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Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...
Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai, in Tata AIG case, rules credit can't be denied for incorrect service description on invoices when correct service t...
Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...
Service Tax : Dive into the legal battle over corporate guarantees' taxability as Business Auxiliary Service. Explore the CESTAT's decision, the...
Service Tax : Learn about a CESTAT ruling regarding service tax on advance membership fees collected by clubs. Analysis and implications include...
Service Tax : [Screening, Diagnosis & Management of Mucormycosis (black fungus)] Mucormycosis – if uncared for – may turn fatal ...
Service Tax : Chartered Accountants Association, Jalandhar has made a representation to FM regarding Misuse of Official Position by making rovin...
Service Tax : Officers of CGST Delhi North Commissionerate have arrested one Director of a Company for evasion of Service Tax. The Company had...
Service Tax : A 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...
Service Tax : Section 16 of CAG’s (DPC) Act, 1971 mandates CAG to audit receipts payable into consolidated fund of India and to satisfy that t...
Service Tax : CESTAT set aside demand of service tax on amounts received as booking cancellation charges, price difference & corporate discount,...
Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that that service tax on commission paid to foreign commission agents is payable under reverse charge only ...
Service Tax : CESTAT quashes service tax demand against Yatra Online Pvt Ltd, ruling that convenience and cancellation fees are not connected to...
Service Tax : Zest Buildtek Promotors Vs Deputy Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (Madras High Court)Issuance of attachment order under provi...
Service Tax : Read the detailed analysis of Assam Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd vs Commr. of CGST (CESTAT Kolkata) where Kolkata CESTAT ruled that n...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd. vide Order No. 08/202...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s A.K. Construction Co. vide Order No. 07 /2023-...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Hi-tech Equipment Services vide Order No. 06/2...
Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Subhash Earthmovers vide Order No. 05/2023-Ser...
Service Tax : CBIC earlier noted that the practice of payment of Service tax by way of book adjustment adopted by the Department of Posts and th...
This Article Covers the following Topics- 1. Increase in rate of Service tax 2. Swachh Bharat Cess – Enabling Provision 3. Changes in relation to the Negative List – Section 66D of the Finance Act, 1994 4. Various other Sections under the Finance Act, 1994 5. Service Tax Rules, 1994 amended vide Notification No. 5/2015-ST […]
Article Covers the following Topics → Exemption widened on Service provided by transport of export goods by road from the place of removal to a land customs station (LCS) vide Notification No. 4/2015-ST dated 1-03-2015 (Effective From 1-04-2015) → Service Tax Rules, 1994 amended vide Notification No. 5/2015-ST dated 01-03-2015 → Changes in Mega Exemption […]
In the Union Budget, 2015 presented by the Hon’ble Finance Minister Shri. Arun Jaitley on February 28, 2015, Saturday, numerous changes in Direct and Indirect taxes, have been introduced to address the need of hour, the continued growth to contest the challenges paved in the way of progress. Changes in the Chapter V of the […]
With the introduction of the Negative List of Services, all eyes, including those of the taxmen and the taxpayers were looking forward to a simplified tax regime. To add to the work of the taxmen and the worries of the taxpayers, the Government had introduced the reverse charge mechanism which has been made applicable to certain specified services.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) is celebrating the Year 2015 as the Year of Taxpayer Services in recognition of the need to have ‘customer focus’ in our day-to-day functioning. The Tax Administration Reforms Commission (TARC) has devoted a full Chapter to ‘Customer Focus’ in its first Report.
Henceforth, registration shall mandatorily require that the PAN number of the proprietor or the legal entity being registered be quoted with the exception of the Government Departments for whom this requirement shall be non-mandatory. Applicants, who are not Government Department, shall not be granted registration in the absence of PAN number.
The much awaited Budget 2015 has introduced numerous amendments in Service Tax and CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 (CCR). Few amendments (such as rate increase in service tax, subsuming cess etc) have been made in order to align the existing laws with proposed GST. In this article, we will discuss key issues and anomaly in the Budget 2015 provisions.
In the budget Explanation (a) to Section 67 is amended to specifically include ‘any reimbursable expenditure or cost incurred and charged by the service provider’ in the definition of the term ‘Consideration’ in order to overcome the Delhi High Court’s ruling in the case of Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Private Limited vs. Union of India
It is important to understand what is meant by ‘business entity’ in Service Tax. The expression ‘business entity’ is used in exemption notification and reverse charge mechanism and as those exemption / reverse charge provisions are applicable to business entity only.
There has been so much euphoria with regard to Indian E-commerce story and is on track to become the world’s fastest growing e-commerce market. This growth story is being driven by robust investment activity by VCs, Angels and the rapid increase in internet users.
