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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 87 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


CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand as it was Based Solely on Income Tax Form 26AS

January 11, 2024 4050 Views 0 comment Print

Rajeshwar Prasad Choudhari challenges service tax demand based on Form 26AS data. CESTAT Kolkata sets aside order due to lack of evidence. Detailed analysis and key legal precedents.

Royalty is a regulatory fee & not a consideration & is not compensatory in nature

January 10, 2024 3060 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules against service tax on ONGC’s royalty payments for petroleum licenses, affirming royalty as a regulatory fee, not service consideration, offering clarity on tax implications of such payments.

No Service Tax Applicable on Sale of Food in PVR Complex to Movie Viewers

January 7, 2024 1392 Views 1 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Delhi order on PVR Limited’s challenge against service tax on food and beverages. Analysis, definitions, and key legal insights provided.

Demat/ depository charges collected by sub-brokers on behalf of stock exchange not leviable to service tax

January 5, 2024 879 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that demat/depository charges, transaction/ administrative charges and VSAP/TWS charges collected by sub brokers on behalf of the stock exchange are not liable to Service Tax.

Appeal for Refund lies to CESTAT against order passed u/s 142 of CGST Act

January 1, 2024 2313 Views 0 comment Print

Even if the service tax had been deposited by the appellant after 01.01.2017, nonetheless the refund of any amount of the CENVAT credit could be claimed only under sub­section (3) of section 142 of the CGST Act and against this order an appeal will lie to the Tribunal.

Service tax payment delay due to delay in receipt of payment: Karnataka HC Directs CA Firm to Settle with Rs.2,50,000 Payment

December 31, 2023 4917 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Karnataka High Court’s resolution in V.K. Niranjan And Co. vs. Commissioner of Service Tax, emphasizing the court’s pragmatic approach to settle service tax disputes, involving a review petition challenging penalty imposition.

No exemption of service tax u/s 66D to Civic Body for amounts paid for obtaining third party services

December 29, 2023 597 Views 0 comment Print

Corporation availing services of assessee to render computer education to persons belonging to economically weaker section as regards which the Corporation had made the payment of monies to assessee would be amenable to service tax, that is to say, it was not exempted from service tax.

Mere suppression of facts without intent to evade tax not enough to invoke extended period of Limitation

December 29, 2023 7050 Views 0 comment Print

Mere suppression of facts was not enough and there must be a deliberate and willful attempt on the part of the assessee to evade payment of duty.

IPL Playing Contract Amount Received by Cricketer R. Ashwin Exempt from Service Tax

December 25, 2023 4827 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that demand of service tax on amount received by cricket player R. Ashwin from M/s. India Cements Ltd. under IPL Playing Contract is unsustainable in law.

Kerala HC allows Monthly Instalments for Service Tax dues

December 23, 2023 639 Views 0 comment Print

Read the Kerala High Court judgment in Mithlaj. P’s case. Monthly instalments permitted for a service tax liability of Rs. 36,19,736. Bank account unfreezed on payment.

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