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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 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 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 84 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


Appeal involving question of taxability of service lies before Supreme Court

March 10, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that in view of Section 35L of the Central Excise Tax as the question of law involved is regarding the taxability of the service, the appeal would lie to the Supreme Court and before High Court. Thus, the present appeal is rejected.

Andhra Pradesh HC Quashes Service Tax Order for Lack of Notice & Hearing

March 9, 2025 432 Views 0 comment Print

Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes works contract assessment, citing lack of proper notice and personal hearing, mandating fresh proceedings.

Lack of proof of notice service cannot justify disqualification under SVLDR

March 8, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court holds that lack of proof of notice service cannot justify disqualification under Sabka Vishwas Scheme, directing tax liability acceptance.

Exclude Order Receipt Date When Calculating Appeal Filing Limitation: CESTAT Mumbai

March 8, 2025 891 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai set aside a service tax demand on Mumbai Port Trust, holding the appeal filed within the prescribed time. Case remanded for merits evaluation.

Logistics Services in Mining Areas are Ancillary services, Not Mining services

March 5, 2025 780 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held coal transportation within mines by BLA Infra-GKMWPL JV taxable under transportation, not mining services. Service tax demand overturned.

Tax appeals stand abated upon NCLT approval of a resolution plan under IBC

March 5, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai ruled on Orchid Chemicals’ appeal, citing insolvency resolution precedents. The appeal was abated following NCLT approval. Read the full summary.

Invocation of limitation period without wilful attempt to evade payment of duty invalid

March 1, 2025 1629 Views 0 comment Print

The appellant is engaged in manufacturing of excisable goods falling under chapter 84 and are availing Cenvat credit of duty and tax paid on inputs and input services and are also registered u/s. 69 of the Finance Act, 1994 for discharging their service tax liability.

Sales tax leviable on transfer of Set Top Boxes to subscribers: Karnataka HC

February 26, 2025 645 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that transfer of Set Top Boxes to subscribers amounts to sale within the definition of section 2(29)(d) of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 and hence sales tax leviable on the same.

Service Tax on Rent: Co-Owners with Separate Agreements Not AOP

February 26, 2025 924 Views 0 comment Print

 CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled that co-owners of rented property are not an AOP, and their individual rental income below ₹10 lakh is exempt from service tax.

KLE Society’s Services to University of Sains Malaysia Qualify as ‘Export of Services’

February 21, 2025 477 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Bangalore rules KLE Society’s services to Malaysian university qualify as export of services, overturning a substantial service tax demand. The tribunal cited precedent cases like Vodafone Idea and Verizon Communication, emphasizing the recipient’s location and foreign currency payments.

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