![Permanent Assignment of Film Copyrights and In-Film Branding Agreements Executed Before Oct 1, 2014 Are Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/14/500x300_2096511-cestat-service-tax-film-branding-agreements-taxscan.webp "Permanent Assignment of Film Copyrights and In-Film Branding Agreements Executed Before Oct 1, 2014 Are Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Permanent Assignment of Film Copyrights and In-Film Branding Agreements Executed Before Oct 1, 2014 Are Not Taxable Under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the permanent transfer of film copyrights and...
![Services Involving Accommodation Without Transport Cannot Be Taxed as Tour Operator Service: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/07/250x150_2094504-tax-tour-service-taxscan.webp "Services Involving Accommodation Without Transport Cannot Be Taxed as Tour Operator Service: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demand of ₹87.76 Lakh on Mutual Fund Investments Quashed: CESTAT Rules Activity Not “Trading of Goods” under Finance Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/250x150_2092387-service-tax-demand-mutual-fund-finance-act-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand of ₹87.76 Lakh on Mutual Fund Investments Quashed: CESTAT Rules Activity Not “Trading of Goods” under Finance Act [Read Order]")
![Relief for Eastern Coalfields: CESTAT Rules Recovery of Liquidated Damages from Suppliers for Breach of Contract Not Declared Service [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/28/250x150_2092027-eastern-coalfields-cestat-rules-recovery-of-liquidated-damages-declared-service-taxscan.webp "Relief for Eastern Coalfields: CESTAT Rules Recovery of Liquidated Damages from Suppliers for Breach of Contract Not Declared Service [Read Order]")
VAT Act and Finance Act are Disparate in Character, Demand based on difference in value between WCT Returns and ST-3 Returns is invalid: Delhi HC [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Delhi High Court upheld the observation of the adjudicating authority that Value Added Tax ( VAT) Act, 2005 and Finance Act, 1994 are disparate in character and the demand...
![VAT Act and Finance Act are Disparate in Character, Demand based on difference in value between WCT Returns and ST-3 Returns is invalid: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/26/500x300_2091337-delhi-high-court-vat-act-and-finance-act-st-3-returns-taxscan.webp "VAT Act and Finance Act are Disparate in Character, Demand based on difference in value between WCT Returns and ST-3 Returns is invalid: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
GSTN to Restrict Filing of Returns Beyond 3 Years from Due Date Effective September 2025 Tax Period, Issues Advisory
The Goods and Services Tax Network ( GSTN ) issued an advisory on 9th September 2025 reminding that taxpayers will not be permitted to file returns after the expiry of three years from the original...
Traffic Police Not a “Person” Under Service Tax Law Before 2012: CESTAT Rules No Service Tax on Crane Hire [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax cannot be levied on the hiring of cranes supplied to the Delhi Traffic Police during ...
Independent Services Cannot Be Clubbed as Ancillary to Composite Supply for Service Tax: Supreme Court dismisses Revenue's Appeal [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Revenue’s appeal challenging the decision of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), which held that transportation and insurance...
![Independent Services Cannot Be Clubbed as Ancillary to Composite Supply for Service Tax: Supreme Court dismisses Revenues Appeal [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/02/500x300_2083493-service-tax-notice-pay-recovery-notice-recovery-cestat-demand-cbic-cbic-circular-gst-taxscan-1.webp "Independent Services Cannot Be Clubbed as Ancillary to Composite Supply for Service Tax: Supreme Court dismisses Revenues Appeal [Read Judgement]")
Consideration for Software Resale/Use via EULAs Not Royalty, No TDS Liability u/s 195: Delhi HC [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has held that payments made for the resale or use of software through End-User Licence Agreements (EULAs) or distribution agreements cannot be treated as “royalty” under...
![Consideration for Software Resale/Use via EULAs Not Royalty, No TDS Liability u/s 195: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/20/500x300_2078597-foreign-consulates-un-agencies-exempted-income-tax-tds-taxscan.webp "Consideration for Software Resale/Use via EULAs Not Royalty, No TDS Liability u/s 195: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
Relief for Trust: Delhi HC Rules Trading in Land and Immovable Property Without Fixed Remuneration Does Not Attract Service Tax [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court held that when a transaction involves trading in land and immovable property without any fixed remuneration, it does not attract service tax. The...
![Relief for Trust: Delhi HC Rules Trading in Land and Immovable Property Without Fixed Remuneration Does Not Attract Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/18/500x300_2077859-demand-service-tax-scn-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relief for Trust: Delhi HC Rules Trading in Land and Immovable Property Without Fixed Remuneration Does Not Attract Service Tax [Read Order]")