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
Whether an existing unit in Jammu & Kashmir, which has availed of excise duty exemption under Notification No.56/2002-CE (location specific exemption to all goods other than the exclusion list) & No.57/2002-CE (non-location specific exemption to specified industries other than the exclusion list)
Issue: The earlier practice of endorsement of Bill of Entry by customs officer to an importer has since been dispensed with. This has led to ambiguity as to the mechanism by which CENVAT credit would be available to a subsequent manufacturer receiving the imported goods.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs (the Board) has issued Circular No. 44/2013-Customs dated December 30, 2013 (the Circular) to provide clarification on whether the benefit of exemption of Special Additional Duty (SAD) would be available when goods are cleared from Special Economic Zone/ Free Trade Warehousing Zone (SEZ/FTWZ) to a Domestic Tariff Area unit (DTA) for self-consumption i.e. in the nature of stock transfer from SEZ/FTWZ.
The countdown for Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 (“VCES” or “the Scheme”) has begun and the last date is December 31, 2013. The Government has made a fair and generous offer, a one-time offer that is not likely to come your way for at least a couple of decades. Important highlights of VCES: […]
Whether the Order passed by Revenue under Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 (VCES) is appealable? The High Court has held that the Order passed under the Scheme is appealable. It was held that VCES is part and parcel of Finance Act, 1994 by virtue of amendment made by the Finance Bill, 2013
Electronic Payment of Service Tax/ Central Excise mandatory for those who paid tax of more than One lakh in preceding financial year The Central Government vide Notification No. 16/2013-ST dated November 22, 2013 (“the Notification”) has amended the proviso to Rule 6(2) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 (“the Service Tax Rules”) and similarly, amendment […]
Notification 12/2013 exempts the services on which service tax is leviable under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 from the whole of the service tax, education cess, and secondary and higher education cess leviable thereon received by a unit located in a Special Economic Zone or Developer of SEZ and used for the authorised operations.
It was held by the Hon’ble High Court that the Department cannot be permitted to unjustly hold on the Appellant’s money without any interest, as it would amount to benefiting the Department from its own wrong.
Services provided in relation to serving of food or beverages by a canteen having the facility of air-conditioning or central air-heating at any time during the year maintained in a factory covered under the Factories Act, 1948 will be exempt from levy of service tax.
