CA Pradeep Jain

The rate of service tax on Authorised dealers in foreign exchange or authorized changers have been changed against this year by Budget, 2012. The method of computation of service tax is prescribed in sub-rule(7B) of principal Rule 6 of Service Tax Rules, 1994. The said Rule is reproduced here under for ready reference: Full Article

Recent Budget has introduced a Section 80A for waiver of penalty subject to following conditions – Service tax due on renting of immovable property service is paid within a period of six month along with interest. The amount of service tax due will be as on 6.3.2012. Full Article

Budget, 2012 has brought a facility of transferring Cenvat Credit for the manufacturer having more than one registered premises. Notification No. 18/2012-Central Excise(Non-Tariff) dated 16.3.2012 has been issued in this regard which is effective from 1.4.2012. This notification says that Cenvat balance of special additional duty (SAD) lying with any of the premises can be transferred to any other premises of the same manufacturer who have obtained the common Permanent .. Full Article

The first and foremost issue is that whether the Circulars issued by the Board will be binding on the Revenue? Whether the Board circulars will be binding on the Assessee? Also, whether the Circulars will be binding on the Quasi Judicial Bodies i.e. the Original Adjudicating Authority (Deputy/Additional/Assistant Commissioner), Commissioner (Appeals) and the Tribunal? Whether, the High Court and the Supreme Court will also be bound by these circulars? Can department chal.. Full Article