Appellant has undertaken the activity of harvesting sugarcane and its transportation to sugar factory from the fields of farmers and this activity is in relation to sale of sugarcane by farmers and purchase of sugarcane by the sugar factory and service provided by a commission agent. In view of this finding, we find that the appellant is entitled for the benefit of Notification No. 13/2003-ST which provides exemption from payment of service tax in respect of service provided under “Business Auxiliary Service” in relation to the sale of agricultural products.
CA M B Abhyankar We are attaching herewith revised format of ST-3 in Excel Format for Trial Data Entry before the E-Version of same gets released on ACES website. Revised format applies for the period from July 2012 to September 2012 and for the Periods subsequent to that. Please note this format is only for […]
Regard being had to the statement of objections the answer to the question as to whether the bearings supplied by the petitioner to the respondent were, in fact, defective or not being a pure question of fact requires an adjudication after a trial. Hence the defence is not a moonshine defence. Since a triable issue has arisen petitioner cannot but be relegated to the Civil Court for appropriate reliefs.
The undersigned is directed to invite reference to Circular No. 58/2004-Cus dated 21.10.2004 on the above subject. This was amended by Cir. Nos.17/2009-Cus and 32/2009-Cus. Circular No.58/2004 was further amended
Two more services have been included in the negative list for service tax. These are: Vocational courses offered by institutes affiliated to the State Council of Vocational Training; and, testing activities in relation to agriculture and agricultural produce.
CLARITY IN TAX LAWS, STABLE TAX REGIME, NON-ADVERSARIAL TAX ADMINISTRATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY – THE THEME OF TAX PROPOSALS Presenting the Union Budget in the Parliament today, the Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram underlined the theme of the tax proposals to be based on the following parameters:-
The Finance Bill 2013-14 proposes to set up a Tax Administration Reforms Commission(TARC). Presenting the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha today, the Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram said that proposed Commission will review the application of tax policies and tax laws. TARC will submit periodic reports that can be implemented to strengthen the capacity of […]
The Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram has said that the work on Direct Taxes Code (DTC) is in progress. Presenting the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha today, he said that the DTC is not intended to be an amended version of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 but a new code based on the international practices that […]
The definition of “process amounting to manufacture or production” in section 65B(40) is being expanded to include processes under the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955.
Rebates/ Deductions/ Incentives for Individuals Tax rebate of Rs. 2,000 for Resident Individuals for FY 2013-2014 Total Income does not exceed Rs. 5 lacs
