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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 813 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 1032 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 75699 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 2166 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 81 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 51 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 54 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 972 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 840 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


Unreported Cenvat Credit doesn’t lapse due to non-reporting in return: CESTAT Mumbai

August 2, 2025 975 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that unreported cenvat credit doesn’t lapse merely the same is not shown in ST-3 return. Thus, denomination as anything other than procedural lapse in not reporting the existence of such credit, the impugned order cannot survive.

Service tax exemption available to stem cell banking services: Supreme Court

July 30, 2025 582 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that partners of the partnership firm can be prosecuted individually under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 [NI Act] without the partnership firm being arraigned as an accused. Accordingly, order of high court set aside.

CESTAT Ahmedabad Allows Refund of Ocean Freight Service Tax Paid

July 30, 2025 1230 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules Synergy Seaports eligible for a Rs 1.85 Cr refund, citing Supreme Court’s ultra vires judgment and CGST Act’s Section 142(3) on time limits.

Tax dispute over insurance auxiliary services falls outside HC jurisdiction

July 28, 2025 396 Views 0 comment Print

Tax dispute over insurance auxiliary services falls outside HC jurisdiction; Revenue barred from Supreme Court appeal due to low tax quantum.

SC Stays Service Tax Refund on Ocean Freight in Pending SAL Steel Ruling

July 25, 2025 1287 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court halts ocean freight service tax refunds, linking compliance to the outcome of a pending appeal on the levy’s constitutional validity.

Calcutta HC Dismisses Service Tax Appeal on Low Tax Effect

July 24, 2025 300 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court dismisses revenue’s appeal in a service tax case due to the demand falling below the monetary limit set by the Central Board

CESTAT Allows Verification of Manually Filed ST-3 Returns for Refund Claim

July 23, 2025 690 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai remands CENVAT credit refund case for 100% EOU, Everyday Health, for verification of manually filed ST-3 returns and input service invoices.

No denial of refund based on splitting of invoices for Service Tax paid properly

July 22, 2025 534 Views 0 comment Print

They also explained that the renting service, including furniture, was approved by the SEZ Unit Approval Committee for use in authorized operations. Department argued that furniture did not fall under immovable property and therefore could not be covered under the Renting of Immovable Property service category.

Service tax not leviable on supply of computers with transfer of right to use: Calcutta HC

July 21, 2025 420 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that supply of computers and its hardware like servers, printers, computer peripherals, etc. with transfer of right to use doesn’t come within the purview of ‘supply of tangible goods’ for use as per provision of section 65(105)(zzzzj) of the Finance Act.

CESTAT Quashes 26AS based Service Tax Demand as Recipient Paid Under RCM

July 20, 2025 1251 Views 0 comment Print

Kolkata CESTAT sets aside service tax demand on Maninder Singh, citing recipient’s payment under RCM and invalidity of demand based solely on Form 26AS.

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