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The Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 19, ruled that referral fees earned by automobile dealers from banks and insurance companies for facilitating vehicle loans and insurance policies are taxable as a ‘business auxiliary service’ under the Finance Act, 1994.
The CESTAT, Bangalore in the case of Chariot World Tours Ltd. held that outbound international tour packages provided by an Indian tour operator to Indian tourists during the period April 2010 to March 2012 were liable to service tax under the category of “Tour Operator Service”.
The CESTAT, Hyderabad in the case of M/s Arunachala Logistics (P) Ltd. held that where the entire service tax liability has already been discharged by the service provider, any further demand on the service recipient under the RCM would
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea by the tax department seeking to impose higher service tax on charter flight services used by Reliance Industries executives through its subsidiary, Reliance Commercial Dealers Ltd (RCDL).
The CESTAT, Ahmedabad in Akshita Exports held that service tax cannot be levied on commission amounts merely shown in export invoices, when there is no contract or direct payment relationship between the Indian exporter and the alleged foreign service provider.
The CESTAT, New Delhi in Bajaj Resources Ltd. held that royalty paid towards the right to use a registered trademark constitutes a ‘deemed sale’ and is not leviable to service tax; accordingly, the demand under Section 73(1) was set aside.
TajGVK Hotels on Thursday said it has received an assessment order amounting to Rs 42.13 lakh in tax demand, interest and penalty related to “mismatch” in service tax abatement availed by the company.
Lottery distributors are not liable to pay service tax to the Union government, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday while dismissing an appeal of the Centre on the issue.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax, Navi Mumbai disposed of the case and held that the Court did not find any good ground and reason to interfere with the CESTAT Judgment, where it was held that no service tax should be charged on reimbursement of expenses because no service element is involved.
The CESTAT, Ahmedabad in the case of Utility Labour Suppliers held that demand of service tax cannot be raised when the tax liability has already been discharged under RCM.