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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 75711 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 Extended Limitation Where Service Tax Liability Was Legally Debatable: CESTAT Chennai

Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside the service tax demand as time-barred, holding the Department failed to establish wilful intent to evade ...

July 21, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

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 60 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 51 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 79 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


Notification No. 23/2007 – Service Tax, dated 22-05-2007

May 22, 2007 10254 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 23/2007-Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (A) and clause (B) of section 135 of the Finance Act, 2007 (22 of 2007), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2007, as the date on which the provisions of the said clauses of section 135 of the Finance Act, 2007 (22 of 2007) shall come into force.

Circular No. 94/5/2007-Service Tax dated 15.05.2007

May 15, 2007 1248 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax is leviable on ‘asset management and all other forms of fund management’ under the category of ‘banking and other financial service’. In this context a question has arisen as to whether the service tax would be chargeable on the ‘entry and exit load’ amount charged by a mutual fund to the investor.

Notification No. 22/2007 – Service Tax, dated 12-05-2007

May 12, 2007 801 Views 0 comment Print

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZZETE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE  (Department of Revenue) Amends notification No.12/2005-Service Tax, dated the 19th April, 2005 New Delhi, the Date: 12th May, 2007  22 Vaisakha, 1929 (Saka) Notification No. 22/2007 – Service Tax G.S.R.      (E). In exercise of the […]

Notification No. 21/2007 – Service Tax, dated 12-05-2007

May 12, 2007 462 Views 0 comment Print

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZZETE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Amends notification No.11/2005-Service Tax, dated the 19th April, 2005 New Delhi, theDate:  12th May, 2007  22 Vaisakha, 1929 (Saka) Notification  No. 21/2007 – Service Tax G.S.R. (E). In exercise of the […]

Notification No. 20/2007 – Service Tax, dated 12-05-2007

May 12, 2007 1632 Views 0 comment Print

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZZETE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Amends Service Tax Rules, 1994 New Delhi, the Date: 12th May, 2007  22 Vaisakha, 1929 (Saka) Notification  No. 20/2007 – Service Tax  G.S.R. (E). In exercise of the powers conferred by […]

Notification No. 19/2007 – Service Tax, dated 12-05-2007

May 12, 2007 743 Views 0 comment Print

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Part-II Section 3 sub-section (i) Extraordinary]  Govt of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Notification No. 19/2007-Service Tax CBEC constitutes committee of   Commissioners of Central Excise under Section 86(1A) of the Finance Act 1994 for the purpose of sub section 2 A of the said section […]

Notification No. 18/2007 – Service Tax, dated 12-05-2007

May 12, 2007 516 Views 0 comment Print

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Part-II Section 3 sub-section (i) Extraordinary] Govt of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Notification No.18 /2007-Service Tax CBEC constitutes committee of Chief Commissioners of Central Excise under Section 86(1A) of the Finance Act 1994 for the purpose of sub section 2 of the said section […]

Notification No. 17/2007 – Service Tax, dated 12-05-2007

May 12, 2007 540 Views 0 comment Print

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Part-II Section 3 sub-section (i) Extraordinary] Govt of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Notification No. 17 /2007-Service Tax Appointment of Chief Commissioners of Customs to act as Chief Commissioners of Central Excise for the constitution of Committees under Section 86 (1A) of the Finance Act […]

Circular No. 93/04/2007-ST dated 10.05.2007 & Corrigendum

May 10, 2007 3145 Views 0 comment Print

It was decided to undertake review of circulars/clarifications/ instructions issued by the Central Board of Excise & Customs/Director General (Service Tax) from time to time since the introduction of Service Tax in 1994. Circulars/clarifications/instructions have been issued from time to time to explain the scope of statutory provisions, for removal of doubts, to prescribe special procedures and on matters of interpretations.

Service Tax – Applicant seeks ruling on a running pilot project with employees already in place – Advance Ruling can be sought only on a service proposed to be provided

May 1, 2007 1607 Views 0 comment Print

The definition of advance ruling referred to above, makes it abundantly clear that it is concerned with determining a question of law or fact in relation to a service which is proposed to be provided by an applicant. The applicant admits in its affidavit that it has been providing investment research services since June, 2005 to the holding company (though claimed to be provided on a trial run basis) and is being paid for such services as per the agreement of December, 2005.

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