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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 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 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 67 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

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 111 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 2250 Views 0 comment Print


Exempts taxable services in relation to general insurance business provided under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme or Modified national Agricultural Insurance Scheme

December 23, 2010 696 Views 0 comment Print

Exempts taxable services in relation to general insurance business provided under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme or the Modified national Agricultural Insurance Scheme- Notification No. 58/2010-ST dated -21-12-2010 Notification No.58/2010-Service Tax, New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010. G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 […]

Transport of goods by rail – Amendment to notification no. 1/2006 deferred till March 31, 2011 vide Notification No. 57/2010-ST dated -21-12-2010

December 23, 2010 630 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No.57/2010-Service Tax,  Dated- 21st December, 2010 G.S.R. (E).- 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 makes […]

Service Tax – Eligibility of benefit of exemption notification 12/2003-ST for materials consumed in retreading of old tyres – Pre-deposit fully waived and stay granted

December 22, 2010 874 Views 0 comment Print

We find that in an identical issue this bench had taken a view in the case of Chakita Ranjini Udyam (supra) that the value of the rubber, cushion, gum and solution consumed in the retreading/ reconditioning of tyres need not be included in the value for the discharge of Service Tax and benefit of Notification No.12/2003 is available.

Service Tax – Credit taken on invoices issued by Input Service Distributor before getting registered – Pre-Deposit Ordered

December 22, 2010 2313 Views 0 comment Print

We are of the prima facie view that from the number of invoices, it is clear that the invoices dated 29.07.2005, 26.08.2005, 1.8.2005, 22.10.2005 and 26.11.2005 had been issued at a later date in 2006, as the invoice number of these invoices issued during July 2005 to November, 2005 period is of the year 2006 and under these invoices, the credit amounting to about Rs.60 lakhs had been taken.

CESTAT cancels service tax demand of Rs 257 crore raised on JetLite

December 22, 2010 498 Views 0 comment Print

In a reprieve to JetLite (formerly known as Sahara Airlines), a tax tribunal today set aside the revenue department’s demand of Rs 257 crore raised on the domestic airline for carrying advertisements of a group company on its tickets. The demand rais

service tax – If payment is made before adjudication, the quantum of penalty has to be restricted to 25%

December 21, 2010 1539 Views 0 comment Print

his appeal has been preferred by the revenue under Section 35G of the Cental Excise Act, 1944 (for short, the Act) against the order of the Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi dated 19.6.2009 (Annexure A-3) proposing to raise following substantial question of law

Notification No. 57/2010- Service Tax, Dated: 21.12.2010

December 21, 2010 472 Views 0 comment Print

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 makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance.

Notification No. 56/2010-Service Tax, Dated: 21.12.2010

December 21, 2010 465 Views 0 comment Print

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 makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.08/2010-Service Tax, dated the 27th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, Sub-section(i), vide number G.S.R. 152 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, namely.

Transport of goods by rail – exemption extended till March, 31 2011

December 21, 2010 477 Views 0 comment Print

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 makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.07/2010-Service Tax, dated the 27th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, Sub-section(i), vide number G.S.R. 151 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, namely.

Notification No. 54/2010-Service Tax, Dated: 21.12.2010

December 21, 2010 1946 Views 0 comment Print

Amends notification no. 24/2009 – management, maintenance and repair service – exemption extended to repair of roads, bridges, tunnels, dams, airports, railways and transport terminals- Notification No. 54/2010-ST

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