Services Provided to Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Authorised Operations Exempted From Service Tax The Central Government has decided to exempt the services on which service tax is leviable under section 66B of the said Act, received by a unit located in a Special Economic Zone (hereinafter referred to as SEZ Unit) or Developer of SEZ […]
high court of kerala declares the levy of service tax on ac bar restaurants and on hotels providing short term accommodation as unconstitutional and beyond the legislative competence of the parliament
Explore Zyg Pharma vs. DCIT case – Sales tax waiver taxability and provident fund delay. Learn about ITAT Mumbai’s decision on these income tax matters.
What is Dividend Distribution Tax? Section 10(34) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 declares that in addition to the income tax paid by a domestic company against the total income for any assessment year, any amount declared, distributed or paid by such company in form of dividends, is subject to additional tax known as Dividend Distribution Tax. DDT is also applicable to debt mutual funds and is the tax that debt funds pay on the dividend distributed to retail investors.
Whereas, in the matter of levy of anti-dumping duty on Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin also called as PVC Emulsion Resin (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 3904 22 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff
Whereas in the matter of import of Acetone (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2914 11 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act) ,
CA Anuj Mehta WHETHER SERVICE TAX IS APPLICABLE ON PRINTED BOOKS BY PRINTING PRESS? First we need to understand what is service? In the new regime, all services, other than services specified in the Negative List, provided or agreed to be provided in the ‘taxable territory’ by a person to another would be taxed. […]
While greater importance is given to Agro industry by the Central Government, as the Fertilizer mixtures are used by the Farmers, why not a circular can be sent clarifying that either Fertilizer mixtures are to be given duty exemption as the raw materials have already suffered Excise duty or the duty is to be exempted when the fertilizers (inputs) are to be used in the manufacture of fertilizers whether directly or through stage of an intermediate product.
Andhra Pradesh High court in Prathista Industries Limited vs Commercial tax Officer [2013] 61 VST 58 (AP) has held that Authority for advance ruling under State VAT Act cannot act as Authority for Advance Ruling under Central sales Tax Act, 1956.
In judging whether the controlled component or components are to be considered the principal element, governments should weigh the factors of quantity, value, and technological know-how involved and other special circumstances which might establish the controlled component or components as the principal element of the item being procured.
