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F. No. 354/156/2014-TRU The above Reports are being discontinued with immediate effect. It is requested that the same may not be sent to the Ministry from now on.
Certain doubts have been raised regarding the levy of service tax on taxable services provided (i) by the members of the Joint Venture (JV) to the JV and vice versa; and (ii) inter se between the members of the JV. In addition, doubts have also been raised regarding taxation of cash calls or capital contribution made by the members to the JV and also administrative services provided by a member to the JV.
clause (b) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with clause (55) of section 65B of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 and rule 3 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 and in supercession of the notification No. 46/98-SERVICE TAX, dated the 28th January,1998, published vide number G.S.R. 59(E), dated the 28th January, 1998 and No. 7/2004-CE, dated the 11th March, 2004, published vide number G.S.R 187(E), dated the 11th March, 2004
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the Finance Act), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable service provided by a Central or State Seed Testing Laboratory and Central or State Seed Certification Agency notified under the Seeds Act, 1966
(a) appoints, Chief Commissioners of Service Tax, Principal Commissioners of Service Tax, Commissioners of Service Tax, Commissioners of Service Tax (Audit), Commissioners of Central Excise (Audit), Commissioners Large Taxpayer Unit, Commissioners Large Taxpayer Unit (Audit), Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) and Commissioners of Service Tax (Appeals) , and all the officers subordinate to such officers, as Central Excise Officers
The Finance Act (No.2), 2014 has been enacted on 06.08.2014. Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and Section 129E of the Customs Act, 1962 have been substituted with new sections to prescribe mandatory pre-deposit as a percentage of the duty demanded where duty demanded is in dispute or where duty demanded and penalty levied are in dispute. Where penalty alone is in dispute, the pre-deposit shall be calculated on the penalty imposed.
Attention is invited to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 10th October, 2013 wherein the authorised travel agents namely M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT) and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC), were allowed to levy ‘Facilitation Fee’ @ Rs. 100/- per ticket for domestic sector and Rs. 300/- per ticket for international sector for air travel, wherein Government of India bears the cost of air passage.
As there is confusion of adjustment of Cenvat Credit against mandatory penalty, clarifications have been sought from Competent authority. In absence of any classificatory Circular on the issue, all the DRs/ARs/TOs are directed that the appeals received on or after 06.08.2014 may be registered in following cases:
11. Determination of rate of exchange.– The rate of exchange for determination of value of taxable service shall be the applicable rate of exchange as per the generally accepted accounting principles on the date when point of taxation arises in terms of the Point of Taxation Rules, 2011.
Clause A & B of Finance Act, 2014 for Services of radio taxi and services of advertisement other than selling of space for advertisements in print media, such services should be taxable from 1st October, 2014 and Clause C of finance Act, 2014 relating to substitution of explanation to section 67A for meaning of rate of exchange, such subtitled explanation should be applicable from 1st October, 2014.