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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 Delhi held that transportation and distribution of newspapers by road constituted services covered under Section 66D(p) of ...
Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi sustained the service tax demand after finding that the royalty amounts were based on receipts acknowledged by the ap...
Service Tax : CESTAT Delhi held that overseas liaison offices functioning merely as communication channels cannot be treated as separate service...
Service Tax : The ruling clarifies that consignment notes carry legal significance under the Finance Act and Service Tax Rules for determining G...
Service Tax : The Tribunal observed that payment of licence fees for exclusive use of demarcated spaces amounted to renting of immovable propert...
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. 20/2010-Service Tax- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the Finance Act), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.07/2010-Service Tax, dated the 27 th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 151 (E), dated the 27 th February, 2010, namely:-
Amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.09/2010-Service Tax, dated the 27 th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 153 (E), dated the 27 th February, 2010
amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.08/2010-Service Tax, dated the 27th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 152 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010
Makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.07/2010-Service Tax, dated the 27 th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 151 (E), dated the 27 th February, 2010
An eye on compensation for revenue losses and tough posturing have marked positions taken by some states as they buckle down for another round of negotiations on the transition to a goods and services tax (GST). The fear of losing autonomy over levy of taxes has led to some states striking a tough stance against the GST architecture suggested by the 13th Finance Commission (TFC).
The Finance Bill for 2010-11 has proposed to levy service tax on services related to the transfer of cinematographic films and sound recording under Section 65(105)(zzzzt). As we know, Intellectual Property service in terms of Section 65(55b) of the Finance Act, 1994 means (a) transferring temporarily; or (b) permitting the use or enjoyment of intellectual property right.
Thus, it is clear that that the realty sector has been worst hit by this year budget. Even this was explained by us in our power point presentation on the budget. This explanation will bring every builder in ambit of service tax. The retrospective amendment of renting has added fuel to the fire. The Finance Ministry has not waited for the outcome of the verdict of Supreme Court and has proposed this amendment to nullify the impact of Delhi HC decision in case of Home solutions.
The Urban Development Minister, Mr Jaipal Reddy, will soon take up with the Finance Ministry, the contentious issue of service tax imposition in the real estate sector proposed in the Budget. This assumes significance as the service tax imposition can translate into a three-four per cent increase in the cost of under-construction apartments for most home buyers.
Home buyers and property developers need not worry about being levied a service tax if they cannot procure a completion certificate from the local authority. The government could allow some independent authority to certify that the property is complete.
Circular No. 919 /09 /2010 – CX- DG (Systems) has prepared comprehensive instructions outlining the procedure for electronic filing of excise and service tax return and electronic payment of taxes under ACES. The same is enclosed. The said instructions outline the registration process for new assessees, existing assessees, non–assessees and for Large Taxpayers Unit assessees, steps for preparing and filing of return, using of XML Schema for filing dealers’ return, procedure for obtaining acknowledgement of E-filed return, procedure for E-payment etc. It is requested to sensitise concerned officers and trade and industry regarding the instructions.
