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Service Tax : The Bombay High Court ruled that legal services provided by an advocate to a partnership firm of advocates are exempt under servic...
Service Tax : The Court held that booking speakers for an event does not amount to event management. Participation or facilitation alone cannot ...
Service Tax : Supreme Court reaffirms Service Tax applicability on export cargo handling services by Airports Authority of India under Airport S...
Service Tax : Under India’s earlier service tax regime, legal services initially enjoyed complete exemption from taxation. This position chang...
Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...
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 Chennai held that construction and maintenance services for Police Academy and Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation were n...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai set aside service tax demands on construction of educational institutions, Government buildings and highway medians...
Service Tax : Chhattisgarh HC upheld CESTATs order restricting service tax demand to the normal period under Section 73(1), finding the dispute ...
Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi allowed the appeal and held that meeting fees paid to whole-time directors are not liable to service tax under the Re...
Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi upheld reversal of proportionate CENVAT credit on common input services used for taxable services and investment in s...
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...
NOTIFICATION NO. 42/2011-ST, DATED 25-7- 2011 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts club or association service referred to in sub-clause (zzze) of clause (105) of section 65 of the said Act, provided by an association of dyeing units in relation to the project, from the whole of service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the Finance Act.
The finance ministry has been working on a negative list of services even as it prepares for a transition to the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST). The list is now ready and the ministry plans to post the details on its website for seeking public comments. Officials said that all other services, except those specified in the negative list, will be taxed at the normal service tax rate. The Centre has short-listed about 19 services, including interest paid on deposits by banks, dividend paid by companies on shares, transport of passengers in public transport, and funeral and burial agencies, which will be exempt from paying tax. At present, the Centre imposes a 10 per cent tax on 119 services.
LETTER [DY. NO. 2305/COMMR(ST)/2011], DATED 15-7-2011 The issue raised in your said letter is regarding leviability of service tax under Business Auxiliary Service (BAS) on computer embroidery work carried out on job work. The matter has been examined. The definition of BAS as provided under section 65(105)(zzb) read with section 65(19) of the Finance Act, 1994, does not include any activity that amounts to manufacture of excisable goods. It also mentions that excisable goods has the meaning assigned to it in clause (d) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and manufacture has the meaning assigned to it in clause (f) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
LETTER [F. NO.137/35/2011 – SERVICE TAX], DATED 13-7-2011 Representation has been received seeking clarification on applicability of service tax under Manpower Recruitment and Supply Service in respect of employees sent on deputation by ONGC to Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGHC). The matter has been examined and it is clarified that activity of ONGC for providing its staff on deputation to DGHC for a remuneration in the form of reimbursement from DGHC, is chargeable to service tax under ‘Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency’s Service’ in terms of section 65(105)(k) of the Finance Act. As per section 65(68) of the Finance Act, Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency means any person engaged in providing any service, directly or indirectly, in any manner for recruitment or supply of manpower, temporarily or otherwise, to any other person.
LETTER [F.NO.106/COMMR(ST)/2009] Representations have been received seeking clarification regarding leviability of service tax on the Development Fees charged at Airports particularly at Mumbai and Delhi by Mumbai, International Airport (P.) Ltd. and Delhi International Airport (P.). Ltd.
CIRCULAR NO. 144/13/2011-ST Dated: July 18, 2011 Representations requesting clarification on ‘completion of service’ as provided under the Point of Taxation Rules, 2011 and Service Tax Rules, 1994 have been received from certain sections of service providers that in many situations it is not possible to issue invoices within 14 days of the completion of the service since the exact date of completion of service is difficult to identify. Instances have been given where after the task of providing the service may be physically accomplished, but certain other formalities are required to be completed from the client’s end before an invoice can be issued.
The Finance Ministry plans to bring more professions in the services sector under the tax net, a senior bureaucrat said here on Monday. He was speaking at a service tax-related event organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India.
LETTER [F. NO. 137/132/2010 – SERVICE TAX], DATED 11-5-2011 – Representations have been received seeking clarification regarding leviability of service tax on the Flying Training Institutes providing training for obtaining Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) and on Aircraft Engineering Institutes for obtaining Basic Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence (BAMEL). CPL and BAMEL are granted by Directorate General of Civil Aviation after conducting required examinations. These institutes have sought to cover-their activity under the exemption clause provided in the definition of “commercial training or coaching centre”, as laid down in section 65(27) of the Finance Act, 1994, as it stood prior to the amendment in Budget of 2011. As per this definition, commercial training or coaching centre ‘does not include pre-school coaching and training centre or any institute or establishment which issues any certificate or diploma or degree or any educational qualification recognised by law for the time being in force. Their contention is that the certificates issued by them are recognised by DGCA and also the course conducted by them are as per the provisions of The Indian Aircraft Act, 1934, the Indian Aircraft Rules, 1937 and are in accordance with Civil Aviation Requirements.
Regard being had to the language employed and the language engrafted in the circular, High Court is of the considered view that the issue raised falls in the realm of interpretation of the terms, namely – charter agreement . Factual matrix in each case has to be examined. High Court cannot examine and decide the issue in a vacuum. In praesenti , High Court is inclined to think so because the circular uses the terms – where the crew is also provided by the owners of the aircraft as in a wet lease of aircraft effective control is not transferred. Adjudication should take place first and till the adjudication is made, no coercive steps shall be taken against the members of the petitioner-association. In case members of the petitioner-association are aggrieved by any kind of adjudication, they can challenge the same before the appropriate forum in accordance with law. The issue pertaining to the validity of the circular is kept open.
LETTER [F.NO.106/COMMR(ST)/2009] DATED 8-7-2011 Representations have been received seeking clarification regarding leviability of service tax on the Development Fees charged at Airports particularly at Mumbai and Delhi by Mumbai, International Airport (P.) Ltd. and Delhi International Airport (P.). Ltd.
