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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...
Attention of the Trade is invited to Trade Notice No. 2/2005-S.T., dated 31-3-2005, No. 21/2005, dated 4-7-2005, etc., notifying the geographical area of Service Tax Divisions-I & II and the allocation of various taxable services under both the said Divisions presently comprising of the concurrent geographical area while they are bifurcated on the basis of category of service. Divisions other than I & II of the Service Tax Commissionerate, Mumbai, have been created on geographical basis. The present geographical jurisdiction of Division-I & II is as given below:-
In continuation of previous article, elaborating the difficulties in getting the refund claim under GTA service, we in this article are unveiling the problems existing in the Service tax refund mechanism under Port Services (Section 65[105][zn]). This complete scenario is being elaborated with the means of humorous poems and conversation between Johnny (an assessee) and his father but the main motive is to bring out the problems faced by exporters.
With the help of this article an effort has been made to picturise the present situation existing in the refund structure mechanism under Service tax. This state of affair is elaborated with the means of poems and conversation between Johnny (an assessee) and his father.
Once the taxable service is exported and various input services have been utilized for providing the output service :i.e. appellants could be entitled for the rebate, which is equal to the service tax paid on the input services. Going by the definition of the input service under Rule 2(1) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 the service utilized by the appellants for providing output service can indeed be considered as input services.
In this article we are describing all the features of Service Tax section like: filing of ST-1, getting of ST-2 and filing of ST-3. Again, as it is not possible to compile all the things in one article, we will give details for filing ER-1 return other returns in our next articles on the same issues at the earliest.
Notification No. 41/2009 – Service Tax exempts the taxable service referred to in sub-clause (zzzza) of clause (105) of section 65 of the said Act, in relation to execution of a works contract in respect of canals, other than those primarily used for the purposes of commerce or industry, from the whole of service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.
The word automation has its own pros n cons. Anyone have some different imagination of this word. What, why, how, to whom and so many doubt come to their mind. All of sudden this word is on everyone’s tongue. Automation…, Automation…, Automation…, after all what is this! Nobody was disposed to the automation of filing of return will be mandatory for everyone.
In addition to the Notifications and Circulars given in the Appendix to the RTPs for November, 2009, students may note that rate of service tax has been reduced from 12% to 10% with effect from 24.02.2009 vide Notification No. 8/2009-S.T. dated 24-2-2009. The said notification is relevant for the following mentioned papers in November, 2009 examinations: –
Rule 6 of CCR deals with the Cenvat Credit provisions in case of manufacturer of both dutiable and exempted goods (hereinafter referred as said manufacturer). Sub rule 1 to this rule says that credit is not allowed on that much portion of the inputs/input services that are used for manufacture of exempted goods. Sub rule 2 prescribes that credit will be allowed on common inputs/input services if the said manufacturer maintains separate records for inputs/input services used in manufacture of both dutiable and exempted goods.
What would be the rate of service tax on contract entered after July 7th, 2009 where the developer supplies steel and cement free of cost to contractor? The Works Contract (Composition Scheme for Payment of Service Tax) Rules, 2007 has been amended vide Notification No. 23/2009-ST, dated 07.07.09. The Explanation to sub-rule (3) was amended to provide that the composition scheme would be available only to such works contracts where the gross value of works contract includes the value of all goods used in or in relation to the execution of works contract whether received free of cost or for construction under any other contract.
