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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 67 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


Notification No. 21/2005-ST, dated 07-06-2005

June 7, 2005 1761 Views 0 comment Print

Exempts the taxable service of production or processing of goods for, or on behalf of, the client, referred to in sub-clause (v) of clause (19) of section 65 of the said Finance Act,  provided by a commercial concern, in the course of manufacture of (a) cut and polished diamonds and gem stones; or (b) plain […]

Notification No. 20/2005-ST, dated 07-06-2005

June 7, 2005 699 Views 0 comment Print

Rescinds notification No. 6/2001-Service Tax, dated the 9th July, 2001, 7/2001-Service Tax, dated the 9th July, 2001, 11/2002-Service Tax, dated the 1st August, 2002, 18/2003-Service Tax, dated the 21st August, 2003. Date: 7th June, 2005 Notification No. 20/2005-Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of […]

Notification No. 19/2005-ST, dated 07-06-2005

June 7, 2005 3114 Views 0 comment Print

Amends notification numbers 13/2003-Service Tax, dated the 20th June, 2003, 14/2004-Service Tax, dated the 10th September, 2004, 15/2004-Service Tax, dated the 10th September, 2004, 24/2004-Service Tax, dated the 10th September, 2004, 8/2005-Service Tax, dated the 1st March, 2005 Date: 7th June, 2005 Notification No. 19/2005-Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) […]

Notification No. 18/2005-ST, dated 07-06-2005

June 7, 2005 2274 Views 0 comment Print

Partially exempts the taxable service provided to any person by any other person, in relation to construction of complex Date: 7th June, 2005 Notification No. 18/2005-Service Tax G.S.R. 360(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), […]

Notification No. 17/2005-ST, dated 07-06-2005

June 7, 2005 6978 Views 0 comment Print

7th June, 2005 Notification No. 17/2005-Service Tax 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 site […]

Notification No.16/2005-ST, dated 07-06-2005

June 7, 2005 1155 Views 0 comment Print

7th June, 2005 Notification No. 16/2005-Service Tax 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 commercial […]

Notification No.15/2005-ST, dated 07-06-2005

June 7, 2005 4986 Views 0 comment Print

7th June, 2005 Notification No. 15/2005-Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) and clause (b) of section 88 of the Finance Act, 2005 (18 of 2005), the Central Government hereby appoints the 16th day of June, 2005 as the date on which the provisions of the said clauses of the said […]

Notification No.14/2005-ST, dated 13-05-2005

May 13, 2005 759 Views 0 comment Print

13th May, 2005 Notification No. 14/2005-Service Tax  In pursuance of rule 5 of the Export of Services Rules, 2005, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 12/2005-Service Tax, dated the 19th April, 2005 which was published in […]

Specifying an authority for centralized registration under rule 4(3) of Service Tax Rules, 1994

May 12, 2005 472 Views 0 comment Print

The undersigned is directed to say that Board hereby specifies Director General Service Tax as the authority for the purpose of rule 4(3)(b) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 for granting centralized registration

Levy of service tax on certain processes undertaken on job-work basis in relation to manufacture of gem and jewellery

May 12, 2005 441 Views 0 comment Print

It has been brought to the notice of the Board that certain field formations have interpreted that service tax is leviable on certain processing activities undertaken by job-workers in relation to manufacture of Gem and Jewellery sector, for or on behalf of the client, even though such activities does amount to ‘manufacture’ under Central Excise Law.

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