Whether Service Tax can be demanded again from the Service Recipient under reverse charge, where the same has been paid by the Service Provider and accepted by the Department?
The Central Government vide Notification No. 02/2014-ST dated January 30, 2014 has substituted the definition of ‘Governmental Authority’ to expand the scope of exemption to an authority or a board or any other body either set up by an Act of Parliament or a State Legislature or established by Government, with 90 percent or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out any function entrusted to a municipality under Article 243W of the Constitution.
Indirect Tax Calendar for the Month of February 2015 Due Date Period EVENT FORM Payment of Service Tax 6th February January, 2015 Online Payment of Service Tax by All Assessee other than Individual/ Firm GAR-7 Payment of Excise Duty 6th February January, 2015 Monthly Online Payment Excise duty by All Assessee other than Small Scale […]
The Central Government has amended the Notification No. 98/2013-Customs (N.T.) dated September 14, 2013 vide Notification No. 05/2014 – Customs (N.T.) dated January 21, 2014 , to provide new drawback rates for several Products exported out of India. The Notification shall come into force on January 25, 2014.
A clarification was sought as to whether the first instalment of tax dues paid (Minimum 50% of tax dues) under the Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 would be available as Cenvat Credit immediately after payment or only after payment of tax dues in full and receipt of acknowledgement of discharge certificate in form VCES-3.
M/S. Bhagwati Security Services (Regd.), the Petitioner was providing security services under the service Agreement to BSNL. The Company deposited service tax to the Department on the basis of demand raised by the authorities. Thereafter, the Company applied for reimbursement of service tax from BSNL, which was denied on the ground that the same was not provided in the Agreement. The Company filed petition in the High Court.
The respondent assessees are the manufacturer of motor cars, i.e. Fiat Uno model cars. The assessees had filed several price declarations in terms of Rule 173C of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 declaring wholesale price of their cars for sale through whole sale depots during the period commencing from 27.05.1996 to 04.03.2001.
Pursuant to the power conferred by Section 107 of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (“the Act”or “DVAT”), the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, in the interest of general public provides for the Delhi Tax Compliance Achievement Scheme, 2013 (“the Scheme”), subject to fulfilling the eligibility conditions and compliance procedures as […]
Service tax on ‘club or association service’ which covers RWA, was introduced with effect from June 16, 2005 vide Section 65(105)(zzze) read with section 65(25a) [(25a) was later renumbered as (25aa)] of the Finance Act, 1994.
CBDT has examined the matter afresh and clarified vide Circular No. 1/2014 dated 13-1-2014 (Produced Below) -“TDS under Chapter XVII-B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 on service tax component comprised of payments made to residents” that wherever in terms of the agreement/contract