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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


Taxability of Corporate Guarantee: CESTAT’s Verdict Challenged in SC

November 22, 2023 1497 Views 0 comment Print

Dive into the legal battle over corporate guarantees’ taxability as Business Auxiliary Service. Explore the CESTAT’s decision, the Revenue Department’s stance, and the ongoing Supreme Court appeal.

CESTAT upheld Service Tax Penalty for non-payment of Service Tax on Renting for 6 years

November 22, 2023 681 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Delhi order on Nagar Parishadservice tax case. Details on charges, legal arguments, and penalties. Analysis of the verdict and its implications.

Service tax not leviable on statutory charges collected from land allottees as fixed by IDCO

November 21, 2023 1923 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that processing fee, transfer fee, administrative charges, etc. collected from land allottees as fixed by IDCO are statutory in nature. Accordingly, service tax is not leviable on the same.

Fuel surcharge not to be added for determining basic fare as commission paid on air fare only

November 21, 2023 975 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that demand of service tax under rule 6(7) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 by adding the amount of fuel surcharge to the air fare for the purpose of determining the basic fare unsustainable as commission was paid on air fare only and not on air fare plus fuel surcharge.

Services in the Form of Receipt of Patent Registered Outside India are not liable to Service Tax

November 20, 2023 729 Views 0 comment Print

Services in the Form of Receipt of Patent Registered Outside India not liable to Service Tax – CESTAT, Ahmedabad. Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. entered into a Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreement with Swiss company for development and commercialization of recombinant human erythropoietin. Technology Know-how Transfer Agreement with UK’s Biocam Ltd.

Service Tax Liability on Government Guarantee Commission for Irrevocable Debt Market Fundraising

November 20, 2023 1074 Views 0 comment Print

Since raising of finance for day-to-day operations by assessee was squarely covered within the scope of the definition of ‘support service’ and thus assessee was liable to discharge service tax on the Guarantee commission paid to Government of Karnataka or raising funds from the debt market.

Laying of pipeline doesn’t fall under Industrial or Commercial Construction Service

November 20, 2023 1488 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that service of laying of pipeline for Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board (GWSSB) is not falling under the service of industrial or commercial construction service.

Pest control contract: Kerala HC Rejects Service Tax Refund & VAT Demand Plea

November 20, 2023 927 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court modifies VAT Tribunal’s decision in Gaiagen Technologies case. Ruling clarifies service and works contract, directs fresh assessment. Read more.

Excavation of Lignite and overburden Removal of Materials are Classifiable under ‘Mining Service’ and Not in ‘Site Formation Service’: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand

November 18, 2023 1116 Views 0 comment Print

Dholu KCL JPF wins CESTAT Ahmedabad case! Quashing service tax demand, tribunal rules removal of overburden during lignite mining as ‘Mining Service.

Drilling, testing & completion of exploratory oil wells taxable w.e.f. 01.06.2007

November 14, 2023 1131 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata rules in favor of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, categorizing drain hole drilling in oil wells as “mining services” from June 2007, rejecting service tax claims.

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