Central Government is satisfied that in the period from 01.07.2012 to 31.03.2015 1 according to a practice that was generally prevalent, there was non levy of service tax, on the services by the operators of Common Effluent Treatment Plant by way of treatment of effluent and this service was liable to service tax , in the said period , which was not being paid according to the said practice .
There would be many instances where a long term commodity purchase or sale agreement are being entered between the parties where there is a quantity to be delivered which is mentioned in the contract and it gives certain flexibility to avoid (if required) taking agreed quantity by paying cash (adjustment of movement in commodity values together with some penalty if any).
A registered taxable person can opt for the composition scheme only if his aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year did not exceed Fifty Lakh Rupees (i.e. upto Fifty Lakh)
At present Reverse Charge Mechanism is applicable in Service Tax for about 15 Services. Cenvat Credit is eligible on eligible services to the Service receiver paid under Reverse Charge, based on the payment challan viz., GAR 7.
Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000, namely: Provided that with respect to any proceeding initiated under rule 4, if the Enforcement Directorate is of the view that the said proceeding relates to a serious contravention suspected of money laundering, terror financing
Central Government hereby extends the period of tenure of Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia, as Chief Executive Officer (Additional Charge) in the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority for a further period of one year with effect from the 1st November, 2016 or till further orders, whichever is earlier.
