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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 591 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 1104 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 1230 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 1020 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 951 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 72444 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 2667 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 57 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 336 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 87 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 216 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 1614 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 549 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 477 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 1251 Views 0 comment Print


Finmin slaps Rs 758 cr service tax notice on DDA

September 7, 2010 345 Views 0 comment Print

The finance ministry has slapped a tax notice of about Rs 758 crore on Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for allegedly not paying service tax since 2007. “We have issued demand-cum-show cause notice to DDA on August 31, 2010 for not paying service tax on lease of immovable property and club or association service,” a revenue department source told PTI.

Service Tax Planning – Limits of Management Consultancy Services – II

September 7, 2010 432 Views 0 comment Print

That the First Party has appointed the Second Party to manage, sale and supervise preparation of items in accordance with the policies of Second Party through their agents, supervisors, employees and representatives.

Service Tax-Submission of hard copy of documents necessary for granting online registrations

September 1, 2010 1965 Views 0 comment Print

This is to bring to the notice of trade that a large number of online registrations filed are pending issuance in various Ranges/Division offices due to non submission of required documents. It is noticed that while the registration are filled online, either no hard copy of documents is submitted or the documents are submitted after considerable lapse of time. This results in substantial delay in granting registration. In fact, in a very large number of cases (more than 1,000), no documents have been submitted at all.

Service tax on on-going works contracts entered into prior to 1 June 2007

August 31, 2010 606 Views 0 comment Print

Works contract service made taxable with effect from 1 June 2007. Thus, services such as construction, erection, commissioning or installation, repair services provided prior to 1 June 2007, to be classified as a works contract service in case subsisting beyond 1 June 2007.

Software is a good: Sale or Service would depend on Individual Transaction

August 31, 2010 285 Views 0 comment Print

The Madras high court last week dismissed the writ petition of Infotech Software Dealers’ Association raising the question whether a software would amount to goods and if so, when it is supplied to a customer pursuant to the End User Licence Agreement (EULA), the transaction is liable to be treated as sale or service. It also raised the constitutional validity of the new provision in the Finance Act 2009,

Service Tax: Suggestions on Draft ‘Point of Taxation rules’

August 31, 2010 273 Views 0 comment Print

Board deserves thanks from taxpayers for advance intimation & invitation for suggestions in respect of Point of Taxation rules that would be made applicable for charge of service tax. These Rules can provide useful inputs in the process of drafting of Time & Place of Supply of Service Rules that would be required to be framed under proposed GST regime.

Data quality in Electronic Accounting System in Central Excise and Service Tax (EASIEST) – Assessee Code Mandatory for Excise and Service Tax payments

August 29, 2010 1634 Views 0 comment Print

Please refer to our circular RBI /2007 -08/225 (DGBA.GAD.No H-7633/ 41.07.006/2007-08) dated January 15, 2008 on the captioned subject. From January 22, 2008 onwards it was mandatory for all assesses to quote their assessee code in the GAR- 7 challan at the time of payment of excise duty or excise duty in the authorized bank branches.

Service tax on on-going works contracts entered into prior to 01.06.2007- Circular No. 128/10/2010-ST

August 26, 2010 1308 Views 0 comment Print

The matter has been examined. As regards the classification, with effect from 01.06.2007 when the new service ‘Works Contract’ service was made effective, classification of aforesaid services would undergo a change in case of long term contracts even though part of the service was classified under the respective taxable service prior to 01.06.2007. This is because ‘works contract’ describes the nature of the activity more specifically and, therefore, as per the provisions of section 65A of the Finance Act, 1994, it would be the appropriate classification for the part of the service provided after that date.

Order of the Madras HC on the legislative competency of the Parliament to levy Service Tax on Information Technology Software Services

August 24, 2010 631 Views 0 comment Print

Infotech Software Dealers Association (hereinafter referred to as “the ISODA” or the “Petitioner”) is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act having its headquarters at Mumbai. Members of ISODA are engaged in the business of reselling of computer software products falling under 3 categories – (i) Shrink Wrap Software; (ii) Multiple User Software/Paper License and (iii) Internet Download. The ISODA filed the subject petitions under Article 226 of The Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Declaration to declare Section 65(1 05)(zzzze) of Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 (as amended by Finance No.2 Act of 2009) (hereinafter referred as “the Finance Act”) in relation to the business activities of the members of the Petitioner as: • Null and void; • Ultra vires and unconstitutional of the provisions of Article 245, Entries 92C and 97 of List-I, Entry 54 of List-II of Schedule VII of the Constitution of India; and • Contrary to provisions of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 265 and 268A of the Constitution of India. The writ petitions raised the following three questions: • Whether software is goods? • Whether supply of software pursuant to the End User License Agreement is to be treated as sale or service? • Whether the Parliament has the legislative competency to levy Service Tax on Information Technology Software Services?

Constitutionality of levy of service tax under the category of Information Technology Software Service upheld

August 24, 2010 429 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court held that Section 65(105)(zzzze) does not relate to goods as such as it imposes service tax on services provided or to be provided in relation to information technology software. The same can be brought under Entry 97 of List 1 of Schedule VII which relates to the residuary powers of the Parliament to make laws. Thus, the Parliament has the legislative competence to make laws relating to it.

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