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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 813 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 537 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 1617 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 1032 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 75699 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 2166 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Audit Detection, Non-Filing of Returns Alone Don’t Prove Tax Evasion: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside the service tax demand, holding the extended limitation period was not invocable as suppression with inte...

July 18, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Set Top Boxes Allowed as Inputs to Dish TV: CESTAT Allahabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Allahabad set aside interest demand, holding set top boxes qualified as inputs and full CENVAT credit was admissible on rec...

July 17, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit on Imported Dredger Allowed as Input Under Rule 2(k): CESTAT Hyderabad

Service Tax : CESTAT Hyderabad allowed CENVAT credit on an imported dredger as input under Rule 2(k), set aside the credit demand and disposed o...

July 17, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Performance Bank Guarantee Invocation Quashed for Unrelated Earlier Contract Claim: Calcutta HC

Service Tax : Calcutta HC quashed invocation of a performance bank guarantee for recovery under an earlier contract and directed refund of the g...

July 17, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax Demand on Government Works Contracts Set Aside on Limitation: CESTAT Kolkata

Service Tax :  CESTAT Kolkata set aside Service Tax demand, interest and penalty, holding issues in favour of the appellant on exemption or lim...

July 17, 2026 90 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 972 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 840 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 2238 Views 0 comment Print


Notice Pay Not Subject to Service Tax: Madras HC

April 22, 2025 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court rules notice pay received by GE T&D India from employees not liable to service tax under Section 66E(e) of the Finance Act, 1994.

No Service Tax on Liquidated damages for non-compliance or breach of contract

April 17, 2025 780 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi sets aside service tax on consultancy and penalties for MPPTCL; upholds tax on hire charges. Order modifies previous tax demand.

No Service Tax on Penalties for breach of contractual terms: CESTAT Delhi

April 17, 2025 705 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi sets aside service tax demand on penalties, ruling South Eastern Coalfields’ liquidated damages not taxable as declared service under Section 66E(e).

No Service Tax on Compensation for tolerating non-performance of contractual terms

April 17, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi rules against service tax demand on Northern Coalfields Ltd. for penalties, liquidated damages, and forfeited deposits, citing lack of service provision.

Service Tax Not Applicable on Payments for Police Deployment: CESTAT Delhi

April 16, 2025 789 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi rules on AVVNL’s service tax dispute involving police support, employee penalties, and tender non-compliance. Partial relief granted.

Service Tax: CESTAT Hyderabad Rules Liquidated Damages Not Taxable

April 16, 2025 852 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad rules liquidated damages to BHEL are not taxable under service tax law as they do not constitute payment for tolerating an act.

No Service Tas on Amount Recovered Towards Penalties: CESTAT Delhi

April 11, 2025 666 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi rules penalty amounts for contract breaches are not ‘services’ under Finance Act, thus not liable to service tax.

Refund Rejection Set Aside by CESTAT; Additional Documents Not Fresh Claims

April 11, 2025 705 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held refund claims by Cerner Healthcare valid as original claims were timely and additional documents can’t be treated as fresh claims.

Service tax component cannot form part of consideration for levy of entertainment tax

April 11, 2025 621 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that entertainment tax and service tax are independent of each other. Thus, for the purpose of levy of entertainment tax, the ‘amount received or receivable’ cannot include service tax component.

Demand of service tax on sub-contractors confirmed: CESTAT Chennai

April 8, 2025 924 Views 0 comment Print

TDS is always deducted from the amount payable and it is not any other consideration. Therefore, the demand on this score cannot sustain and hence, the impugned order to this extent is set aside.

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