![Co-operative Society eligible for Abatement/exemption of 75% of Service Tax liability: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/22/500x300_2052463-co-operative-society-abatement-exemption-service-tax-liability-cestat-taxscan.webp "Co-operative Society eligible for Abatement/exemption of 75% of Service Tax liability: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Co-operative Society eligible for Abatement/exemption of 75% of Service Tax liability: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the appellant being a co-operative society is...
![No Service Tax Payable on Amount Collected as Liquidated Damages: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/19/250x150_2050365-kerala-high-court-mandatory-deposit-service-tax-commissioner-of-central-excise-central-excise-act-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax Payable on Amount Collected as Liquidated Damages: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![SIM Cards, Recharge Coupons, and Value-Added Services Not Taxable as Services: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/18/250x150_2049917-sim-cards-site-img.webp "SIM Cards, Recharge Coupons, and Value-Added Services Not Taxable as Services: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Club Providing Ad Display Space Doesn’t Qualify as Advertising Agency, May Attract BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a club merely allowing space for advertisement display is not an “advertising agency” under Section...
![Club Providing Ad Display Space Doesn’t Qualify as Advertising Agency, May Attract BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/17/500x300_2045970-ad-display-space-taxscan.webp "Club Providing Ad Display Space Doesn’t Qualify as Advertising Agency, May Attract BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Gauhati HC Grants CST Section 6(2) Benefit Despite Non-Furnishing of ‘C’ Forms, Citing Uncontested Inter-State Movement of Goods [Read Order]
The Gauhati High Court held that the benefit under Section 6(2) of the Central Sales Tax (CST) Act, 1956, cannot be denied merely due to the non-furnishing of ‘C’ Forms, especially when the...
![Gauhati HC Grants CST Section 6(2) Benefit Despite Non-Furnishing of ‘C’ Forms, Citing Uncontested Inter-State Movement of Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/14/500x300_2044379-gauhati-hc-taxscan.webp "Gauhati HC Grants CST Section 6(2) Benefit Despite Non-Furnishing of ‘C’ Forms, Citing Uncontested Inter-State Movement of Goods [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the service tax demand on advertisement space sales prior to 2014 is not sustainable under Section 66D(g)...
![Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043631-service-tax-demad-site-img.webp "Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]")
17-Year Delay in Adjudication: Madras HC Quashes Service Tax SCN Despite Department’s Call Book Justification [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Madras High Court quashed two service tax show cause notices after finding that there was an unjustified 17-year delay in adjudicating the matter. The court held that such...
![17-Year Delay in Adjudication: Madras HC Quashes Service Tax SCN Despite Department’s Call Book Justification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043579-service-tax-notice-pay-recovery-notice-recovery-cestat-demand-cbic-cbic-circular-gst-taxscan.webp "17-Year Delay in Adjudication: Madras HC Quashes Service Tax SCN Despite Department’s Call Book Justification [Read Order]")
CPC cannot Deny S. 80P Deduction to Cooperatives for AY 2018–19: ITAT clarifies Prima Facie Adjustment Begins from AY 2021–22 [Read Order]
The Kolkata Benchof Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that the prima facie disallowance of deduction under Section 80P of the Income Tax Act, 1961, while processing returns under Sections...
![CPC cannot Deny S. 80P Deduction to Cooperatives for AY 2018–19: ITAT clarifies Prima Facie Adjustment Begins from AY 2021–22 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/12/500x300_2042915-interest-urban-cooperative-banks-society-income-itat-80p-deduction-taxscan.webp "CPC cannot Deny S. 80P Deduction to Cooperatives for AY 2018–19: ITAT clarifies Prima Facie Adjustment Begins from AY 2021–22 [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Commission Deducted by Foreign Buyers in Export Transactions Lacking Agent Relationship: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is not payable on commission amounts deducted by foreign buyers in export transactions...
![No Service Tax on Commission Deducted by Foreign Buyers in Export Transactions Lacking Agent Relationship: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041986-no-service-tax-5.webp "No Service Tax on Commission Deducted by Foreign Buyers in Export Transactions Lacking Agent Relationship: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Notional Interest on Security Deposits for Locker Rentals Not Taxable as Service Value: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that notional interest on interest-free security deposits collected for locker rentals cannot...
![Notional Interest on Security Deposits for Locker Rentals Not Taxable as Service Value: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041942-locker-rentals.webp "Notional Interest on Security Deposits for Locker Rentals Not Taxable as Service Value: CESTAT [Read Order]")