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We are summarizing hereunder the changes in Service tax that are effective from May 14, 2015 and the changes that will become effective only from the date to be notified later for easy digest:
The Hon’ble President has given assent to the Finance Bill, 2015 on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Accordingly, the Finance Bill, 2015 now becomes Finance Act (No.20), 2015. However, it is to be noted here that increase in the rate of Service tax from 12.36% to flat 14% (Subsuming Education cess and Secondary & Higher Secondary Education cess) as was proposed in the Union Budget, 2015 will become effective only after the date to be notified and not effective from May 14, 2015.
The Finance Act 2015 comes with many additional benefits for an individual assessee. Here an attempt is made to discuss all provision providing additional benefits to assessee by finance act. Particulars of Tax Benefits Exiting Provision Deduction / Benefit allowed Effective Date of Amendment Tax benefits under section 80C for the girl child under the […]
The Finance Bill 2015 presented by the Hon’ble Finance Minister in the Lok Sabha on 28th February, 2015 had proposed for various amendments in the provisions dealing with Service Tax under Finance Act, 1994 and Service Tax Rules, 1994. Also, the same had undergone various amendments post discussions in Lok Sabha vide Notice of Amendments dt 29th April, 2015.
The Finance Bill, 2015 has been enacted as Finance Act, 2015 (Act No. 20 of 2015) on 14th May, 2015 after the assent of President of India. The provisions of Finance Act, 2015 shall therefore, become applicable w.e.f. 14.05.2015 save as otherwise provided in the Act. Such provisions shall be notified to be in force only from the notified date for which a notification shall be issued soon.
On 14-05-2015, Finance Bill 2015 has become Finance Act 2015 as it received assent from the president. Let us analyse certain provisions which become applicable on enactment of the Finance Bill 2015
After being passed by the lower house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, May 7, 2015 has passed the Finance Bill, 2015. The Bill is already been passed by Lok Sabha on 30.04.2015 and will now needs presidents assent to become and act and effective. Also Read- Lok Sabha approves Finance bill 2015 with […]
The Hon’ble Finance Minister in the recent Union Budget 2015-16 announced in the floor of the Parliament that As part of the movement towards GST, I propose to subsume the Education Cess and the Secondary and Higher Education Cess in Central Excise duty.
Provision in the Finance Bill, 2015, will not Affect the LPG Subsidy and Other Welfare Subsidies Received by Individuals Certain doubts have been raised in a section of the media about the applicability of the official amendment moved in the Finance Bill, 2015 in the Lok Sabha on 30th April, 2015 with respect to definition […]
Finance Bill, 2015 was passed in Lok Sabha on 30.04.2015 with certain amendments via notice of amendment dated 30.04.2015. In this article I have covered some of the amendment in Provisions related to Direct Taxes. Read- Lok Sabha approves Finance bill 2015
