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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 588 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 1101 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 1227 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 1017 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 948 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 72438 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 2664 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 54 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 324 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 81 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 213 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 1608 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 546 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 474 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 1248 Views 0 comment Print


Consideration received in convertible foreign exchange for services to Singapore company In India is export of service

September 7, 2023 738 Views 0 comment Print

Sun Microsystems vs. Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax -Consideration received in convertible foreign exchange for services to a Singapore company in India qualifies as ‘export of service.

Invocation of extended period alleging mere non-payment of duties unjustified

September 7, 2023 411 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that exemption under notification 25/2012-ST available as activities undertaken is covered within the ambit of works assigned under Article 243W of the Constitution to be carried out by the Municipalities. Further, mere non-payment of duties is not equivalent to collusion or wilful mis-statement or suppression of facts and accordingly extended period cannot be invoked.

Right of possession and effective control of vessel transferred hence no service tax leviable

September 6, 2023 606 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that during the charter period of vessels the right of possession of vessels and effective control have been transferred to service recipient, therefore the service does not fall under the “Supply of Tangible Goods Service”.

Transportation of Ready-Mix Concrete in transit mixers classified under GTA services

September 6, 2023 2364 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that providing transit mixers for transportation of Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) is classifiable under ‘Goods Transport Agency’ (GTA) services and not under ‘supply of tangible goods for use service’.

Levy of penalty u/s. 78 unsustained as duty liability with interest paid before issuance of notice

September 5, 2023 567 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that amount already paid towards the duty liability and interest before issuance of show cause notice. Notice issued only for levying penalty is untenable. Hence, levy of penalty u/s. 78 deleted.

Cenvat Credit can be utilized for payment of service tax on import of services

September 5, 2023 588 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that Cenvat Credit can be utilized for payment of service tax on ‘import of services’. Accordingly, duty demand denying the same is unsustainable.

No service tax liable to be demanded on construction contracts executed prior to 01.06.2007

September 5, 2023 360 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the crucial legal battle between Arasan Amuthan Construction and the Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax. Understand why no service tax is due on pre-2007 contracts according to CESTAT Chennai.

Service tax demand under reverse charge for IPR registered in foreign country unsustainable

September 5, 2023 537 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that service tax demand under reverse charge mechanism unsustainable in case the IPR is registered in any foreign country and is not registered in India.

CESTAT Sets Aside Tax Demand: Job Fabrication Not Manpower Recruitment Service

September 5, 2023 306 Views 0 comment Print

A deep dive into CESTAT Ahmedabad verdict in Hitech Industries Vs C.S.T.-Service Tax. The tribunal clarified that job fabrication does not fall under the category of Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service, setting aside Service Tax demand.

Restaurants Must Prove No AC for Service Tax Exemption: CESTAT Delhi

September 5, 2023 1353 Views 0 comment Print

Unpacking the CESTAT Delhi ruling on Gurukripa Yuvraj Veg & Non-veg Restaurant regarding service tax exemption based on AC facility. Key takeaways and implications.

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