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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 64 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


From Today Air Travel will cost you Rs. 103 Extra

July 1, 2010 627 Views 0 comment Print

Effective July 1, 2010, the Government of India has levied a Service Tax that will be applicable on domestic air travel. Kindly note, the applicable Service Tax will be INR 103 per passenger, per sector inclusive of cess.

No service tax on commercial or industrial construction service provided wholly within the airport

June 30, 2010 1353 Views 0 comment Print

From July 1 this year, no service tax will be levied on taxable service of commercial or industrial construction provided wholly within the airport. Similarly, the taxable service of commercial or industrial construction, when provided within the port or other ports for construction, repair, alteration and renovation of wharves, quays, docks, stages, jetties, piers and railways, will also not be levied a service tax from the beginning of July.

Accounting Codes for the new taxable services introduced vide the Finance (No. 14) Act, 2010- Service Tax Circular No. 124/6/2010-TRU, dated 29-6-2010

June 30, 2010 1191 Views 0 comment Print

Accounting Codes for the taxable services introduced vide the Finance (No. 14) Act, 2010.Circular No. 124/6/2010-TRU, dated 29-6-2010. Heads of Account under the Major Head “0044-Service Tax” in respect of the new taxable services have been allotted by the Office of the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, CBEC.

Exempts certain services when provided wholly within the port or other port or airport- Notification No. 41/2010 – Service Tax

June 29, 2010 1047 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 41/2010 – Service Tax, New Delhi, the 28th June, 2010- 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 following services when provided wholly within the port or other port or airport, namely,-

Amends Notification No.1/2006-Service Tax, dated 1st March, 2006-Notification No. 40/2010-Service Tax

June 29, 2010 1371 Views 0 comment Print

hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 1/2006-Service Tax, dated the 1st March, 2006, G.S.R. 115(E), dated the 1 st March, 2006, with effect from the 1st day of July, 2010, namely:-

Amends Service Tax Rules, 1994-Notification No. 39/2010 – Service Tax

June 29, 2010 1497 Views 0 comment Print

“Provided that in case the provider of taxable service is aircraft operator providing the service of air transport of passenger, an invoice, a bill or as the case may be, challan shall include ticket in any form by whatever name called and whether or not containing registration number of the service provider, classification of the service received and address of the service receiver but containing other information in such documents as required under this sub-rule.”.

Exempts certain taxable service of commercial or industrial construction – Notification No. 38/2010-Service Tax

June 29, 2010 1071 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 38/2010-Service Tax- Central Government hereby exempts the taxable service of commercial or industrial construction referred to in sub-clause (zzq) of clause 105 of section 65 of the Finance Act, when provided wholly within the port or other port, for construction, repair, alteration and renovation of wharves, quays, docks, stages, jetties, piers and railways, from the whole of service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the Finance Act.

Notification No. 38/2010-Service Tax dated 28th June, 2010

June 28, 2010 1020 Views 0 comment Print

exempts the taxable service of commercial or industrial construction referred to in sub-clause (zzq) of clause 105 of section 65 of the Finance Act, when provided wholly within the port or other port, for construction, repair, alteration and renovation of wharves, quays, docks, stages, jetties, piers and railways, from the whole of service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the Finance Act.

Notification No. 37/2010-Service Tax, Dated-28th June, 2010

June 28, 2010 1095 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 37/2010-Service Tax Service provided by airports authority or any other person in any airport in respect of the export of said goods.

Regarding exemption to certain taxable services-Notification No. 36/2010 – Service Tax

June 28, 2010 3907 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 36/2010 – Service Tax exempts the taxable services specified in clause (A) of section 76 of the Finance Act, 2010 (14 of 2010) other than services referred to in clause (zzc) and (zzzz) of sub-section (105) of section 65 of the Finance Act from so much of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the Finance Act as is in excess of the service tax calculated on a value which is equivalent to the amount of advance payment received before the said appointed date.

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