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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...
Rule 5A(2) of the ST Rules, 1994 provides that every assessee has to provide to the officer authorized by the commissioner or CAG to produce records maintained by the assessee. Brief Facts: Theappellant ‘Travelite (India)’ is a registered assessee under the Service Tax. It received a notice from the Commissioner of Service Tax seeking records […]
sections 83, 93 and 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), read with sections 37A and 37B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Central Government hereby directs that the references to the authorities specified in column (2) of the Table below
To broaden the tax base, negative list and exemptions have been pruned to the extent possible. The negative list has been reviewed and Service Tax currently leviable on sale of space or time for advertisements in broadcast media has been extended to cover such sales on other segments like online and mobile advertising (except in print media).
It is well settled law that levy of tax is one thing and collection thereof is quite different thing. Once the levy is attracted, the collection of tax may be at any different point/stage or event. For example, in case of central excise duty, the levy is on the ‘manufacture or production of goods’ while the collection of duty is postponed till the time of removal of excisable goods.
We are sharing with you an important judgment of the Hon’ble High Court of Gujarat in the case of Commissioner of Service Tax Vs. Arvind Mills Ltd. [(2014) 45 taxmann.com 376 (Gujarat)] on the following issue: Issue: Whether the deputation of employees to subsidiary companies for limited period on cost-sharing basis covered under Manpower Recruitment […]
Union Budget 2014 brings a mixed bag of some relief and some hard times for service tax assessees. The changes are aimed at widening the tax base as also enhance the compliance levels. The emphasis has been on ensuring stability and continuity in the light of proposed goods and service tax, which will replace most of the indirect taxes (service tax, VAT, excise etc) by next fiscal.
Amendment impacting Negative List: (Changes to be effective from enactment of Finance Bill)- Exemption of Service tax on Advertisement now restricted only to print media, all others areas, not covered earlier, now subjected to service tax. Print Media to include Books and News Paper as defined under Press and Registration Books Act, 1867 but does not include business directories, yellow pages and trade catalogues primarily meant for commercial purposes
1) Introduced in the Finance Act, 1994 under Service Tax Rules in 2002. 2) An explanation to Section 65(105) was added wherein concept of import of services was launched. 3) This explanation to Section 65(105) was removed in year 2006 and Section 66A was inserted. 4) Rule 2(1)(d) of the Service tax rules, 1994 prescribed the cases of deemed service providers.
The Finance bill, 2014 brought a big sigh of relief to the Tourism Sector. The Central Government has tried to plug some anomalies prevailing in the act with this Finance Bill and the Tourism sector has also welcomed this budget warm heartedly.
Officers of the Commissionerate of Central Excise and Service Tax, Mangalore arrested a Chairman & Managing Director of a major company providing advertisement services and event management, for collecting the Service Tax of over Rs. 1.94 crores from April, 2012 to June, 2014 and not remitting the same to the Government account. Out of this amount, Rs. 1.16 crores was retained by them for more than 6 months.
