We are summarizing herewith the changes in Service tax, which are effective from May 14, 2016 for easy digest: Section 66D(l): Deletion of Education Services- Specified education services viz. services by way of pre-school education, higher secondary school education or equivalent, education as a part of a curriculum for obtaining a qualification recognised by any law for the time being in force, education as a part of an approved vocational education course, covered under Section 66D(l) of the Finance Act, stands deleted from the Negative List of services.
Presently, Section 66D(o)(i) of the Finance Act covers service of transportation of passengers, with or without accompanied belongings, by a stage carriage, which is proposed to be deleted w.e.f June 1, 2016.Corresponding to this deletion, new Entry [No. 23(bb)] has been inserted in the Mega Exemption Notification to exempt services by a stage carrier other than air-conditioned stage carriage.
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Under manpower services – Provident fund and bonus paid shall be included in taxable service and service tax shall be charged Service Tax Payable on PF & Bonus Under manpower services Section 67 of the Finance Act, 1994- Valuation of Services In case of “Laxmi Construction v Commissioner in CESTAT Allahabad” 2016 STR 561, Tribunal […]
The Finance Bill was presented in the Lok Sabha on February 29, 2016. On May 5, 2016, the Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2016 and later on it was approved by the Rajya Sabha. The Finance Bill, 2016 received the presidential assent on May 14, 2016. Now it becomes the Finance Act, 2016 (No. […]
There shall be levied and collected in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, a cess to be called the Krishi Kalyan Cess, as service tax on all or any of the taxable services @ 0.5% on the Value of such services for the purposes of financing and promoting initiatives to improve agriculture or for any other purpose relating thereto.
Finance bill 2016 was presented in Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley on 29th February 2016 and same was approved by Lok Sabha with Amendments on 5th May 2016. The bill was first Presented in Rajya Sabha for approval on 09th May 2016 and bill finally got the Approval of Rajya Sabha on […]
ITR forms for A.Y. 2016-17 have been rationalised by making the Schedule AL applicable to individuals and Hindu undivided family (HUFs) whose total income for the previous year 2015-16 exceeds Rs.50 lakh. The objective of AL schedule is to capture details of assets and liabilities and not the net worth.
Shri Pawan Kumar Gulati (Membership No. 095137), Chartered Accountant, 569, J.P. Nagar, Jalandhar – 144 002 has been held guilty of Professional Misconduct falling within the meaning of Clause (1) of Part II of the Second Schedule to the aforesaid Act by the Disciplinary Committee which ordered for removal of the name of aforesaid Shri Pawan Kumar Gulati (Membership No. 095137) from the Register of Members for a period of one (1) month.
THE FINANCE BILL, 2016- Bill No. 18-C of 2016- AS PASSED BY LOK SABHA ON 05.05.2016 Finance Bill 2016 was passed by Lok Sabha on 05.05.2016 as informed by us to our readers by our article ‘Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill 2016‘. In the Article we have attached notice of the amendment to Finance Bill, […]
