Service Tax News, Articles, Notifications and Forms

  • Dec
  • 24
  • 2010

Receipt of order in one department not being communicated to another department in assessees office not a ground to condone delay

Added In Service Tax
Service Tax – Condonation of delay in filing appeal – Submission of the learned Chartered Accountant that the appellant company had different division and departments situated in the same building at Bangalore and the receipt of the said order in one department was not communicated to the legal department to prefer an appeal, is an argument without merits. It is for the appellant company to arrange his business in a manner that he takes action exercising his legal right of appeal with due diligence.

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  • Dec
  • 23
  • 2010

Destination charges – When assessee merely collects and hands over documents to consignees, destination charges will not form part of taxable value of storage and warehousing

Added In Service Tax
It is submitted that destination charges or ground handling charges were collected by MSIL for storage and warehousing service in relation to the clearance of goods. The service formed an integral part of service relating to clearance of goods and the charges were towards storage and warehousing.

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  • Dec
  • 23
  • 2010

Exempts taxable services in relation to general insurance business provided under the Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme or the Modified national Agricultural Insurance Scheme- Notification No. 58/2010-ST dated -21-12-2010

Added In Service Tax
Notification No.58/2010-Service Tax, New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010. G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable services in relation to [...]

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  • Dec
  • 23
  • 2010

Transport of goods by rail – Amendment to notification no. 1/2006 deferred till March 31, 2011 vide Notification No. 57/2010-ST dated -21-12-2010

Added In Service Tax
Notification No.57/2010-Service Tax,  New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the Finance Act), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, [...]

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  • Dec
  • 23
  • 2010

Transportation of goods by train – specified activities – exemption extended till March 31, 2011vide Notification No. 56/2010-ST dated -21-12-2010

Added In Service Tax
Notification No.56/2010-Service Tax ,  New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the Finance Act), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to [...]

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  • Dec
  • 23
  • 2010

Transport of goods by rail – exemption extended till March, 31 2011 vide Notification No. 55/2010-ST dated -21-12-2010

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Notification No.55/2010-Service Tax, New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the Finance Act), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby [...]

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  • Dec
  • 23
  • 2010

Amends notification no. 24/2009 – management, maintenance and repair service – exemption extended to repair of roads, bridges, tunnels, dams, airports, railways and transport terminals- Notification No. 54/2010-ST

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Amends notification no. 24/2009 – management, maintenance and repair service – exemption extended to repair of roads, bridges, tunnels, dams, airports, railways and transport terminals- Notification No. 54/2010-ST Notification No.54/2010-Service Tax New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010. G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, [...]

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  • Dec
  • 23
  • 2010

Packaged or canned software exempted from service tax, where duty of excise or duty of customs, as the case may be, has been paid- Notification No. 53/2010-ST dated -21-12-2010

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Notification No. 53/2010 – Service Tax,  New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable [...]

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  • Dec
  • 23
  • 2010

Rescinds notification no. 17/2010 – Exempts import of packaged software where duty of customs has been paid – Notification No. 52/2010-ST dated -21-12-2010

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Notification No. 52/2010 – Service Tax,   New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby rescinds the notification [...]

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  • Dec
  • 23
  • 2010

Rescinds notification no. 02/2010 – Exemption to software where duty of excise was paid- Notification No. 51/2010-ST dated -21-12-2010

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Notification No. 51/2010 – Service Tax New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby rescinds the notification [...]

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