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Notification 12/2013 exempts the services on which service tax is leviable under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 from the whole of the service tax, education cess, and secondary and higher education cess leviable thereon received by a unit located in a Special Economic Zone or Developer of SEZ and used for the authorised operations.
Uniform List of Services To Be Followed in SEZs – Representations have been received for inclusion of more services in the list of default authorised services. The matter was considered during the DC meeting held on 7th November, 2013 and it has been decided that following two more services may be included in the list of default authorised services:-
The higher education and school education are exempt from service tax since the inception of the old service tax regime. For example, under the business auxiliary service head, activity of job work in relation to education was exempt, under the commercial coaching or training services, pre-school coaching/training or any educational qualification recognised by law was exempt; under outdoor catering service head, service relating to mid day meal scheme for school were exempt ;
Service tax was introduced vide the Finance Act, 1994 and since then the same has undergone with various changes and modifications in its growth from infancy to literal maturity. Service Tax has maintained the notorious trait and over time has evolved a web of complex and confusing provisions.
The definition of service in the first instant is very wide to cover any transaction done for a consideration. However, there exist few activities which would overlap with the other levies of state with a marginal difference, thereby questioning the constitutional validity of the levy under service tax.
It was held by the Hon’ble High Court that the Department cannot be permitted to unjustly hold on the Appellant’s money without any interest, as it would amount to benefiting the Department from its own wrong.
Section 91 provide for power to arrest. It empowers the Commissioner of Central Excise, to authorize any officer of Central Excise not below the rank of Superintendent of Central Excise, to arrest a person for the offences specified in clause (i) or clause (ii) of sub-section 89.
Services provided in relation to serving of food or beverages by a canteen having the facility of air-conditioning or central air-heating at any time during the year maintained in a factory covered under the Factories Act, 1948 will be exempt from levy of service tax.
Whether the same activity can be considered as manufacturing and subjected to excise duty and at the same time considered to be a service and subjected to service tax?
We recently had meeting with Member, CBEC during Interaction with various Trade Associations on 23.09.2013. The presentation was made by Department officials on Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013. For the benefit of all the professional colleagues, I am giving link to download Notification and forms. The copy of presentation is available on following […]
