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Legal Services under the Service Tax Regime

Service Tax : Under India’s earlier service tax regime, legal services initially enjoyed complete exemption from taxation. This position chang...

September 14, 2025 1416 Views 0 comment Print

Legislative history of Service Tax regime & analysis on penalty provision

Service Tax : Explore the legislative history of the Service Tax regime and gain insights into penalty provisions under Chapter V of the Finance...

June 4, 2022 6633 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Recent Service Tax Notification No. 03/2017-ST and 04/2017-ST

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...

January 23, 2017 14935 Views 7 comments Print

Tour Operator service-Amendment in abatement & CENVAT allowed

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....

January 15, 2017 83572 Views 16 comments Print

Analysis of Service tax on Freight Forwarder on Transportation of Goods from India to Overseas

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 ...

August 17, 2016 25325 Views 1 comment Print


Service Tax on Banking and other financial services

March 13, 2011 12756 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains Service Tax Provisions on Banking and other financial services. – Taxable Service means any service provided or to be provided to any person, by a banking company or a financial institution including a non-banking financial company or any other body corporate or commercial concern, in relation to banking and other financial services;

Service tax on Games of chance service

May 16, 2010 2779 Views 0 comment Print

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”

Looking Beyond Things: Mandap Keeper

February 17, 2010 12041 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Applicability of Service Tax on sale of computer software?

December 8, 2009 42004 Views 0 comment Print

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.

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