The thrust of Modi Government towards clean India has made the government to impose Swachh Bharat Cess. With the objective of financing and promoting Swachh Bharat initiatives, enabling provisions were made in the Finance Bill’ 2015 to empower the Central Government to impose a Swachh Bharat Cess on all or any of the taxable services […]
Good news for Baba Ramdev…!!! Will yoga classes carried by charitable institutions for consideration be chargeable to service tax? Charitable trusts organise yoga camps or other fitness camps and they generally are not free for participants, as trusts charge some amount from the participants in the name of accommodation or participation. As donation is received […]
In this respect the issue which arise is that Whether the cenvat credit of education cess which is available on 31st May’ 2015 and cannot be fully used for the payment of service tax liability of May’ 2015, can be used for the payment of Service Tax?
1. Rule 4(1) of Cenvat Credit Rules’ 2004 amended with major impact (applicable e.f. 1st Sept’ 2014) This rule specifies condition for taking cenvat credit on Inputs. New proviso has been added in this rule which states as follows –
GIST OF ALL AMENDMENTS IN INDIRECT TAX MADE BY BUDGET 2014 AMENDMENTS IN SERVICE TAX Amendment in Act Finance Act’ 1994 (Applicable from the enactment of Finance Bill. Section 65B, 66D and 67A to be given effect from the date to be notified by CG) 1. Section 65B – Definition of Metered […]
A new section 15A has been inserted in the Central Excise Act, 1944 w.e.f. the date of the applicability of the Finance Bill’ 2014. Further, this section has also been made applicable for Service Tax Law by virtue of Section 83 of Finance Act’ 1994. This is known as Information Return. A new concept of […]
This budget has made a clear marking that we as a law maker are supreme and No If, No But – Only Government). This time the government has come like a ROCKSTAR and conveyed a message of ‘Sadda Haq Etthe Rakh’. Various Retrospective amendments has been done, some beneficial and some against, and major developments has been made under service tax law considering its adolescent stage (1994-2012). (It seems that our beloved Finance Minister is really conscious about a baby becoming adolescent).