax : Orissa HC directs fresh assessment in Abhimanyu Mohanty Vs Assistant Commissioner, allowing petitioner to respond to SCN after set...

July 26, 2024 129 Views 0 comment Print

Materially False Particular in SVLDR Declaration Must Be Found Before Initiating Proceeding

Service Tax : Bombay HC quashes inquiry against M. Ramzan & Co. under SVLDRS, 2019. Court rules inquiry invalid without finding false material p...

July 25, 2024 132 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 1629 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 552 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 477 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 498 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 1269 Views 0 comment Print


Limitation Period Doesn’t Apply when Appellant discloses All in ST-3 Return

October 19, 2023 315 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the key details of Rama Colour Prints vs. Commissioner of Service Tax case, highlighting disclosure in ST-3 returns and limitation issues.

Extended period of limitation cannot be invoked as issue involved interpretation of law

October 19, 2023 1818 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that invocation of extended period of limitation unjustified as issue was mired in litigation and interpretation of law. Further, appellant is public sector undertaking and hence there is no scope of suppression with an intention to evade tax.

Services provided by IIT, Patna and NIT, Rourkela to government, governmental/ local authorities exempt from service tax

October 19, 2023 519 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that services provided by the educational institutions IIT, Patna and NIT, Rourkela to the Government/ local authorities/ governmental authorities are eligible for exemption from service tax.

Refund under Notification No. 41/2012-S.T.: CESTAT Orders Re-adjudication

October 19, 2023 270 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai directs re-adjudication in eShakti.com’s case concerning eligibility for refund/rebate under Notification No. 41/2012-S.T. Detailed analysis and implications.

Procuring sales orders for foreign steel mills serving customers in India is Export of Services

October 19, 2023 444 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai’s ruling in Arcelor Mittal case, classifying procuring sales orders for foreign steel mills serving customers in India as an export of service, leading to the quashing of a service tax demand.

Section 78 Service Tax Penalty inapplicable to Retrospective amendments

October 19, 2023 519 Views 0 comment Print

Dive into the CESTAT Chennai case of S. Thiagarajan vs. Commissioner of G.S.T. & Central Excise. Explore how the penalty under Section 78 cannot be sustained on a tax demand with retrospective amendments.

CENVAT Credit of Service Tax Paid Under Reverse Charge Mechanism is allowed

October 18, 2023 399 Views 0 comment Print

Read about CESTAT Delhi’s decision in the case of Incredible Indian Moments Pvt Ltd versus Commissioner (Appeals) and Additional Director General, where Service Tax demand on tour operators was quashed.

No Service Tax on Computer Linkage Charge received by stock broking company

October 18, 2023 330 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules in favor of Edelweiss Financial Advisors Ltd., stating no service tax on computer-to-computer linkage charges for stock broking companies. Details of the case here.

No Service Tax on Material Supplied Free during Construction: CESTAT

October 18, 2023 156 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that service tax isn’t applicable to materials supplied free of cost by the service recipient during construction. Read the full case analysis.

CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand for Lack of GTA Service Evidence

October 18, 2023 222 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi sets aside service tax demand on Goods Transport Agency Service, citing lack of evidence to prove service provided to NTPC. Full case analysis here.

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