Whether granting of non-exclusive/ non-transferable right to use the system qualifies as transfer of right to use goods (consequently be outside the definition of service) when complete set of various machines/equipments were required to be installed & commissioned at site of customer and overall operation & maintenance processes shall be responsibility of customer?
Amongst the flurry of changes brought in by the Union Budget 2016 seeking to reform the Country’s taxation system and thereby improve ease of doing business, changes made in respect of extension of period within, which the Department can issue a Show Cause Notice in non-fraud cases, seems detrimental towards ease of doing business.
Unlike Swachh Bhara Cess imposed w.e.f. June 15, 2015, which is not Cenvatable neither in the hands of service providers nor manufacturers, in terms of TRU F.No. 334/8/2016-TRU dated February 29, 2016 [Para 3.1], it is provided that Cenvat credit of Krishi Kalyan Cesspaid on input services shall be allowed to be used for payment of the proposed Cess on the service provided by a service provider.
The Hon’ble Finance Minister Shri. Arun Jaitley announced a host of changes in the Indirect tax structure in the Union Budget 2016-17 on February 29, 2016, that are expected to impact the Trade and Industry. Under Service tax, on one hand, the effective rate of Service tax would go up to 15% w.e.f June 1, 2016
Changes in Customs and Central Excise law and rates of duty have been proposed through the Finance Bill, 2016 (Clauses 113 to 138 for Customs and Clauses 139 to 144 for Central Excise). In order to prescribe effective rates of duty and to carry out changes in the Rules made under the respective Acts, the following notifications are being issued:
An enabling provision is being made to empower the Central Government to impose a Krishi Kalyan Cess on any or all the taxable services at a rate of 0.5% on the value of any or all taxable services. The proceeds from this Cess would be utilized for the purposes of financing and promoting initiatives to improve agriculture or for any other purpose relating thereto.
CA Bimal Jain Ahead of the Union Budget 2016, the Hon’ble Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley tabled today Economic Survey Report 2016 in the Parliament, outlining the broad direction of the Union Budget 2016 and the economic performance of the Country. A flagship annual document of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Survey reviews the developments […]
Presently, in terms of Section 66D(a)(iv) of the Finance Act, 1994 read with Rule 2(1)(d) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, only ‘support services’ provided by Government or a Local authority to a Business Entity are liable to Service tax under Reverse Charge except (1) renting of immovable property
We are happy to inform that the Last Workshop in the above series is being organised on the following Themes: Audit, Investigation, Imprisonment and Power to Arrest provisions by multiple wings of Service Tax and Excise Department Customs – Drawback, Refund, and Imposition of various Customs duties and Implication of Import/ Export of Goods or […]
Central Government (CG) has issued various Notifications under the Service tax and the Central Excise for extending the benefit of refund/rebate to the Swachh Bharat Cess (SB Cess) component and the input services used beyond factory for export. Further, the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 (the Credit Rules) has been amended to allow Cenvat credit on commission agent’s services and to make explicit that Cenvat credit shall not be used for payment of SB Cess.
