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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 591 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 1104 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 1230 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 1020 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 951 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 1014 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 72444 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 2667 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 1737 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 1632 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Car Booking Cancellation Charges

Service Tax : CESTAT set aside demand of service tax on amounts received as booking cancellation charges, price difference & corporate discount,...

July 4, 2024 57 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax on foreign commission payable under RCM from 18.04.2006 

Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that that service tax on commission paid to foreign commission agents is payable under reverse charge only ...

July 4, 2024 333 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Convenience fee & cancellation charges for services to Airlines under BAS

Service Tax : CESTAT quashes service tax demand against Yatra Online Pvt Ltd, ruling that convenience and cancellation fees are not connected to...

July 4, 2024 84 Views 0 comment Print

Attachment Order under Customs Act for Service Tax Recovery is invalid

Service Tax : Zest Buildtek Promotors Vs Deputy Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (Madras High Court)Issuance of attachment order under provi...

July 3, 2024 216 Views 0 comment Print

No Service tax on interest income from overdraft & cash credit facilities: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax : Read the detailed analysis of Assam Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd vs Commr. of CGST (CESTAT Kolkata) where Kolkata CESTAT ruled that n...

June 30, 2024 135 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 1614 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 549 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 486 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 1251 Views 0 comment Print


Service Tax V/S Bollywood: An Insight into Advent of Taxability on Bollywood

December 31, 2013 4227 Views 0 comment Print

Adv. Neerav Mainkar Bollywood celebrities today are always in the fear of tax raids!. Ninety per cent of celebrities do not pay Service Tax because they don’t know they are liable to pay. There is a lack in educating Bollywood.They are in need of guidance, especially now, when they are the target of frequent raids.

Service Tax Offices Open on 28.12.2013 & 29.12.2013

December 28, 2013 1632 Views 0 comment Print

December 27,2013 In terms of Section 107(1) of the Finance Act, 2013, the last date for filing declaration under Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme is on or before 31.12.2013. In order to enable trade & industry to file declarations well in time before 31.12.2013, and also to avoid last minute rush, all the offices handling Service […]

Few days left for Service Tax Amnesty Scheme (VCES)

December 27, 2013 3226 Views 0 comment Print

The countdown for Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 (“VCES” or “the Scheme”) has begun and the last date is December 31, 2013. The Government has made a fair and generous offer, a one-time offer that is not likely to come your way for at least a couple of decades. Important highlights of VCES: […]

Regarding Exemption under Focus Market Scheme (FMS) on Export of Meat and Meat Products, Cotton and Cotton Yarn

December 26, 2013 741 Views 0 comment Print

(a) in the first proviso, after serial number (xv) and the entry relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely,- (xvi) Export of Meat and Meat Products; (xvii) Export of Cotton; (xviii) Export of Cotton Yarn; (xix) Export which are subject to Minimum Export Price or Export Duty

Reverse Charge Mechanisam (RCM) – Understanding Service Tax Law Nuances

December 26, 2013 110141 Views 35 comments Print

Reverse Charge Mechanism – Normally, service tax is payable by person who provides the service. Section 68(2) makes provision for reverse charge i.e. making person receiving the service liable to pay tax. Authority for reverse charge u/s 68(2) of Finance Act, 1994

Over 300 times increase in service tax revenue in two decades

December 26, 2013 1307 Views 0 comment Print

Revenue from service tax has grown by over 300 times in past two decades. According to provisional figures the revenue from service tax touched about 1.32 lakh crore rupees in 2012-13, compared to 407 crore rupees earned in 1994-95, when service tax was introduced.

Free Supplies Does Not Constitutes Non Monetary Consideration under Service tax

December 25, 2013 3114 Views 0 comment Print

Free supplies provided by service recipient to service provider for use in provision of service shall not be considered in the ambit of gross amount charged as contained in notification 15/2004 including the explanation thereto as introduced by Notification No. 4/2005-ST.

Eligibility of Cenvat Credit on Input Service Debit Notes

December 25, 2013 3143 Views 0 comment Print

Cenvat Credit is always subjected to many queries, restrictions and ambiguities regarding its eligibility on both the legal and documentary (physical) end. In such a Scenario it becomes essential to understand the conceptual framework before establishing the eligibility of Proper Cenvat Document.

SSI Exemption Vs. Co- Owners of Immovable Property

December 24, 2013 5986 Views 0 comment Print

There are many cases coming for consideration regarding eligibility of SSI exemption to all co-owners of immovable property individually. The department is of the view that all co-owners fall under the definition of Person under Section 65B (37) and acting as association of persons

Handbook on Service Tax VCES, 2013

December 24, 2013 3457 Views 0 comment Print

Further, the Committee, continuing with its efforts to update the members and also to partner the Government in its initiative, has come out with Handbook on Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encourage Scheme, 2013. The Handbook has been hosted on Indirect Taxes Committee page of ICAI website and can be downloaded from http://220.227.161.86/31675idtc-STVCES-2013.pdf.

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