Service Tax
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Contract involving supply or deemed supply of goods and rendering service falls within works contract service
Extended period of limitation not invocable as non-payment of tax was due to bonafide belief
To appropriate an amount, the same must be demanded as legitimate duty or dues
No service tax on liquidated damages for breach of any contract terms
Service Tax refund cannot be rejected without putting the appellant on notice
Maintenance of pipelines is taxable under ‘Management, Maintenance & Repair’ services
Service of unloading, transportation and stacking of coal not classifiable as ‘manpower recruitment or supply agency’
Service of transporting tractors cannot be treated as manpower supply Services
CENVAT Credit refund cannot be denied without Issuing SCN
Service tax collected but not deposited – Financial Crisis not a Reasonable Cause to invoke section 80 of Finance Act
Latest Service Tax News India
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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