Service Tax : Explore the legislative history of the Service Tax regime and gain insights into penalty provisions under Chapter V of the Finance...
Service Tax : CBEC have issued notification No. 03/2017-ST and 04/2017-ST on 12th January, 2017. We have analysed changes/ amendments made thro...
Service Tax : W.e.f. 22.01.2017, the abatement of 40% of gross amount charged for any tour operator service will be available. Therefore, w.e.f....
Service Tax : In a welcome move, a much awaited guidance, the CBSE issued Circular No 197/7/2016-Service tax dated August 12, 2016, to clarify ...
Service Tax : As the name suggests, ‘bundled services’ are the combination of two or more services. i.e. combination of provision of various...
It is proposed to insert clause (zzzzn)in Section 65(105) of the Finance Act,1994(as amended from time to time)[hereinafter referred to as “the Act”] so as to define taxable service as “any service provided or to be provided to any person, by any other person, for promotion, marketing, organizing or in any other manner assisting in organising games of chance, including lottery, Bingo or Lotto, in whatever form or by whatever name called , whether or not conducted through internet or electronic networks”
The Mandap Keeper Service was brought into the service tax scope from 1-7-1997.The service of Mandap keeper has also raised many issues. The main issue arises when the food is also provided along with the services of Mandap Keeper. One of the options is to take abatement and pay the service tax.
The Finance Act, 2008 brought some new services under the Service Tax net. One of them is Information Technology Software Service. Inclusion of a new services category — Information Technology Software Services — within the ambit of Service Tax legislation has created confusion among software firms. The levy of this new service along with other services has become effective from 16 May, 2008.
