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Latest Articles


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 825 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 1626 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 75708 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


Extended Limitation & Penalty Not Invocable in Interpretational Service Tax Disputes: SC

Service Tax : Supreme Court reversed the programme producer service demand, restricted the first show cause notice to the normal limitation peri...

July 21, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand on Common CENVAT Credit & Abatement Quashed: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside the service tax demand, holding common input service credit admissible under Rule 6(5) despite abatement ...

July 21, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Refund Allowed as Unjust Enrichment Not Established for Reversed CENVAT Credit: CESTAT Delhi

Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi allowed refund of reversed CENVAT credit, holding unjust enrichment was not attracted as the service tax burden was n...

July 21, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

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 73 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 67 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 2250 Views 0 comment Print


Budget 2011 – Service Tax – Alteration or expansion in the scope of existing services

March 1, 2011 4073 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in following service vide budget 2011Life Insurance Service, Authorized Service Station, Commercial Training or Coaching Service, Club or Association Service, Business Support Service, Services by legal professionals ,

Budget 2011 – Service Tax – Proposed New Services

March 1, 2011 1664 Views 0 comment Print

The following two new services have been proposed:(i) Services by air-conditioned restaurants having license to serve liquor; and (ii) Short-term accommodation in hotels/inns/clubs/guest houses etc.

Notification No. 8/2011-Service Tax, Dated: 01.03.2011

March 1, 2011 2012 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 8/2011 – SERVICE TAX, DATED 1-3-2011. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the Finance Act), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable services as referred to in sub-clauses (zzn), (zzp) and (zzzp) of clause (105) of section 65 of the Finance Act, provided to any person located in India, when the goods are transported from a place located outside India to a final destination which is also outside India, from the whole of service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the Finance Act.

General Insurance Service – Service tax exemption to insurer providing insurance under a specified scheme

March 1, 2011 2917 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 7/2011 – SERVICE TAX, DATED 1-3-2011. Service Tax : Section 65(105)(d) of the Finance Act, 1994 – General Insurance Service – Service tax exemption to insurer providing insurance under a specified scheme

Service tax exemption to works contract provided for construction of new residential complex, etc., under specified scheme

March 1, 2011 2009 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 6/2011 – SERVICE TAX, DATED 1-3-2011. Service Tax : Section 65(105)(zzzza) of the Finance Act, 1994 – Works contract service – Service tax exemption to works contract provided for construction of new residential complex, etc., under specified scheme

Business Exhibition Services – Exemption to services rendered to exhibitor participating in an exhibition held outside India

March 1, 2011 2378 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 5/2011 – SERVICE TAX, DATED 1-3-2011. Service Tax : Section 65(105)(zzo) of the Finance Act, 1994 – Business Exhibition Services – Exemption to services rendered to exhibitor participating in an exhibition held outside India

Notification for Revised rate of service Tax on Air Fare

March 1, 2011 702 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax : Section 65(zzzo) of the Finance Act, 1994 – Transport of passengers by air – Exemption from Service Tax to passengers travelling in economy class within India and to passengers embarking in India for an international journey in economy class – Amendment in Notification No. 26/2010-ST, dated 22-6-2010.NOTIFICATION NO. 4/2011 – SERVICE TAX, DATED 1-3-2011

Service Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2011 – Amendment in rules 4A, 5A and 6

March 1, 2011 6355 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 3/2011 – SERVICE TAX, DATED 1-3-2011. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the Finance Act), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994, namely :—

Service Tax (Determination of Value) Amendment Rules, 2011 – Insertion of rule 2B

March 1, 2011 1152 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 2/2011 – SERVICE TAX, DATED 1-3-2011. In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (aa) of sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006, namely :—

Service Tax- Works Contract (Composition Scheme for Payment of Service Tax) Amendment Rules, 2011 – Amendment in rule 3

March 1, 2011 6239 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 1/2011 – SERVICE TAX, DATED 1-3-2011. In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 93 and 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Works Contract (Composition Scheme for Payment of Service Tax) Rules, 2007, namely :—

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