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Service Tax : The Bombay High Court ruled that legal services provided by an advocate to a partnership firm of advocates are exempt under servic...
Service Tax : The Court held that booking speakers for an event does not amount to event management. Participation or facilitation alone cannot ...
Service Tax : Supreme Court reaffirms Service Tax applicability on export cargo handling services by Airports Authority of India under Airport S...
Service Tax : Under India’s earlier service tax regime, legal services initially enjoyed complete exemption from taxation. This position chang...
Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...
Service Tax : [Screening, Diagnosis & Management of Mucormycosis (black fungus)] Mucormycosis – if uncared for – may turn fatal ...
Service Tax : Chartered Accountants Association, Jalandhar has made a representation to FM regarding Misuse of Official Position by making rovin...
Service Tax : Officers of CGST Delhi North Commissionerate have arrested one Director of a Company for evasion of Service Tax. The Company had...
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...
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...
Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that excavation, extraction, grading, and sorting of iron ore are mining-related activities taxable only und...
Service Tax : The Tribunal held that service tax cannot be demanded again when the service provider has already collected and deposited the tax....
Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that screening and grading of iron ore are mining-related activities covered under the taxable category of M...
Service Tax : The dispute concerned denial of 67% abatement on construction and works contract services involving supply of materials. CESTAT he...
Service Tax : The Tribunal held that Cenvat credit is available only in relation to taxable services and not for trading activities. The case wa...
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...
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-...
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...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Subhash Earthmovers vide Order No. 05/2023-Ser...
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...
It has been brought to our notice that some of the Superintendents are asking for printout of ST-2 Registration Certificate from assessee for signature and affixing stamp. The procedure has been reviewed. All the officers in this Commissionerate have been directed to take printout of ST-2 Registration Certificate from their office and send duly signed and stamped certificate by post only. However, if any assessee is interested in receiving the certificate personally, they should give the option in the printout of ST-1 application, when the same is submitted to jurisdictional Superintendent for issuance of certificate.
This article is written to set 5 principal steps for calling a service falling under export of services. 1. Is it a service? 2. Is it a taxable service? 3. Under which criteria of ‘export of services’ the service is falling? 4. Is the payment received in Foreign Currency? 5. Are other conditions fulfilled as per the criteria of ‘Export of Services?
The Commissioner’s Order-in-Appeal dated 27.05.2008 reflects that he accepted that the efficiency of the employees of an organization would be dependent on various factors, one such being the provision of a housing colony. He further conceded that these facilities would contribute to the enhancement of the productivity of the organization. Having stated so, the appellate authority surprisingly took the view that maintenance of the residential colony by the respondent Company was only an obligatory activity owing to situational exigencies and was not connected either directly or indirectly to the manufacture of its final products.
In the present case, the act of providing residential quarters by the manufacturer to its employees was voluntary. Providing further security service in such residential quarters was also an act voluntary in nature. No connection between the security service provided by the manufacturer in the residential quarters maintained for the workers as having any direct or indirect relation in the activity of manufacture of the final product. Revenue Appeal allowed
Exports of as many as 68 services, including banking and asset management, will be eligible for refund of service tax, as per a draft circular issued by CBEC on 28.10.2011. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) in order to streamline the process of sanctioning of refund claims arising on account of service tax on input services that have gone into exports of services, has sought public comments by November 30 on the draft circular.
Under the provisions of section 46 of the Factories Act, it is mandatory for the employer to provide canteen services to the staff. Thus, provision of canteen services is a statutory requirement. Provision of canteen services being indispensable, it is incumbent on a manufacturer of goods, to provide the same if he desires to run his factory
The present notice to show cause is not one where the question of limitation can be decided straightaway on law without adverting to intrinsic facts. It is also not a case where it can be said that the revenue has sent an indiscriminate show cause notice without proper application of mind. Issues require to be adjudicated by the adjudicating authority and the show cause on the grounds urged cannot be lanceted.
Service Tax – Commercial Training or Coaching Service– In view of insertion of explanation in section 65 (105)(zzc) w.e.f 01.07.2003, Tribunal decision liable to be set aside– Matter remanded to Tribunal for de novo consideration. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Civil Appeal No. 5453 of 2010 COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, CENTRAL EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX […]
U. P. State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax Lucknow, CIVIL APPEAL NO. 465 OF 2011, Supreme Court of India, dated : 12.01.2011 (In favour of Revenue) Brief Fact of the Case: (a) UPSRTC had taken busses on rent for carrying of passengers from private bus operators under individual contracts. […]
The AAI entered into a licence agreement with the appellant by which the appellant was entrusted with the responsibility and the activity of collecting airport admission ticket charges on behalf of AAI Limited at Karipur Airport, Calicut. As per the said agreement the appellant was permitted to collect Rs . 50/- per visitor as airport admission ticket charges for which the appellant was required to pay an amount of Rs . 2,66,797/- per month as licence fee.
