The Union Government in third week of December, 2014 (19 December, 2014) introduced Constitution (122 Amendment) Bill, 2014 in Parliament which when passed shall pave the way for introduction of proposed Goods and Service Tax (GST) in India.
Power of Adjudication is contained in Section 83A of Finance Act, 1994. Adjudication proceedings in any assessment or penal proceedings is a very important aspect of tax administration. It provides an opportunity to the assessee to be heard and show cause before any action is taken in proceedings relating to him.
Prior to Finance Act, 2014, Service Tax law does not provide for any provision which stipulates the time period within which adjudicating authority is bound to complete the adjudicating process and issue the demand order or adjudication order. The experience suggests that the officers take years together to complete the adjudication or even to issue orders after personal hearings are over
The location of a service provider or receiver (as the case may be) is to be determined by applying the following steps sequentially —(a) where the service provider or receiver has obtained only one registration, whether centralized or otherwise, the premises for which such registration has been obtained;
The business and economic environ in the country seems to be recovering from the slow down and with most of the signs being positive, it looks like bullishness in economy in times to come. Translated to investments, markets and returns on most type of investment options look brighter in times to come.
Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal As we all celebrate the festival of Diwali next week, we see hectic business activities and preparations all around – host of business exhibitions; sale of what not; decked up markets, shops, showrooms, hotels etc; investments in durables, metal, stocks, vehicles, appliances and tons of shopping at personal level. Each one has […]
Gold and silver prices are these days passing through a stable phase with bearish trend. The prices are ruling at their lowest in 2014 and are also not expected to rise upwards in short term due to sluggish demand and other global factors.
Once we file a return of income tax to the tax authorities, it has to be assessed as a correct return unless it is a self assessment return under section 139 of Income Tax Act. The assessment of returned income involves verification and scrutiny of the details of income submitted.
With the enactment of Finance Act, 2014 on 6th August, 2014, all the provisions of Service Tax which were amended in Union Budget this year have come into force. Moreover, Government has notified the date of 1st October, 2014 as the date from which taxability of enhanced scope of Service Tax, new services and changes in exemptions will come into force.
Vide Notification No. 19/2014-ST dated 25.08.2014, Central Government has amended Service Tax Rules, 1994 whereby a new Rule, Rule 11 has been inserted w.e.f. 01.10.2014 for determination of rate of exchange. According to this rule, the rate of exchange for determination of value of taxable service shall be the applicable rate of exchange as per the generally accepted accounting principles on the date when point of taxation arises in terms of the Point of Taxation Rules, 2011.
