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Service tax on Legal Consultancy Service

Service Tax : As per Service Tax Rules, 1994, ‘Legal Service’ means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in...

September 15, 2015 107829 Views 16 comments Print

Lease Rent Not Liable to Service Tax if Vat Is Charged

Service Tax : A. PERCEPTIVE OF TERMING IT AS SALE Article 366(29A)(c) of Constitution: Such delivery of goods on hire purchase or any system of ...

August 18, 2014 63236 Views 8 comments Print

Food Industry and Indirect taxes

Service Tax : Once the products are produced by a farmer or dairy produce is made by a person, then many processes are being done on the same be...

March 23, 2014 34208 Views 21 comments Print

Service Receiver to Pay Service Tax under New reverses charge mechanism (Must Read)

Service Tax : The Finance Bill, 2012 has massively rattled the provisions related to service tax enshrined in the Finance Act, 1994. A New rever...

March 20, 2012 31384 Views 6 comments Print

Payments of service tax as also VAT are mutually exclusive

Goods and Services Tax, Service Tax : Imagic Creative (P.) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes Payments of service tax as also the VAT are mutually exclusive. Ther...

February 20, 2008 7470 Views 0 comment Print


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Service Charges are Discretionary/ Voluntary

Income Tax : The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has issued advisory to all the State Governments/UTs to sensitise t...

March 14, 2017 1095 Views 0 comment Print

Advisory to State Governments on Levy of Service Charge by Hotels

Service Tax : Government has received a number of complaints from consumers through the National Consumer Helpline that some hotels and restaura...

February 7, 2017 1287 Views 0 comment Print

Restaurants billing ‘service charges’ in addition to taxes is optional

Service Tax : Hotels and restaurants are charging 'service charge' in range of 5-20%, in lieu of tips, which a consumer is forced to pay irrespe...

January 3, 2017 3976 Views 1 comment Print

Banks Should Display Info regarding interest rates and service charges On Website – RBI

Fema / RBI : After advising banks to display information regarding interest rates and service charges on the notice board inside their all the ...

September 15, 2008 381 Views 0 comment Print


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Any company whose principal business is banking or granting of loans and advances will not be attracted by explanation to section 73 of the IT Act, 1961

Income Tax : . In view of the above decision, the company whose principal business is that of granting of loans and advances, may earn a compar...

January 4, 2010 2369 Views 0 comment Print


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Guidelines on Charging of Service Charges by Hotels / Restaurants

Corporate Law : A component of service is inherent in provision of food and beverages ordered by a customer. Pricing of the product therefore is e...

April 21, 2017 21543 Views 2 comments Print

RBI revised Service Charges for Cheque Collection – Local, Outstation and Speed Clearing

Fema / RBI : Charges fixed should be reasonable and computed on a cost-plus-basis and not as an arbitrary percentage of the value of the instru...

January 19, 2011 672 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax valuation issues pertaining to Customs House Agents Service

Service Tax : CIRCULAR NO 119/13/2009-ST- Customs House Agent’s (CHA) Services are taxable since 15th June 1997. As per the definition (sectio...

December 22, 2009 6858 Views 0 comment Print

Inclusion of After Sale Service and Pre-delivery Inspection Charges in the assessable value

Excise Duty : Since these services are provided free by the dealer on behalf of the assessee, the cost towards this is included in the dealer's ...

December 11, 2009 2405 Views 0 comment Print

Financial Inclusion by Extension of Banking Services – Use of Business Correspondents (BCs) – Circular No. – DBOD.No.BL. 63/22.01.009/2009-10

Fema / RBI : DBOD.No.BL. 63 /22.01.009/2009-10 - Banks are permitted to appoint the following entities as BCs, in addition to the entities pre...

November 30, 2009 1132 Views 2 comments Print


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Guidelines on Charging of Service Charges by Hotels / Restaurants

April 21, 2017 21543 Views 2 comments Print

A component of service is inherent in provision of food and beverages ordered by a customer. Pricing of the product therefore is expected to cover both the goods and service components.

Service Charges are Discretionary/ Voluntary

March 14, 2017 1095 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has issued advisory to all the State Governments/UTs to sensitise the companies, hotels and restaurants in the state regarding the relevant provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 on unfair trade practices

Advisory to State Governments on Levy of Service Charge by Hotels

February 7, 2017 1287 Views 0 comment Print

Government has received a number of complaints from consumers through the National Consumer Helpline that some hotels and restaurants have been levying service charge at the rate of 5-20 per cent on the bills of food and beverages in lieu of tips which a consumer is forced to pay irrespective of the kind of service provided to him.

Restaurants billing ‘service charges’ in addition to taxes is optional

January 3, 2017 3976 Views 1 comment Print

Hotels and restaurants are charging ‘service charge’ in range of 5-20%, in lieu of tips, which a consumer is forced to pay irrespective of kind of service provided to him.

Service tax on Legal Consultancy Service

September 15, 2015 107829 Views 16 comments Print

As per Service Tax Rules, 1994, ‘Legal Service’ means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law, in any manner and includes representational services before any court, tribunal or authority.

Lease Rent Not Liable to Service Tax if Vat Is Charged

August 18, 2014 63236 Views 8 comments Print

A. PERCEPTIVE OF TERMING IT AS SALE Article 366(29A)(c) of Constitution: Such delivery of goods on hire purchase or any system of payment on installment shall be deemed as “Sale of Goods” 2. Power to levy tax on sales is vested to State Governments under Entry 54 of List II and thus VAT has been […]

Food Industry and Indirect taxes

March 23, 2014 34208 Views 21 comments Print

Once the products are produced by a farmer or dairy produce is made by a person, then many processes are being done on the same before the same is put to use for any other purpose. If because of such process on the products made results in a new, distinct product,

Service Receiver to Pay Service Tax under New reverses charge mechanism (Must Read)

March 20, 2012 31384 Views 6 comments Print

The Finance Bill, 2012 has massively rattled the provisions related to service tax enshrined in the Finance Act, 1994. A New reverse charge mechanism has been proposed by the Finance Bill, 2012. And by the latest Finance Bill, Section 68 (2) of the Finance Act, 1994 has been put under amendment to put the onus of payment of service tax on reverse charge basis partly on service provider and partly on service receiver. Three specific services i.e. hiring of means of transport, construction and man power supply have been chosen for this purpose.

RBI revised Service Charges for Cheque Collection – Local, Outstation and Speed Clearing

January 19, 2011 672 Views 0 comment Print

Charges fixed should be reasonable and computed on a cost-plus-basis and not as an arbitrary percentage of the value of the instrument. The service charges-structure should not be open ended and should clearly specify the maximum charges that would be levied on customers including charges if any, payable to other banks.

Any company whose principal business is banking or granting of loans and advances will not be attracted by explanation to section 73 of the IT Act, 1961

January 4, 2010 2369 Views 0 comment Print

. In view of the above decision, the company whose principal business is that of granting of loans and advances, may earn a comparatively high income from some other activity in a particular year, merely because the income/loss from share trading in the year under consideration is higher than the interest income,

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