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Service Tax 1. Transition provision for tax paid on receipt basis Rule 6 of Service Tax Rules, 1994 provides that in case of such individuals, partnership firms and one-person companies whose aggregate value of taxable services provided from one or more premises is Rs. 50 lakhs or less in the previous financial year, the service […...
Read MoreCBEC: Credit of ST paid on Service provided by Commission agents under Excise—Why cheat the assessee? The government of India has absolute right to levy the taxes therefore it is imperative that the taxation provision should be clearly spelt out so that there is no ambiguity & room for distortion & devious interpretation to put ...
Read MoreA. THE LOCUS STANDI OF PLACE OF PROVISION The fiscal laws are intra territorial legislation, take for any taxation law, be it income tax or value added taxes, they sought to tax the “subject” only within the landmass of India. Contrarily Civil and Criminal legislations such as FEMA, extends to exterior jurisdictions as well, majorly t...
Read MoreThis article discusses in detail about a query relating to the applicability of Service Tax payment on Reverse charge mechanism ( RCM) basis on services provided by Advocates and by an arbitral tribunal....
Read MoreAs per the newly inserted section 94B through Finance Act 2017, there shall be a limit on the amount of interest deduction in certain specified cases. Provisions have been explained in this tax alert....
Read MoreA suitable amnesty scheme must be thought of for all Central Laws and State Laws which have been merged in GST in one go to reduce existing litigation. The scheme must be well thought out since most schemes have failed for the following key reasons, among others...
Read MoreSection 16 of CAG’s (DPC) Act, 1971 mandates CAG to audit receipts payable into consolidated fund of India and to satisfy that the rules and procedures are designed to secure an effective check on the assessment, collection and proper allocation of revenue and are being duly observed. ...
Read MoreWe conducted a Performance Audit on levy & collection of Service Tax on Entertainment Sector, to seek an assurance regarding adequacy of Service Tax rules and regulations relating to entertainment sector and systems in place to ensure compliance to the same. The. audit was conducted in 17 selected. Commissionerates, including one division...
Read MoreE-filing of Return: Existing registered assessees can file their returns for transactions up to the period June, 2017 by 15th August, 2017 as provisioned under Notification No.18/2017-ST Dated 22.06.2017. The facility for E-filing of return [ST3 & ST3C) for the period April-June, 2017 is provided -...
Read MoreManaging Director of a popular hotel of Visakhapatnam was arrested and remanded to judicial custody today for the failure to remit to the government an amount of Rs. 3 crores of service tax which was collected during the years 2011-16....
Read MoreM/s. A.B. Hotels Ltd. Vs. CST (CESTAT Delhi) - The Delhi bench of the CESTAT, on Monday, held that service tax is payable on the amount received for providing Common facilities under the head renting of immovable property through the same was received under a separate agreement. ...
Read MoreM/s China Eastern Airlines Vs CST (CESTAT Delhi) - The dispute in the present appeal is relating to their liability to pay Service Tax on Passenger Service Fees (PSF) and other taxes (international taxes) collected by the airlines as part of consideration when the tickets are issued to the passengers....
Read MoreC.S.T. Service Tax, Delhi Vs Indian Institute of Planning & Management (CESTAT Delhi) - Since the training courses conducted by IIPM do not result in award of any certificate/ Diploma/ Degree or any other educational qualification recognized by the law being in force, the activity will fall under the category of Section 65 (105) (zzc) of the Act and is a taxable service liable to payme...
Read MoreFirm Foundations Vs Principal Commissioner (Madras High Court) - The Writ Petitioner prays for a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records of Order-in-Original dated 21.04.2017 passed by the respondent and quashing of the same as arbitrary and illegal....
Read MoreMumbai Police Vs. Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Mumbai) - Fees collected by the police department is in the nature of fee prescribed for performing statutory function, which has been deposited into the Govt. treasury. In the light of the C.B.E. & C. 's circular also, there can be no levy of service tax on such activities carried out by the police departmen...
Read MoreF.No.334/04/2018-TRU - (01/02/2018) - The Finance Minister has, while presenting the Union Budget 2018-19, introduced the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha on the 1st of February, 2018. While Clause 99 of the Bill relates to exemption from integrated tax levied under section 3(7) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, Clauses 103 to 105 of the Bi...
Read MoreCircular 208/6/ 2017-Service Tax - (17/10/2017) - One such measure relates to the reduction of pendency at the level of Commissioner (Appeals) by redistributing the cases pending as on 30-6-2017 at this level. The intention is to redistribute the appeals pending as on 30-6-2017 in the jurisdiction of a Zone (with the Commissioners of Central Excise...
Read MoreCircular 207/5/2017- Service Tax - (28/09/2017) - It has been clarified that in cases where service was received before 1-7-2017 and payment for the value of the service was also made before 1-7-2017, but the service tax was paid by 5th/6thJuly 2017, details of credit should be indicated in Part I of Form ST-3 by filing a revised return. ...
Read MoreNotification No. 18/2017- Service Tax - (22/06/2017) - Service tax return for the period April 2017 to June 2017 is to be filed on or before 15thof August 2017 and revised service tax return if required within 45 days from the date of filing the original return...
Read MoreNotification No. 17/2017-Service Tax - (04/05/2017) - Seeks to amend notification No. 25/2012-ST dated 20.06.2012 so as to exempt life insurance services under 'Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana'....
Read MoreM/s. A.B. Hotels Ltd. Vs. CST (CESTAT Delhi) -
M/s China Eastern Airlines Vs CST (CESTAT Delhi) -
C.S.T. Service Tax, Delhi Vs Indian Institute of Planning & Management (CESTAT Delhi) -
Firm Foundations Vs Principal Commissioner (Madras High Court) -
Mumbai Police Vs. Commissioner of Service Tax (CESTAT Mumbai) -
Commissioner Of Service Tax Del Vs. M/s. Bhayana Builders (P) Ltd. Etc. (Supreme Court of India) -
Commissioner Of Central Excise Vs. Ultra Tech Cement Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) -
Shri Karn Sharma Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise & S.T. (CESTAT Allahabad) -
Commissioner, Central GST And Central Excise Vs. Gujarat Guardian Limited (Gujarat High Court) -
M/s. DB Corp Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi) -
Service tax in India is the tax which is collected by the government from service providers for providing services. The person liable to pay service tax could be a service provider or the recipient of service or any person responsible for providing services. Generally, the service tax is required to be paid on all the services except for those provided in the negative list. All the service providers together with the union and state government providers and private sector service providers too are liable for paying service tax. Services Tax Act and Service Tax Rules together with the Finance Act, 2016 has provided an increase in service tax from 12.36% to 14%. This revised service tax rate would comprise of Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess.
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