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Service tax paid on input services like house keeping/cleaning service, tours & travels, outdoor catering service, clearing & forwarding agent service and custom house agent service eligible as CENVAT credit

Draft Point of Taxation (for Services Provided or Received in India) Rules, 2010

Soon service tax may be levied when the consideration is received or when the invoice is raised, whichever is earlier

Service Tax on Services provided by state governments under Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Bombay High Court stays collection of Service Tax levied on buildings under construction

Constitutional validity of amendment made by Finance Act, 2010 to construction services challenged

A Synopsis of Service Tax for Bankers: Banking and Other Financial Service

Regarding levy of service tax on all taxable services relating to transmission and distribution of electricity

Section 71 of the Finance Act, 1994 – Scheme for submission of returns through Service tax preparers – Amendment in Service Tax Return Preparer Scheme, 2009

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance to probe tax evasion by IPL organisers and teams
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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