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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 Bangalore held that excavation, extraction, grading, and sorting of iron ore are mining-related activities taxable only und...
Service Tax : The Tribunal held that service tax cannot be demanded again when the service provider has already collected and deposited the tax....
Service Tax : CESTAT Bangalore held that screening and grading of iron ore are mining-related activities covered under the taxable category of M...
Service Tax : The dispute concerned denial of 67% abatement on construction and works contract services involving supply of materials. CESTAT he...
Service Tax : The Tribunal held that Cenvat credit is available only in relation to taxable services and not for trading activities. The case wa...
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. 2/2003-Service Tax New Delhi, dated the 1st March, 2003 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India […]
Notification New Delhi, dated the 1st March , 2003, No. 1/2003-Service Tax 10 Phalguna, 1924 (Saka) G.S.R. 155 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (ee) of sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend […]
I am directed to say that doubts have been raised regarding classification of certain services which appear to fall under two or more categories simultaneously. Some instances where such problems have arisen relate to Management Consultants vs. Manpower Recruitment Services, Mandap Keepers vs. Convention Services, Rent-A-Cab Scheme vs. Tour Operators, Cargo Handling Services vs. Storage And Warehousing Services, Architect vs. Interior Decorator, Scientific And Technical Consulting Services vs. Consulting Engineer, Practicing Chartered Accountants vs. Management Consultants, etc
I am directed to say that doubts have been raised as to whether Service Tax is payable on the services rendered by Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL). CDSL is providing depository services in respect of DEMAT stocks to its customers. It has also implemented “Electronic Access to Securities Information” (easi), to enable the owner to access accounts in the first phase and transact depository business in the second phase of the project. CSDL charges certain fee such as registration fee, annual fee etc for providing service of eas
I am directed to invite your attention to Section 65(25) of the Finance Act, 1994 (as amended), which defines Consulting Engineer as “any professionally qualified engineer or an engineering firm, who, either directly or indirectly, renders, any advice, consultancy or technical assistance in any manner to a client in one or more disciplines of engineering.” The types of services a consulting engineer normally renders are illustrated in Board”s letter F.No.43/5/97-TRU dated 2.7.97, services relating to construction activities are covered therein.
16th December, 2002 Notification No. 18/2002-Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable services provided by a consulting engineer to a […]
21st November, 2002 Notification No. 17/2002-Service Tax G.S.R. 777(E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts taxable service of any description as defined […]
I am directed to say that major head/ minor head/ sub-head have been allotted by the office of Pr.CCA for depositing service tax in respect of the 10 new services brought under the tax net(w.e.f. 16.08.2002), namely – (Ref. Board”s letter F.No.B.11/1/2002-TRU dated 01-08-2002)
Please refer to ST Circular No.46/09/2002-CX dated 8th August, 2002 issued under F.No.149/02/2002-CX.4 on the subject mentioned above.
I am directed to say that doubts have been raised regarding recovery of service tax on certain services provided by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) to Basic Telephone Service Providers (BSTP) and Cellular Mobile Service Providers (CMSP). References have been received from the Cellular Operators Association of India, New Delhi, and the Department of Telecom (DOT). The services relating to which doubts have been raised are the following
