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Excise Duty : However, the whole process of DPC is getting delayed due to deficiency of ACR folders of officers. In this regard, attention is dr...
Service Tax : Finance Minister has clarified that Rice is not an agricultural produce, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) has clarified to it...
Service Tax : Existing registrants: Those assessees, who had registered with the department after 01.07.2012 under the 'Other than in the Negati...
Service Tax : Require Document for Audit 1. Annexure I Questionnaire. 2. Annexure II List of addtional documents. 3. Annexure III FDSS. 4. Annex...
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Income Tax : Office Order No. 125/2024: Immediate transfers and postings of Principal Commissioners and Commissioners in Customs and Indirect T...
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Service Tax : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd. vide Order No. 08/202...
The Central Government has issued a Notification („subject Notification?) granting exemption from service tax in respect of the taxable services which are provided in relation to the authorized operations in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and are received by a developer or a unit of an SEZ. This Notification supercedes the earlier exemption granted in […]
Circular No. 109/03/2009, dated 23-2-2009 -A query had been raised by the field formation as to whether the activity of screening of film supplied by a film distributor would fall under any of the taxable services and accordingly, whether the theatre owners are required to pay service tax on amount received by them from distributors. Divergent views have been expressed on this issue. One view is that the activity of screening of films supplied by a film distributor falls under the taxable service category of “renting of immovable property”; while an alternative view is that such activity falls under the category of ‘Business Support Service’.
Representations have been received by the Board pointing out divergent practices being followed by field formations with regard to levy of service tax on maintenance and repair of roads
Notification No. 8/2009-ST 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 all the taxable services specified in sub-section 105 of section 65 of the Finance Act from so much of service tax leviable there on under section 66 of the Finance Act, as is in excess of the rate of ten per cent of the value of taxable services.
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii) ] MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (Central Board of Excise and Customs) New Delhi, the 3rd February,2009 Notification No. 7/2009-ST G.S.R. …. (E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 71 of the Finance Act, […]
Circular No. 107/01/2009 – ST New Delhi, dated 28th January 2009 F.No137/23/2007- CX.4 Government of India , Ministry of Finance , Department of Revenue , Central Board of Excise and Customs Subject: Levy of service tax on educational institutions- regarding Various educational institutions impart training and conduct courses in different fields. Many of these institutions […]
Notification No. 6/2009 – Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) as made applicable to service tax by section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby directs that the powers exercisable by the Central Board of Excise and Customs under the provisions of section 83
Circular No. 108/02/2009 – ST Dated 29th January 2009 Construction of residential complex was brought under service tax w.e.f.01.06.2005. Doubts have arisen regarding the applicability of service tax in a case where developer / builder/promoter enters into an agreement, with the ultimate owner for selling a dwelling unit in a residential complex at any stage of construction (or even prior to that) and who makes construction linked payment.
Notification No. 5/2009 – Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1A) of section 86 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) , the Board hereby further makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 19/2007-Service Tax, dated the 12th May, 2007, namely:-
Notification No. 4/2009-Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1A) of section 86 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) , the Board hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 18/2007-Service Tax, dated the 12th May, 2007, namely:- in the said notification, in the Table, for serial number 21 and the entries relating thereto,
