Service Tax News, Articles, Notifications and Forms

Architect’s Services- means any service provided or to be provided to any person, by an architect in his professional capacity, in any manner; Full Article

Airport services means any service provided or to be provided to any person, by airports authority or any other person, in any airport or a civil enclave; Rate of Tax & Accounting Code: Full Article

“Taxable Service” means any service provided or to be provided to any person by an air travel agent in relation to the booking of passage for travel by air; "Air Travel Agent" means any person engaged in providing any service connected with the booking of passage for travel by air;Rate of Tax & Accounting Code: Full Article

“Advertisement” includes any notice, circular, label, wrapper, document, hoarding or any other audio or visual representation made by means of light, sound, smoke or gas.providing space or time, as the case may be, for display, advertising, showcasing of any product or service in video programmes, television programmes or motion pictures or music albums, or on bill-boards, public places, buildings, conveyances, cell phones, automated teller machines, internet; Full Article

“Advertising agency” means any person engaged in providing any service connected with the making, preparation, display or exhibition of advertisement and includes an advertising consultant. "advertisement" includes any notice, circular, label, wrapper, document, hoarding or any other audio or visual representation made by means of light, sound, smoke or gas; Full Article

Representations have been received both from the field and the trade regarding difficulties being faced in the determination of the input services which are eligible for refund under notification 05/2006. Resultantly, the issue has spawned delays and disputes, which has necessitated the issue of this clarification. The issue of eligibility of input services to refund under notification no. 05/2006 has been addressed in Circular No. 120/01/2010-ST dated 19th January, 2010.. Full Article

CBI ARRESTS AN ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND A SUPDT. OF CENTRAL EXCISE IN SEPARATE BRIBERY CASES The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner & an Enforcement Officer working in Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Kandivali (W), Mumbai, for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000/- from the complainant. [...] Full Article

The Revenue Department has decided to cross check service tax returns in order to locate 9 lakh entities that have stopped filing returns. E -filing has been made mandatory from this year and the exercise of cross checking is likely to start after December 26, the last date for e-filing. According to the official sources, [...] Full Article