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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 816 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 537 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 624 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 1617 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 1035 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 1467 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 75702 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 3114 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 2220 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 2169 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Audit Detection, Non-Filing of Returns Alone Don’t Prove Tax Evasion: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside the service tax demand, holding the extended limitation period was not invocable as suppression with inte...

July 18, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Set Top Boxes Allowed as Inputs to Dish TV: CESTAT Allahabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Allahabad set aside interest demand, holding set top boxes qualified as inputs and full CENVAT credit was admissible on rec...

July 17, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Imported Dredger Allowed as Input Under Rule 2(k): CESTAT Hyderabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Hyderabad allowed CENVAT credit on an imported dredger as input under Rule 2(k), set aside the credit demand and disposed o...

July 17, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Performance Bank Guarantee Invocation Quashed for Unrelated Earlier Contract Claim: Calcutta HC

Service Tax : Calcutta HC quashed invocation of a performance bank guarantee for recovery under an earlier contract and directed refund of the g...

July 17, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand on Government Works Contracts Set Aside on Limitation: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax :  CESTAT Kolkata set aside Service Tax demand, interest and penalty, holding issues in favour of the appellant on exemption or lim...

July 17, 2026 90 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 2040 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 975 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 843 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 897 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 2238 Views 0 comment Print


Service Tax Amnesty Scheme (VCES) : A Big Eye Opener

August 26, 2013 450 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax has become the king in the sphere of the taxation in the mere future. Daily amendments and notifications at the same time, has regarded it as most complicated law and generated huge litigation.

Reimbursement of Expenditure & Service Tax

August 24, 2013 24392 Views 6 comments Print

Sercon India (P) Ltd. is engaged in providing consulting engineer services and receives payments not only for its service but also for reimbursed expenses incurred by it such as air travel, hotel stay, etc. It was paying service tax in respect of amounts received by it for services rendered to its clients. It was not paying any service tax in respect of the expenses incurred by it, which was reimbursed by the clients.

Due Date for Service Tax Return Filing May be extended

August 20, 2013 14589 Views 0 comment Print

Department has released the offline utility for filing of Service Tax Return (ST-3) on 31.07.2013 for the period 1st October, 2012 to 31st March, 2013. At the time of release of offline utility department has announced that online version of Service Tax return (ST 3) will be made available shortly. But even after 20 days of release […]

Relevant date to determine applicable service tax rate

August 20, 2013 4405 Views 0 comment Print

What will be the relevant date for determining the rate of Service Tax applicable – whether the date of providing service or the date of issue of invoice or date of making payment?

Opportunity to Regularize Service Tax Defaults

August 17, 2013 1929 Views 0 comment Print

Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal The Voluntary Compliance Encouragement  Scheme, 2013 (VCES, 2013) has been introduced by Finance Act, 2013 by the Union Government as a one-time measure to serve twin objectives – to encourage voluntary compliance of tax return filing and payment of Service Tax by granting immunity from interest and penal provisions. With the passage […]

FAQ on VCES – Download Free Booklet

August 14, 2013 4218 Views 0 comment Print

After our Post titled “ Service Tax VCES FAQ Booklet released by FM- Still the mystery “   the department has posted the same on its website. The booklet has tried to solve many of the doubts of the taxpayer but there are still many grey areas which are been ignored in the booklet. We have provided […]

Service Tax VCES FAQ Booklet released by FM- Still the mystery

August 13, 2013 3375 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram  has Released a booklet namely  ‘FAQ on Service Tax VCES’ on 08th August 2013. It was said in the press release issued by Ministry of Finance that  “The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) booklet on VCES contains clarifications on doubts and queries about the scheme. For ease of reference, the statutory […]

Service Tax- Reverse Charge Mechanism

August 13, 2013 38031 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax is a vital part of Indirect Tax Structure of India. In simple words it can be spelled as tax on specified services provided by the Service Provider. Usually the person providing the Services is liable to pay Service tax but here comes an exception, where the service provider is not liable or is partially liable to pay service tax & the recipient has to bear the liability to pay the tax to the Government on behalf the Service Provider. This concept with dual understanding is discussed as follows:

Shri P. Chidambaram Releases FAQ on Service Tax VCES

August 9, 2013 3409 Views 0 comment Print

Union Finance Minister Shri. P. Chidambaram released a booklet containing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 in New Delhi today in the presence of Revenue Secretary, Chairperson and other members of Central Board of Excise & Customs and media. He also released a Logo of Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 on the occasion.

Clarification Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme

August 8, 2013 1200 Views 0 comment Print

The Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme (VCES) has come into effect from 10.5.2013. Some of the issues raised with reference to the Scheme have been clarified by the Board vide circular No. 169/4/2013-ST, dated 13.5.2013. Subsequently, references have been received by the Board seeking further clarifications as regards the scope and applicability of the Scheme.

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