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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 822 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 540 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 1620 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 75705 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 2175 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No Service Tax on Construction of Police Buildings: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that construction and maintenance services for Police Academy and Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation were n...

July 19, 2026 58 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai Sets Aside Service Tax on Educational Institution Construction Contracts

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside service tax demands on construction of educational institutions, Government buildings and highway medians...

July 19, 2026 58 Views 0 comment Print

Extended Limitation Can’t Be Invoked for Bona Fide Service Tax Dispute: Chhattisgarh HC

Service Tax : Chhattisgarh HC upheld CESTATs order restricting service tax demand to the normal period under Section 73(1), finding the dispute ...

July 19, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

No Service Tax on Meeting Fees to Whole-Time Directors: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi allowed the appeal and held that meeting fees paid to whole-time directors are not liable to service tax under the Re...

July 19, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Proportionate CENVAT Credit Reversal Required for Own Investment Activity: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi upheld reversal of proportionate CENVAT credit on common input services used for taxable services and investment in s...

July 19, 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 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 981 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 2244 Views 0 comment Print


Service Tax – Section 78 permits benefit of reduction in penalty subject to assessee paying entire amount of tax determined with interest and 25% penalty within 30 days of communication of the order

May 4, 2011 4221 Views 0 comment Print

Provision under which the penalty was levied by the original adjudicating officer permits benefit of reduction in the penalty; subject to party paying the entire amount of tax determined interest and 25% of the penalty within 30 days of the communication of the order. As provision appears to be pari materia to Section 11AC and the order of Gujarat High Court in the case of Akash Fashion Prints (P) Ltd. followed by the Tribunal, in case of provision of Section 11AC of Central Excise Act, there is no infirmity in view adopted by the Tribunal. Revenue Appeal dismissed.

Service Tax on Restaurant & Short Time Accommodation

May 2, 2011 26337 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax on Restaurant Service and Short term accommodation Service. Restaurant Service has been made taxable to service tax w.e.f. 1st May 2011. This levy is covered by section 65(105)(zzzzv) read with notification No. 1/2006-Service Tax, dated the 1st March, 2006, as amended by Notification No.34/2011 – Service Tax 25th April, 2011. The scope of the service is defined as services provided to any person, by a restaurant, by whatever name called, having facility of air-conditioning in any part of the establishment, at any time during the financial year, which have license to serve alcoholic beverages, in relation to serving of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages or both, in its premises.

Guwahati High Court stays notification levying service tax on lawyers

April 30, 2011 1215 Views 0 comment Print

The Bar Association of Gauhati has filed a Writ Petition in the Gauhati High Court to challenge the levy of service-tax on “Legal Consultancy Services”. The High Court has on 29th April 2011 said the matter requires in-depth scrutiny and directed that service-tax would not be recovered till the next date of hearing being 25th May 2011. Guwahati High Court’s Interim Order dated 29.04.11 staying service-tax on lawyers. Service Tax on Individual lawyers stayed by Delhi High Court

Summary of Service Tax Notifications Notification 29/2011 to 37/2011

April 29, 2011 6146 Views 0 comment Print

CBEC issues service tax Notifications 29 to 37 on 25 April 2011 which includes Notification bringing into force certain provisions of the Finance Act, 2011 with effect from 1 May 2011. All these notifications will be effective from 1 May 2011. Finance Act, 2011 brought into force with effect from 1 May 2011 :- The new taxable services and amendments to existing taxable services defined under section 65 of Finance Act, 1994 (the Act) will be brought into effect from 1 May 2011.

Service Tax on Individual lawyers stayed by Delhi High Court

April 29, 2011 2525 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court today (Friday – 29.4.2011) stayed the Notification levying service tax on representational services rendered by individual lawyers to business entities, till further orders and fixed the next date of hearing on 23.5.2011, with directions to UOI to file counter in a fortnight. The stay was given in response to Writ Petition filed in the Delhi High Court bearing WP No. 2792 of 2011 by Delhi Bar Association to challenge the levy of service-tax on “Legal Consultancy Services”.

Service Tax on GTA – Assessee eligible for abatement as per Circular of DGST on tax paid without abatement and eligible for refund of excess paid with interest

April 29, 2011 2454 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the judgment in Miscellaneous Appeal No. 620/2009 – Commissioner of Central Excise, Patna vs. H M Media, Patna, regarding abatement of service tax.

Corrigendum to Notification No. 29/2011-Service Tax, dated the 25th April, 2011

April 29, 2011 8660 Views 0 comment Print

In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 29/2011-Service Tax, dated the 25th April, 2011 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 337 (E), dated the 25th April, 2011, – for “section 71” read “section 74″.

Corrigendum to Notification No. 35/2011-Service Tax, dated the 25th April, 2011

April 29, 2011 6900 Views 0 comment Print

In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 35/2011-Service Tax, dated the 25th April, 2011 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.343 (E), dated the 25th April, 2011, in Note,- for “and last amended vide notification No.25/2011-Service Tax, dated the 31st March, 2011, vide number G.S.R.184(E),”,read “and last amended vide notification No.26/2011-Service Tax, dated the 31st March, 2011, vide number G.S.R.284(E)”.

Service tax – Summary of Recent Amendments

April 27, 2011 6670 Views 0 comment Print

Clarifications on new services specified in clauses (zzzzv) and (zzzzw) of section 65(105) of the Finance Act, 1994 and amendments to existing clauses of same section and following services Services provided by a Restaurant, Short Term Accommodation. Commercial Coaching and Training, Legal Services, Health Services.

Synopsis of amendments to Service Tax effective from 01.05.2011

April 27, 2011 4916 Views 0 comment Print

1) The amendments to the provisions of Finance Act, 2011 pertaining to Service Tax shall come into force from 1st day of May 2011. Notification No. 29/2011 – Service Tax the 25th April, 2011. 2) Service tax on Medical Services : EXEMPT FULLY from service tax w.e.f. 1st day of May, 2011.Section 105(65)(zzzzo) was inserted by Finance Bill-2011 which provided for levy of service tax on taxable services provided to any person (i) by a clinical establishment; or (ii) by a doctor, not being an employee of a clinical establishment, who provides services from such premises for diagnosis, treatment or care for illness, disease, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any system of medicine. Notification No. 30/2011 – Service Tax the 25th April, 2011

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