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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 132 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


A brief on Service Tax Audit

August 6, 2013 12051 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax in India was bought into existence in the year 1994. Initially, only 3 services were bought into the net, with effect from 1st July 2012 the new system of taxation of services known as Negative list came into existence under this scheme apart from those services listed in the negative list are taxable.

How to Fill ST-3 Offline Return Utility for October 2012 to March 2013 and thereafter

August 6, 2013 15640 Views 0 comment Print

This excel utility can be used only for the ST3-Return to be filed for the period/s, October 2012 to March 2013 and thereafter. Assessee can file the return for one or more than one service offered from one or more than one premises as well.

Departmental Interaction/Professional Interaction with Service Tax Officers

August 5, 2013 1382 Views 0 comment Print

Though the law and procedures under both service tax and central excise are made user friendly, assessee are still finding difficulties in interaction with the department officials. This may be because of lack of awareness of related law or the psychological image about the department. Sometime because of the fear in the minds of assessee about the probable disputes

VCES – History, Need, Practical Problems, Clarifications / Issues Given By ICAI

August 5, 2013 3554 Views 0 comment Print

1. HISTORY OF VARIOUS OTHER SCHEMES Under Direct & Indirect Taxes The problem of black money corroding the economy of the country is not a new or recent problem. It has been there almost since the Second World War and it has been continuously engaging the attention of the Government. The Government has adopted various […]

Procedure for availing the VCES scheme

August 3, 2013 7990 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 provides the service tax defaulters  with a golden opportunity to pay all  ‘tax dues’ from the period 01.10.2007 to 31.12.2012 without interest, penalty and other legal proceedings including prosecution.  For which such Assessees can Apply on or before 31.12.2013 in the prescribed format. Procedure for availing the VCES […]

CHA and C&F Services Rendered At Port Are Eligible Inputs To Exporter?

August 3, 2013 6161 Views 0 comment Print

Time and again a question arises as to whether input service includes services rendered for outward transportation up to place of removal, and the answer is positive. It was held in the case of Commissioner of Central Excise, Vadodara Vs Inox India Ltd., (CESTAT-Ahmedabad 2013, 35 taxmann.com 94) that the exporter respondent is eligible to avail cenvat credit on the service tax paid on CHA and C&F Agent services

New user-friendly features, Tips to File & Due Date for Oct 12 – Mar 13 ST-3 Return

August 2, 2013 2661 Views 0 comment Print

Previously, the assessees were able to view the filed returns using the option, ‘View Original ST3’. This facility has been enhanced with a new feature by displaying in the return, the list of error codes (with corresponding error messages). This will help the assessees to know about the errors so that they can exercise the option of filing Revised return by rectifying the errors. This facility will be made available shortly and the exact date will be intimated on ACES website.

Download Service Tax return (ST-3) for Oct,12 to March,13

July 31, 2013 51975 Views 4 comments Print

Service Tax return (ST-3) for the period October’12 to March’13 is now available for e-filing. Please download the offline utility from http://acesdownload.nic.in/ or from ‘DOWNLOADS’ Section of ACES website. The online version of the return will be made available shortly and the exact date will be intimated on ACES website.

Clarifications on Services Provided by Restaurants

July 29, 2013 14233 Views 0 comment Print

Issue No 1 : Is the VAT imposed by States required to be included for the Purpose of Service Tax? Answer: For the Purpose of Service Tax State VAT has to be excluded from the Taxable Value. issue No 2: Is the Serving of Food And/or Beverages by way of Room Service liable for Service Tax?

PPT on Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013

July 28, 2013 6471 Views 0 comment Print

CA Bimal Jain Eligible Person: – • Non Filers/ Stop Filers • No Notice or an Order U/S 72 (Best Judgment) or U/S 73 (Taxes not levied/ not paid or short levied/ short paid or erroneously refunded) or U/S 73A (ST collected to be deposited with CG) has been issued or made before the 1-3-2013 […]

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