![Service Tax Paid under Mistake of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund with 12% Interest [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CESTAT-CESTAT-Delhi-Service-tax-refund-case-TAXSCAN.jpg "Service Tax Paid under Mistake of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund with 12% Interest [Read Order]")
Service Tax Paid under Mistake of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund with 12% Interest [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed the refund of service tax paid under mistake of law...
![Delhi HC directs Dept to file Appeal before Supreme Court on issue of Service Tax for Transfer of Development Rights [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Service-Tax-Leviable-Geological-and-Seismic-quality-Customs-Excise-taxscan.jpg "Delhi HC directs Dept to file Appeal before Supreme Court on issue of Service Tax for Transfer of Development Rights [Read Order]")
![Freight and Insurance Income Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹26.94 Crore Demand Against BHEL [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Relief-to-BHEL-CESTAT-Rules-Liquidated-Damages-Not-Liable-to-Service-Tax-TAXSCAN.jpg "Freight and Insurance Income Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes ₹26.94 Crore Demand Against BHEL [Read Order]")
![Delay in Filing Service Tax Refund Claim, Refund is Strictly Bound by Statutory Limit: CESTAT dismisses Royal Enfield’s Appeal [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Delay-in-Filing-Service-Tax-Refund-Claim-Refund-is-Strictly-Bound-Statutory-Limit-CESTAT-Royal-Enfields-Appeal-taxscan.jpg "Delay in Filing Service Tax Refund Claim, Refund is Strictly Bound by Statutory Limit: CESTAT dismisses Royal Enfield’s Appeal [Read Order]")
![Challans Lost Due to Storage Issues: CESTAT Finds Service Tax Paid under Wrong Head, Declares No Shortfall [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Service-Tax-CESTAT-TAXSCAN.jpg "Challans Lost Due to Storage Issues: CESTAT Finds Service Tax Paid under Wrong Head, Declares No Shortfall [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets Aside ₹7.16 Crore Penalty u/s 78 for Delayed Service Tax Payment Finding No Evidence of Suppression [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) set aside the ₹7.16 crore penalty imposed under Section 78 of Finance Act,1994 holding that there was no evidence of...
![CESTAT Sets Aside ₹7.16 Crore Penalty u/s 78 for Delayed Service Tax Payment Finding No Evidence of Suppression [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Penalty-Incorrect-Return-Jharkhand-HC-TAXSCAN.jpg "CESTAT Sets Aside ₹7.16 Crore Penalty u/s 78 for Delayed Service Tax Payment Finding No Evidence of Suppression [Read Order]")
Income Tax Form 26AS sufficient Proof of Income in lieu of Real Estate Agency for Service Tax Demands: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that Form 26AS served as a reliable source to establish the commission taxable...
![Income Tax Form 26AS sufficient Proof of Income in lieu of Real Estate Agency for Service Tax Demands: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Income-Tax-Form-26AS-Income-in-lieu-Real-Estate-Agency-Service-Tax-Demands-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Income Tax Form 26AS sufficient Proof of Income in lieu of Real Estate Agency for Service Tax Demands: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax on Secondment of Employees: CESTAT Limits Demand to Normal Period Citing Absence of Wilful Suppression [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that service tax demands on the secondment of employees must be confined to the normal limitation period, as...
![Service Tax on Secondment of Employees: CESTAT Limits Demand to Normal Period Citing Absence of Wilful Suppression [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/No-Service-Tax-TDS-Amount-Consideration-of-Paid-Service-IPR-service-Management-Consultancy-service-CESTAT-taxscan-1.jpg "Service Tax on Secondment of Employees: CESTAT Limits Demand to Normal Period Citing Absence of Wilful Suppression [Read Order]")
![Airfare for Foreign Consultant Not Taxable under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/No-Service-Tax-TDS-Amount-Consideration-of-Paid-Service-IPR-service-Management-Consultancy-service-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Airfare for Foreign Consultant Not Taxable under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Travel Agency Claims Record Loss in Fire: Patna HC Confirms ₹25 Lakh Service Tax Demand for Non-Cooperation [Read Order]
In a recent judgment, the Patna High Court upheld a Rs. 25 lakh service tax demand against Siddartha Travels, rejecting the travel agency’s claim that its business records were destroyed in a fire....
![Travel Agency Claims Record Loss in Fire: Patna HC Confirms ₹25 Lakh Service Tax Demand for Non-Cooperation [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Patna-High-Court-Service-Tax-Demand-for-Non-Cooperation-Travel-agency-service-tax-case-TAXSCAN.jpg "Travel Agency Claims Record Loss in Fire: Patna HC Confirms ₹25 Lakh Service Tax Demand for Non-Cooperation [Read Order]")
CESTAT Overturns Service Tax Ruling, Remands Case for Re-evaluation of Employment Contracts and Tax Liability [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in Mumbai overturned a service tax ruling against Garware Polyester Ltd, remanding the case to the original authority for...
![CESTAT Overturns Service Tax Ruling, Remands Case for Re-evaluation of Employment Contracts and Tax Liability [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Tax-Liability-1.jpg "CESTAT Overturns Service Tax Ruling, Remands Case for Re-evaluation of Employment Contracts and Tax Liability [Read Order]")
CESTAT Slams Service Tax Dept for Shortcut Approach in Taxing Entire Contract Without Examining Bills or Invoices [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) criticized the Service Tax Department for adopting a shortcut approach in taxing the entire contract value of...
![CESTAT Slams Service Tax Dept for Shortcut Approach in Taxing Entire Contract Without Examining Bills or Invoices [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Invoices-Service-Tax-Dept-Examining-Bills-taxscan.jpg "CESTAT Slams Service Tax Dept for Shortcut Approach in Taxing Entire Contract Without Examining Bills or Invoices [Read Order]")