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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 828 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 543 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 1632 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 75720 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 2223 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


CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on Deposit Insurance Premium to Bank

Service Tax : CESTAT Chandigarh allowed CENVAT credit on DICGC insurance premium, following the Larger Bench ruling that it is an input service ...

July 21, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

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 105 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 126 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 78 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 93 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 2253 Views 0 comment Print


Circular No. 86/4 /2006-ST dated 01.11.2006

November 1, 2006 1482 Views 0 comment Print

Educational institutes like IITs and IIMs charge a fee from prospective employers like corporate houses / MNCs, who come to these institutes for recruiting candidates through campus interviews. A doubt has arisen as to whether these educational institutes fall in the category of ‘manpower recruitment or supply agency’ and accordingly, whether service tax is leviable on this fee.

Circular No. 85/3/2006-ST dated 17.10.2006

October 17, 2006 762 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax is leviable with effect from 1st May, 2006 on services provided by an aircraft operator to passengers embarking in India for international journey by any class, other than economy class, under section 65(105)(zzzo) read with section 66 of the Finance Act 1994. Board of Airline Representatives in India (BAR) have sought clarifications on the levy of service tax on the above mentioned service.

Notification No. 28/2006-ST, dated 30-09-2006

September 30, 2006 844 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in Service Tax Rules, 1994 Date: 30th September 2006 Notification No. 28/2006 – Service Tax  G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax Rules, […]

Notification No. 27/2006-ST, dated 21-09-2006

September 21, 2006 885 Views 0 comment Print

Making e-payment of service tax mandatory with effect from 01.10.06 for certain assessees Date: 21st September, 2006 Notification No. 27/2006-Service Tax G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to […]

Circular No. 84 /2/2006-ST dated 19.09.2006

September 19, 2006 1353 Views 0 comment Print

The issue is whether any club or association that enjoys exemption under the provisions of Income Tax Act on the ground of being a public charitable institution gets automatically excluded from levy of service tax under section 65(105)(zzze) read with section 65(25a) of the Finance Act, 1994

Notification No. 26/2006-ST, dated 28-07-2006

July 28, 2006 672 Views 0 comment Print

Appoints special adjudicators Date: 28th July, 2006 Notification No. 26/2006-Service Tax G.S.R. 447(E).-  In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 83A of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), read with rule 3 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, the Central Board of Excise and Customs, appoints the Commissioner of Service Tax, Mumbai and […]

Notification No. 25/2006-Service Tax , Dated-13th July, 2006.

July 13, 2006 7416 Views 0 comment Print

Representing before statutory authorities by CA/CS/Cost Accountant exempted from service tax Notification No. 25/2006-Service Tax , Dated-13th July, 2006. 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 […]

Circular No. 83/1/2006-ST dated 04.07.2006

July 4, 2006 2337 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to say that the scope of levy of service tax on “banking and other financial services” defined under section 65(12) of the Finance Act, 1994 and classifiable as taxable service under section 65(105)(zm) of the Finance Act, 1994 has been examined in the context of certain services provided by the Department of Posts

Notification No. 24/2006-ST, dated 27-06-2006

June 27, 2006 1321 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in  the Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006 Date: June 27, 2006 Notification No. 24/2006-Service Tax G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (aa) of sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Service […]

Notification No. 23/2006-ST, dated 02-06-2006

June 2, 2006 693 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in the notification No. 1/2006-Service Tax, dated the 1st March, 2006 Date: 2nd June, 2006 Notification No. 23/2006-Service Tax 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), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public […]

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