![Activities of the EPF Organization are not subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Delhi [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/EPF-Organisation-Taxscan.jpg "Activities of the EPF Organization are not subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Delhi [Read Order]")
Activities of the EPF Organization are not subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Delhi [Read Order]
In a significant ruling, the Principal bench of the CESTAT situated at Delhi held that Service Tax cannot be levied on the Employees Provident Fund...
![CBEC changes the Definition of Authority of Advance Ruling for Excise and Service Tax [Read Notification]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CBEC-Tax-Scan.jpg "CBEC changes the Definition of Authority of Advance Ruling for Excise and Service Tax [Read Notification]")
![Parliament has Power to Impose Service Tax on Activities relating to Sale of Lotteries: Sikkim HC [Read Judgment]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Service-Tax-Taxscan.jpg "Parliament has Power to Impose Service Tax on Activities relating to Sale of Lotteries: Sikkim HC [Read Judgment]")
![CBEC extends E-Payment of Service Tax till Midnight of March 31st [Read Circular]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/E-Payment-Taxscan.jpg "CBEC extends E-Payment of Service Tax till Midnight of March 31st [Read Circular]")
SBI to Penalize Account Holders for Low Balance: Penalty includes Service Tax also [Read Circular]
The State Bank of India, after 5 years, is re-introducing penalties for low balance and hiking its transaction fee from April 1, 2017. The circular uploaded in the Bank’s website provided that if an...
![SBI to Penalize Account Holders for Low Balance: Penalty includes Service Tax also [Read Circular]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SBI-Taxscan.jpg "SBI to Penalize Account Holders for Low Balance: Penalty includes Service Tax also [Read Circular]")
No Service Tax Exemption to Educational Institutions from April 1st, says Finance Ministry [Read Notification]
In a notification issued yesterday, the Ministry of Finance has withdrawn Service Tax Exemption to Education Institutions other than an institution providing services by way of pre-school education...
![No Service Tax Exemption to Educational Institutions from April 1st, says Finance Ministry [Read Notification]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Service-Tax-Tax-Scan.jpg "No Service Tax Exemption to Educational Institutions from April 1st, says Finance Ministry [Read Notification]")
No Service Tax on services by way of Admission to Museum for the 1st July 2012 to 31st March 2015, says Finance Ministry
The Ministry of Finance has exempted Service Tax liability of museum authorities during the period 1st July 2012 to 31st March 2015. The Finance Ministry in a notification said that, “according to a...
Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Service Tax demand against the Professional Examination Board: Holds that it is a Statutory Body [Read Order]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court while quashing the order demanding Service Tax against the Professional Examination Board ruled that that it is a statutory body. Earlier, the AO observed that it is an...
![Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Service Tax demand against the Professional Examination Board: Holds that it is a Statutory Body [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Madhya-Pradesh-High-Court-Taxscan.jpg "Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Service Tax demand against the Professional Examination Board: Holds that it is a Statutory Body [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Services by the Operators of Common Effluent Treatment Plant: CBEC [Read Notification]
Recently, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) through Notification No. 08/2017 dated 20.02.2017 exempted the services by the operators of Common Effluent Treatment Plant from the service...
![No Service Tax on Services by the Operators of Common Effluent Treatment Plant: CBEC [Read Notification]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Service-Tax-Common-Effluent-Treatment-Plant.jpg "No Service Tax on Services by the Operators of Common Effluent Treatment Plant: CBEC [Read Notification]")
No Service Tax on Services by Way of Transportation of Goods by a vessel from a place outside India to Customs Station in India: CBEC
Recently, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) clarified that services by way of transportation of goods by a vessel from a place outside India to the customs station in India would not...
